410:"In Iraq, in my brother's cafeteria, I spent all the money. I was selling nuts for some time in the mosques, and I was in contact with children until I was imprisoned for nine years for abusing five of them. After my release, I was still around children until I deceived a carpenter's student named Hassan one night, raping him with five others, and because of this, I was detained for 2 years and supervised by the police. Every night, the police would come to my home and control my actions at home, so I decided to kill any boy I raped. I killed 25 children in Baghdad, often drowning them. Some resisted and since I was not going to leave any traces behind, the last kid I shot. Another child saw me and then I escaped to Iran."
395:, and was imprisoned. Due to his young age, he was not considered a serious risk and was released with the consent of his victims' parents. He then returned to selling nuts and snacks. Soon, Asghar was again arrested and sentenced to a nine-year prison term, after it was discovered he had abused five children in Baghdad. At the age of 27, he was released and ordered to stay away from activities that could possibly land him in contact again with the police and the court. It was during this period that he killed 25 children and adolescents in
25:
554:"These are people without parents; they are useless and beautiful. When their facial hair starts to grow, they become thieves. I have enmity with them. These are the enemies of society. Because of that, I have killed them. I was so excited when outside of my country, as I have killed a lot of them. That's why I came here, seeing they were here, and kill them.
579:, Asghar the Murderer says; "my purpose in life is to see my head over and above others. Well, now I'm dreaming of a cord climbing up." The prison director instructs that he is hanged by the feet, upside down and ties a rope around a large stone with the noose around his neck and leaves him hanging by the dangling stone.
538:
After a series of interrogations, Ali Asghar admitted the clothes were from the adolescent, also named Ali, whom Asghar employed to work alongside him. But after the boy ran away, Asghar found him and proceeded to rape and murder him. Eventually, Asghar confessed to raping and murdering a total of 8
390:
Asghar sold snacks to other children and adolescents, and made friends with them. He would promise to give them treats but instead, would assault and sexually molest them. It was during this time, when Asghar was age 14, that he was first arrested and prosecuted for his abuse of other children in
567:
in front of the country's national justice system. At first, he appeared humorous, but when he saw the rope, he realised the inevitable and grew fearful. He said that if he was to be released, he would give the person two sheep. "I killed some tramps, I killed them because of you", he said after
542:
Now dubbed "Asghar the
Murderer", the trial began in June 1934. Asghar was charged with the rape and murder of a dozen children and adolescents. At the verdict, the court sentenced him to 9 years of imprisonment and subsequent to that - he was to be executed. The verdict was upheld by the
440:, where he was particularly busy with athletics. In this way, he had frequent contact with children and adolescents. His main targets were male teens who had come to look for work. During this brief time, he killed eight people and dumped their bodies in the southern part of the city.
493:, the police and the judiciary worked hard to find any clues which would help them find the killer. Sardar Timur Khan, an inspector from Tehran, who was probably the most knowledgeable officer in this area, was put in charge of the serial killings investigation in southern Tehran.
344:. He had 2 brothers named Reza and Taghi, and one sister. Asghar grew up in a family which had a history of various criminal activities, including theft, murder, and defamation. His grandfather, Zulfali, was a bandit who robbed caravans in the cities of Borujerd,
529:
and questioned his neighbours. They said that, the previous night, Asghar had introduced the murdered boys as being his brothers. The police identified the clothes worn as belonging to the same teenager.
471:. Agents from the Office of Provincial Affairs discovered that, in addition to the teen's body, there were two others. Both were under twenty years old and had been killed in the past couple of weeks.
374:
Asghar had heard from his mother that his father had been a soldier who was killed during his military conscription. The family soon travelled to Iraq under the pretext of making the
496:
The police drained several wells in an attempt to either find more bodies or prevent their use for possible dumping, as the officers continued their efforts to solve the killings in
514:. They did not doubt him at first, but upon closer inspection, noticed bloody clothes and a bloody knife. The man claimed to have bought the clothes from the market near the
642:
507:, the police came by a middle-aged man in the desert, selling a stack of porterage. The officers spoke with him, asking about his background and employment.
877:
872:
857:
593:
897:
882:
847:
355:
Asghar's father, Ali Mirza, was also a known bandit, who had killed more than 40 civilians with his bare hands. His notoriety made him immigrate to
852:
892:
42:
709:
887:
867:
837:
518:, and the rest of the items were his tools. The authorities were not convinced, and the man was arrested and taken to a commissioner in
588:
108:
89:
842:
61:
324:
where he was eventually arrested and executed. Asghar-e Ghatel was convicted of raping and killing 33 young adults, eight in
46:
68:
605:
75:
689:
57:
862:
364:
35:
902:
515:
375:
643:"Serial Murder in Tehran: Crime, Science, and the Formation of Modern State and Society in Interwar Iran"
629:
544:
478:, but his body was not found. Five days later, a 31-year-old man's headless body was discovered in the
832:
827:
460:
212:
798:
611:
Selected
Newsletter: "Who was 'Asghar the Murderer', the horrible man from 80 years ago in Tehran?"
