Lina takes us to Iran in the early 2000s, where serial killer Saeed Hanaei haunted the streets of Mashhad and targeted society's most vulnerable demographic - illegal sex workers. Beyond recounting the grim details of the case, we delve into the environment that tolerated, and at times celebrated, these heinous acts.

TW: Brief mention of sexual assault.

Sources used for today's story:

• And Along Came a Spider - و عنکبوت آمد on Vimeo
• The beast of Mashhad | Movies | The Guardian
• “The Spider” Saeed Hanaei - “Serial Killers” Podcast
• سعید حنایی که بود و چرا دست به آدمکشی زد؟ - تابناک
• همسر قاتل زنان خياباني: دوست داشتم قاتل را ببينم!
• Iran Executes Worker Who Strangled 16 Women Over 2 Years | The New York Times
• Iran's 'Spider Killer' is Re-Dramatised Two Decades After Original Documentary
• Saeed Hanaei - Wikipedia
• Iran's mysterious 'spider killings'
• Out of Iran, a chilling truth - Los Angeles Times
• A man killed women he deemed 'immoral' — an Iranian film fictionalizes the story
• Spectre of a New Fatwa: Why Iranian Media is Up in Arms About 'Holy Spider'
• Hijab in Iran - Wikipedia
• Iran–Iraq War - Wikipedia

Further Reading / Recommendations:

• Holy Spider (2022) directed by Ali Abbasi

Intro music:

"Magic Escape Room" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech – Music and also Graph Paper)

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