How the Family of Iran’s Most Feared Agent Ended Up in California

Ultimately, the story of Saeed Emami is a tragedy of a nation's lost voices. Each of the "dozens of intellectuals" he is accused of killing represented a potential future for Iranian thought, literature, and politics. While his family may have found a quiet life in California, the survivors of his victims and the broader Iranian public are still waiting for a full accounting of the 1990s. The ghost of Saeed Emami continues to walk through the history of the Ministry of Intelligence, serving as a permanent mark of a time when the pen was met with the blade.