483:
443:
The discovery of the mutilated bodies of these adolescents in the furnaces and aqueducts near the
681:
673:
82:
810:"Most Famous Criminals Executed in Iran's History" (in Persian). Moshreq News. 3 January 2013.
713:
665:
479:
444:
474:
On
February 23, in the space of less than two months, another young man's skull was found at
657:
287:
265:
320:
when he was fourteen years old. Escaping back to Iran in 1933, he continued his murders in
526:
434:
776:
735:
821:
685:
576:
290:
437:
24:
661:
564:
475:
349:
192:
163:
669:
765:
752:
468:
313:
550:
Given a chance to speak, Asghar explained his reasoning behind the crimes:
426:
341:
141:
610:
563:
On
Wednesday, 6 July 1934, in the early morning, Asghar was executed in
677:
392:
379:
360:
356:
345:
329:
317:
309:
793:
519:
490:
464:
448:
430:
325:
321:
294:
198:
167:
504:
497:
511:
467:, found the body of a boy. He rushed to tell the news in nearby
422:
400:
396:
368:
305:
301:
239:
235:
202:
171:
145:
18:
399:, and even confessed to the last murder. He quickly fled to
753:"Opening the case Ali Asghar Borujerdi, the famous killer"
712:(in Persian). Iran Newspaper. 14 May 2004. Archived from
272:; 1893 – 6 July 1934), better known as
406:
Asghar said the following about his crimes in Iraq:
799:
Image of the execution scene of Asghar the
Murderer
245:
231:
223:
218:
208:
190:
178:
152:
130:
123:
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
371:, and his wife and children continued to Baghdad.
525:The officers then visited Asghar's residence in
503:On Thursday, 10 March 1933, close to Aminabad's
459:In January 1933, a teenager who was lost in the
552:
408:
710:"Furrior under the name "Asghar the Murderer""
277:
8:
352:, sometimes murdering the caravans' owners.
594:List of serial killers by number of victims
656:(4). Cambridge University Press: 836–862.
650:Comparative Studies in Society and History
359:with his wife and children. On the way to
120:
340:Ali Asghar Borujerdi was born in 1893 in
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
378:, and subsequently decided to remain in
747:
745:
704:
702:
622:
425:, he did not return to his hometown of
796:: Baran Publishing House. p. 43.
489:By creating a climate of fear around
308:as a child with his family. He began
7:
182:Asghar-e Qatil (Asghar the Murderer)
47:adding citations to reliable sources
447:village became a source of fear in
278:
269:
878:People executed by Iran by hanging
873:People convicted of murder by Iran
858:Iranian people convicted of murder
736:"آشنایی با مشاهیر ایران: قسمت دوم"
14:
898:20th-century Iranian LGBTQ people
589:List of serial killers by country
539:children in Iran and 25 in Iraq.
23:
16:Iranian serial killer and rapist
883:People executed by Pahlavi Iran
848:Executed Iranian serial killers
510:The man claimed he was selling
34:needs additional citations for
403:where he settled permanently.
297:reported in the 20th century.
1:
853:Iranian murderers of children
893:Violence against men in Asia
300:Asghar-e Ghatel was born in
919:
888:People executed for murder
868:Murder committed by minors
838:Child sexual abuse in Iraq
363:, Mirza was killed by the
662:10.1017/S001041750500037X
429:. Instead, he settled in
255:
186:
641:Schayegh, Cyrus (2005).
421:When Asghar returned to
843:Executed Iranian people
365:Persian Cossack Brigade
788:Reza Ghassemi (1999).
777:Hepoli January 1, 2005
556:
527:Reza Khan Caravanserai
516:Shah-Abdol-Azim shrine
412:
545:Supreme Court of Iran
534:Trial and confessions
316:, adolescent boys in
58:"Asghar the Murderer"
312:, raping, and later
262:Ali Asghar Borujerdi
213:Execution by hanging
135:Ali Asghar Borujerdi
43:improve this article
716:on 14 February 2012
274:Asghar the Murderer
125:Asghar the Murderer
463:village, south of
376:Karbala pilgrimage
790:The Well of Babel
573:The Well of Babel
480:Aminabad district
259:
258:
160:(aged 40–41)
119:
118:
111:
93:
910:
812:
811:
807:
801:
797:
785:
779:
774:
768:
763:
757:
756:
749:
740:
739:
732:
726:
725:
723:
721:
706:
697:
696:
694:
688:. Archived from
647:
638:
632:
627:
328:and the rest in
286:) was the first
281:
280:
271:
270:علیاصغر بروجردی
247:Date apprehended
209:Criminal penalty
195:
179:Other names
159:
121:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
918:
917:
913:
912:
911:
909:
908:
907:
863:Iranian rapists
818:
817:
816:
815:
809:
808:
804:
787:
786:
782:
775:
771:
764:
760:
751:
750:
743:
734:
733:
729:
719:
717:
708:
707:
700:
695:on 20 May 2016.
