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Nima Momeni

๐Ÿ‘ค Person
151 total appearances

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Dateline NBC
Tech mogul's alleged killer takes the stand. Dentist's murder trial set to begin. Plus safety tips for holiday travel.

No, Nima says he was over it and wanted to call it a night. Not angry at Bob, he says. But Bob wanted to go back to his hotel to get more Coke. And this is an important point in Nima's testimony. Nima says he made a bad joke. Nima tells Bob, if it was my last night in town, I'd hang out with my family instead of, you know, effing around in strip clubs. Yeah. Okay, so Nima says that to Bob.

Dateline NBC
Tech mogul's alleged killer takes the stand. Dentist's murder trial set to begin. Plus safety tips for holiday travel.

No, Nima says he was over it and wanted to call it a night. Not angry at Bob, he says. But Bob wanted to go back to his hotel to get more Coke. And this is an important point in Nima's testimony. Nima says he made a bad joke. Nima tells Bob, if it was my last night in town, I'd hang out with my family instead of, you know, effing around in strip clubs. Yeah. Okay, so Nima says that to Bob.

Dateline NBC
Tech mogul's alleged killer takes the stand. Dentist's murder trial set to begin. Plus safety tips for holiday travel.

Exactly. So Nima tells the jury that Bob went from zero to 100. He was offended and he was cussing Nima out, circling around him. Nima claims Bob retorted back, you think I'm a bad effing dad? I'm going to F you up. You don't think I can F you up, right? And they actually start physically fighting at this point? Yeah.

Dateline NBC
Tech mogul's alleged killer takes the stand. Dentist's murder trial set to begin. Plus safety tips for holiday travel.

Exactly. So Nima tells the jury that Bob went from zero to 100. He was offended and he was cussing Nima out, circling around him. Nima claims Bob retorted back, you think I'm a bad effing dad? I'm going to F you up. You don't think I can F you up, right? And they actually start physically fighting at this point? Yeah.

Dateline NBC
Tech mogul's alleged killer takes the stand. Dentist's murder trial set to begin. Plus safety tips for holiday travel.

So Nima says that Bob chest bumps him, and then he saw Bob pulls out a knife from his coat pocket. That's when Nima grabs his wrist and deflects the knife. And this is kind of a big moment in court so far. Nima and his attorney start reenacting on the witness stand exactly what happened between him and Bob. They tussle with the knife, and Nima ends up pushing Bob forward. But then Bob backs away.

Dateline NBC
Tech mogul's alleged killer takes the stand. Dentist's murder trial set to begin. Plus safety tips for holiday travel.

So Nima says that Bob chest bumps him, and then he saw Bob pulls out a knife from his coat pocket. That's when Nima grabs his wrist and deflects the knife. And this is kind of a big moment in court so far. Nima and his attorney start reenacting on the witness stand exactly what happened between him and Bob. They tussle with the knife, and Nima ends up pushing Bob forward. But then Bob backs away.

Dateline NBC
Tech mogul's alleged killer takes the stand. Dentist's murder trial set to begin. Plus safety tips for holiday travel.

Okay, so how does Bob end up stabbed? Nima can't really explain how Bob was stabbed because he actually said he didn't know Bob was stabbed. He says after the whole altercation, Bob walked away, was on his phone, was silent, and he didn't think he was injured at all. When does Nima say that he found out that Bob died?

Dateline NBC
Tech mogul's alleged killer takes the stand. Dentist's murder trial set to begin. Plus safety tips for holiday travel.

Okay, so how does Bob end up stabbed? Nima can't really explain how Bob was stabbed because he actually said he didn't know Bob was stabbed. He says after the whole altercation, Bob walked away, was on his phone, was silent, and he didn't think he was injured at all. When does Nima say that he found out that Bob died?

Dateline NBC
Tech mogul's alleged killer takes the stand. Dentist's murder trial set to begin. Plus safety tips for holiday travel.

So Bob dies early Tuesday morning, and Nima says he learned about Bob's death through a text from his sister later that evening. He said he didn't really believe her at first and didn't understand what she was talking about. But on Wednesday morning, he saw the news and he testified he was heartbroken. He said, he attacked me, but he didn't deserve that.

