Saeed Hanaei

Saeed Hanaei or Said Hanai (1962 − 8 Aprile 2002, year 1381 SH, in the modren Iranian calendar) () wis an Iranian serial killer.

Creemes
Hanaei targetit female prostitutes in the eastren ceety o Mashhad. He aften targetit drog addicts.

The killins wur referred tae as the "spider killins" bi the Iranian press acause Hanaei lured the weemen tae his hame an strangled them an dumpit their bodies. He killed 16 weemen atween 2000 an 2001 afore he wis apprehendit bi the polis.

Motives
His motives wur primarily focused on the ideal that he wis helpin cleanse the ceety o moral corruption. He claimit in court that he began killin the prostitutes efter his wife wis mistaken for ane.Iran Executes Worker Who Strangled 16 Women Over 2 Years, New York Times, April 18, 2002

Execution
He wis foond guilty an hangit at dawn on 8 Aprile 2002 in Mashhad Preeson.

In popular cultur
The incident wis the subject o the 2002 documentary And Along Came a Spider.

Shock rocker Alice Cooper's 2008 album, Along Came A Spider, is a concept album, follaein Hanaei's crimes.

References
Tehran Resalaat July 30, 2001

 Freemit airtins 
 The Guardian: The beast o Mashhad


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