692:
645:
640:
639:
635:
628:
624:
619:
602:
585:
561:
536:
457:
419:
417:Murders in Iran
388:
386:Murders in Iraq
338:
284:Asghar-e Ghatel
248:
191:
174:
161:
157:
148:
139:
137:
136:
126:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
916:
914:
906:
905:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
875:
870:
865:
860:
855:
850:
845:
840:
835:
830:
820:
819:
814:
813:
802:
792:(in Persian).
780:
769:
758:
741:
727:
698:
633:
621:
620:
618:
615:
614:
613:
608:
601:
600:External links
598:
597:
596:
591:
584:
581:
560:
557:
535:
532:
461:Qaleh Kharabeh
456:
453:
418:
415:
387:
384:
337:
334:
257:
256:
253:
252:
249:
246:
243:
242:
233:
229:
228:
225:
221:
220:
216:
215:
210:
206:
205:
196:
188:
187:
184:
183:
180:
176:
175:
162:
154:
150:
149:
140:
134:
132:
128:
127:
124:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
915:
904:
903:Rape of males
901:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
825:
823:
806:
803:
800:
795:
791:
784:
781:
778:
773:
770:
767:
762:
759:
755:(in Persian).
754:
748:
746:
742:
737:
731:
728:
715:
711:
705:
703:
699:
691:
687:
683:
679:
675:
671:
667:
663:
659:
655:
651:
644:
637:
634:
631:
626:
623:
616:
612:
609:
607:
604:
603:
599:
595:
592:
590:
587:
586:
582:
580:
578:
577:Reza Ghassemi
574:
571:In the story
569:
566:
558:
555:
551:
548:
546:
540:
533:
531:
528:
523:
521:
517:
513:
508:
506:
501:
499:
494:
492:
487:
485:
481:
477:
472:
470:
466:
462:
454:
452:
450:
446:
441:
439:
436:
432:
428:
424:
416:
414:
411:
407:
404:
402:
398:
394:
385:
383:
381:
377:
372:
370:
366:
362:
358:
353:
351:
347:
343:
335:
333:
331:
327:
323:
319:
315:
311:
307:
304:and moved to
303:
298:
296:
292:
291:serial killer
289:
285:
275:
267:
263:
254:
250:
244:
241:
237:
234:
230:
226:
222:
217:
214:
211:
207:
204:
200:
197:
194:
193:Conviction(s)
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
169:
165:
155:
151:
147:
143:
133:
129:
122:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
805:
789:
783:
772:
766:Green family
761:
730:
718:. Retrieved
714:the original
690:the original
653:
649:
636:
625:
572:
570:
568:protesting.
562:
553:
549:
541:
537:
524:
509:
502:
495:
488:
473:
458:
442:
438:Caravanserai
420:
413:
409:
405:
389:
373:
354:
339:
299:
283:
273:
261:
260:
251:January 1934
227:33 confirmed
158:(1934-07-06)
156:July 6, 1934
105:
99:October 2018
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
833:1934 deaths
828:1893 births
606:The Murders
822:Categories
617:References
565:Toopkhaneh
484:Dowlatabad
476:Laleh Park
336:Early life
310:assaulting
164:Toopkhaneh
69:newspapers
720:10 August
686:145384398
670:0010-4175
559:Execution
469:Najafabad
445:Minudasht
435:Reza Khan
314:murdering
279:اصغر قاتل
630:Sun site
583:See also
427:Borujerd
342:Borujerd
142:Borujerd
678:3879345
393:Baghdad
380:Baghdad
361:Mashhad
357:Baghdad
346:Malayer
330:Baghdad
318:Baghdad
288:Iranian
266:Persian
232:Country
224:Victims
219:Details
83:scholar
794:Sweden
684:
676:
668:
520:Tehran
505:qanats
491:Tehran
465:Tehran
455:Arrest
449:Tehran
431:Tehran
348:, and
326:Tehran
322:Tehran
295:rapist
199:Murder
168:Tehran
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
693:(PDF)
682:S2CID
674:JSTOR
646:(PDF)
498:Qarat
90:JSTOR
76:books
722:2018
666:ISSN
512:okra
423:Iran
401:Iran
397:Iraq
369:Iran
350:Arak
306:Iraq
302:Iran
293:and
240:Iraq
238:and
236:Iran
203:rape
201:and
172:Iran
153:Died
146:Iran
138:1893
131:Born
62:news
658:doi
575:by
482:of
433:'s
367:in
45:by
824::
744:^
701:^
680:.
672:.
664:.
654:47
652:.
648:.
547:.
522:.
500:.
486:.
451:.
382:.
332:.
282:,
268::
170:,
166:,
144:,
738:.
724:.
660::
276:(
264:(
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
