The provided sources recount the harrowing 2012 kidnapping and torture of a medical marijuana dispensary owner and his roommate in California by Hossein Nayeri and his accomplices. They detail how Nayeri, motivated by a mistaken belief of buried cash, masterminded a brutal abduction that involved driving the victims to the desert, where the male victim was severely tortured and mutilated. The texts also outline the extensive manhunts for Nayeri, including his flight to Iran and subsequent capture in Prague, as well as a daring jailbreak while awaiting trial. Finally, the sources cover the trials and convictions of Nayeri and his co-conspirators, emphasizing the resilience of the victims and the complex path to justice in this notorious case.