Rare Photos of Dariush and Parvaneh Forouhar

On November 29, the Iranian President, Mohammad Khatami, condemned the killings, calling them “repulsive crimes” and called for an investigation (Iran Mania). On December 14, following the discovery of the bodies of two other dissidents, Mohammad Mokhtari and Mohammad Ja’far Puyandeh, the President created a special committee to investigate the case, which became known as the “serial murders.”