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Shahin Hashtroudi

Case from Bethesda, MD dated Feb 24, 1992

Victim Details

Name

Dr. Shahin Hashtroudi

Gender

Female

City

Bethesda

State

MD

Date Of Death

1992-02-24

Age At Death

45

First Name

Shahin

Last Name

Hashtroudi

Last Updated

07/17/2026

Case Description

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On February 24, 1992, Dr. Shahin Hashtroudi, a 45-year-old woman, was finishing up a routine day in Bethesda, Maryland when a stranger looking for a car crossed her path as she was leaving her office. Iranian-born and known in academic circles for her work in psychology and memory research, she was suddenly confronted, shot once in the head, and left mortally wounded as the attacker took her car and disappeared.

What made the killing feel especially cruel to investigators was how quickly ...

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SHAHIN HASHTROUDI MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, INC. - CABIN JOHN, MD - Business Data

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Has anyone else looked into the role mental health might have played in the tragic death of Dr. Hash... ...Read More
12/01/2024

I can't stop thinking about how Dr. Shahin Hashtroudi's incredible contributions to psychology and h... ...Read More
06/07/2024

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