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Parvaneh Jilavi

Death by Force
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Parvaneh Jilavi, a 60-year-old resident of La Jolla, California, was found dead on May 16, 2017, in what authorities determined to be an apparent murder-suicide. The tragic incident occurred in the upscale neighborhood of Mount Soledad, where Jilavi lived with her 80-year-old husband, John Mattiace. Police responded to a 911 call made by a man who reported that his friend's father had killed his mother. Upon arrival at the residence on Avenida Fiesta, officers discovered Jilavi's body on a livin ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Parvaneh Jilavi

    Female

    La-jolla

    CA

    2017-05-16

    60

    Parvaneh

    Jilavi

    11/28/2025

    Forum Posts (3)
    Has anyone else been thinking about how significant the role of financial stress might have been in ... ...Read More
    09/04/2024
    It's unsettling to think about the hidden struggles Parvaneh and John might have faced. I've been re... ...Read More
    12/07/2023
    I've been following the Jilavi and Mattiace case in La Jolla, and something that really stood out to... ...Read More
    06/07/2023
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