Devil in the Desert

4.2 (1.2K)
TRUE CRIME
WEEKLY SERIES

In 2012, a woman was found with her hands bound in the Mojave Desert. She led authorities to a grisly crime scene where a barbaric attack had taken place. This moment marked the beginning of an international manhunt and a sting operation that turned a once-devoted wife into an informant. Authorities zeroed in on the so-called mastermind behind the attack: Hossein Nayeri, a charming man who had ties to the emerging medical marijuana industry in California. Told with police tapes, secretly recorded informant calls and footage of a prison break, “Devil in the Desert" unravels a crime so brutal that it still haunts investigators today.

TRAILER

Introducing "Devil in the Desert"

In 2012, a woman was found with her hands bound in the Mojave Desert. She led authorities to a grisly crime scene where a barbaric attack had taken place. This moment marked the beginning of an international manhunt and a sting operation that turned a once-devoted wife into an informant. Authorities zeroed in on the so-called mastermind behind the attack: Hossein Nayeri, a charming man who had ties to the emerging medical marijuana industry in California. Told with police tapes, secretly recorded informant calls and footage of a prison break, “Devil in the Desert" unravels a crime so brutal that it still haunts investigators today. "Devil in the Desert" is a six-part series from 20/20 and ABC Audio. Follow the show for weekly episodes on Tuesdays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 2

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2 min

Matt Gutman

Host

4.2

out of 5

1,241 Ratings

Be nice to have a recap at the beginning

5d ago

kaynic22

Seeing as it’s a weekly show it would be nice to have a quick refresh and wth is going on
Intriguing

3d ago

Soonerrelocated

SOoooo good! The perfect amount of narration and “real-life” interviews and police “body cam” recordings as well as sessions with attorneys. I cannot wait until # 5 comes out this next week!
Listen to the Small Town Dicks Episode on this case

Jul 10

Vladdie Pale

They got this case down to two episodes and it came off as less showy and a lot more intimate given the structure of their show.
lol not AI

6d ago

Listeninglinguist

Why does everyone thing this is AI? It’s very clearly a real journalist. I’ve never heard Him do podcasts before but hes good! Loving the serial vibes. So gripping. Can’t wait for the next episode!

In 2012, a woman was found with her hands bound in the Mojave Desert. She led authorities to a grisly crime scene where a barbaric attack had taken place. This moment marked the beginning of an international manhunt and a sting operation that turned a once-devoted wife into an informant. Authorities zeroed in on the so-called mastermind behind the attack: Hossein Nayeri, a charming man who had ties to the emerging medical marijuana industry in California. Told with police tapes, secretly recorded informant calls and footage of a prison break, “Devil in the Desert" unravels a crime so brutal that it still haunts investigators today.