Dateline NBC
Tech mogul's alleged killer takes the stand. Dentist's murder trial set to begin. Plus safety tips for holiday travel.

So Bob dies early Tuesday morning, and Nima says he learned about Bob's death through a text from his sister later that evening. He said he didn't really believe her at first and didn't understand what she was talking about. But on Wednesday morning, he saw the news and he testified he was heartbroken. He said, he attacked me, but he didn't deserve that.

Dateline NBC
Tech mogul's alleged killer takes the stand. Dentist's murder trial set to begin. Plus safety tips for holiday travel.

Yeah. Yes, it's kind of almost a full circle of this story. In the first hours after Bob died, media outlets and even prominent people in the tech industry assumed Bob was killed by a stranger, probably somebody who was unhoused. On the stand last week, Nima did tell jurors there were homeless people on the street. There's a homeless shelter right there.

Dateline NBC
Tech mogul's alleged killer takes the stand. Dentist's murder trial set to begin. Plus safety tips for holiday travel.

Yeah. Yes, it's kind of almost a full circle of this story. In the first hours after Bob died, media outlets and even prominent people in the tech industry assumed Bob was killed by a stranger, probably somebody who was unhoused. On the stand last week, Nima did tell jurors there were homeless people on the street. There's a homeless shelter right there.

Dateline NBC
Tech mogul's alleged killer takes the stand. Dentist's murder trial set to begin. Plus safety tips for holiday travel.

Kind of insinuating that even though he got in this altercation with Bob on the street, that possibly after he left, Bob was stabbed by somebody else.

Dateline NBC
Tech mogul's alleged killer takes the stand. Dentist's murder trial set to begin. Plus safety tips for holiday travel.

Kind of insinuating that even though he got in this altercation with Bob on the street, that possibly after he left, Bob was stabbed by somebody else.

Dateline NBC
Tech mogul's alleged killer takes the stand. Dentist's murder trial set to begin. Plus safety tips for holiday travel.

Yeah, the prosecutor really came out swinging. The prosecutor tried to show Nima's story didn't make sense. And how could Bob, the successful tech businessman, lose his temper so quickly over a quote-unquote dumb joke and pull out a knife on Nima? So the prosecutor and Nima got pretty contentious, combative? Cross-examination was pretty tense. Nima interrupted the prosecutor several times.

Dateline NBC
Tech mogul's alleged killer takes the stand. Dentist's murder trial set to begin. Plus safety tips for holiday travel.

Yeah, the prosecutor really came out swinging. The prosecutor tried to show Nima's story didn't make sense. And how could Bob, the successful tech businessman, lose his temper so quickly over a quote-unquote dumb joke and pull out a knife on Nima? So the prosecutor and Nima got pretty contentious, combative? Cross-examination was pretty tense. Nima interrupted the prosecutor several times.

Dateline NBC
Tech mogul's alleged killer takes the stand. Dentist's murder trial set to begin. Plus safety tips for holiday travel.

In one exchange, the prosecutor said, I ask the questions, you answer the questions. The prosecutor also brought up the various texts between Nima and his sister Kazar that make him look pretty suspicious that he was angry at Bob. But Nima accused the prosecutor of pulling texts out of order and out of context. And you could tell that Nima was frustrated. Don't envy the jury in this case.

Dateline NBC
Tech mogul's alleged killer takes the stand. Dentist's murder trial set to begin. Plus safety tips for holiday travel.

In one exchange, the prosecutor said, I ask the questions, you answer the questions. The prosecutor also brought up the various texts between Nima and his sister Kazar that make him look pretty suspicious that he was angry at Bob. But Nima accused the prosecutor of pulling texts out of order and out of context. And you could tell that Nima was frustrated. Don't envy the jury in this case.

Dateline NBC
Tech mogul's alleged killer takes the stand. Dentist's murder trial set to begin. Plus safety tips for holiday travel.

They have a lot to consider here. It's a very complicated case, and they have a lot of testimony they have to sift through.

Dateline NBC
Tech mogul's alleged killer takes the stand. Dentist's murder trial set to begin. Plus safety tips for holiday travel.

They have a lot to consider here. It's a very complicated case, and they have a lot of testimony they have to sift through.