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Gholamreza Khoshroo Kurdieh | |
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Born | Gholamreza Khoshroo Kuran Kurdieh غلامرضا خوشرو کوران کردیه 1 December 1965 Faruj, North Khorasan, Iran |
Died | 22 August 1997 Tehran, Iran | (aged 31)
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Other names | "The Night Bat" "Tehran Vampire" |
Conviction(s) | Murder x9 |
Criminal penalty | Death |
Details | |
Victims | 9 |
Span of crimes | April – June 1997 |
Country | Iran |
Date apprehended | 22 July 1997 |
Gholamreza Khoshroo Kuran Kurdieh (Persian: غلامرضا خوشرو کوران کردیه; 1 December 1965 – 22 August 1997) was an Iranian serial killer known as the Night Bat.[1]
He began his crime spree with thefts and rapes in Tehran in 1992. He was arrested, but escaped, before being arrested again in 1997 and executed for nine murders. In court, he only confessed to a single case of car theft and stolen property.