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Zohreh Rahmaty

Case from Grapevine, TX dated Dec 25, 2011

Victim Details

Zohreh Rahmaty

Female

Grapevine

TX

2011-12-25

58

Zohreh

Rahmaty

07/19/2026

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On December 25, 2011, Zohreh Rahmaty, a 58-year-old woman of Iranian descent, tragically lost her life in a horrific incident at the Lincoln Vineyards apartment complex in Grapevine, Texas. The incident, which also claimed the lives of six other family members, was perpetrated by Azizolah Yazdanpanah, Rahmaty's estranged brother-in-law. Yazdanpanah, dressed as Santa Claus, entered the apartment and opened fire on his estranged wife, Fatemeh Rahmaty, and their extended family before taking his ow ...
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  • Mail Online: Father dressed as Santa gunned down entire family on Christmas Day because 'he was upset his estranged wife was doing well on her own'
  • 'I am shooting people': Texas Christmas killer heard on 911 call
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