He Cut Off a Man's D**k // The Hossein Nayeri Story
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What would you do if you heard there were millions of dollars buried in the desert?
What would you do if you heard that there are millions of dollars buried out in the desert? So this all starts with this guy, Kyle. And Kyle is 33 during this time, living in Orange County, California, and Kyle is an interesting guy. Like he makes his living growing and selling marijuana to medical dispensaries. And one day in 2012, he takes a trip out to Las Vegas to gamble and party and whatnot with his somewhat rich business partner. This guy. Michael. Michael is also in the pot business and he owns a local dispensary back in Newport Beach. So while Kyle and Michael are in Vegas, Michael's got money, so he's paying for everything. Drinks, the hotel, this dude is spending money like it's nothing. So Kyle sees this and he's like, damn, this guy has a lot of cash.
Later, he's back home in Orange County and he's talking to his Friend, this guy, Hussein. And Hussein is 33 and he grows and sells Zaza along with his friend Kyle. So Kyle starts telling Hussein that Michael is rich, rich, and he has all this money to throw around. And Hussein hears this and he starts thinking that maybe Michael is worth robbing. And not just because he's rich.
How did Kyle and Michael’s Vegas trip spark the kidnapping plot?
You see, around this time in 2012. The medical marriage iguana business is in a state of limbo. You see, it's legal in California for medical use, but not for recreational use. But at the federal level, it's still not legal. And because of these conflicting laws, most banks want to stay away from dispensaries. They refuse to handle money from these types of businesses. Which means dispensaries operate entirely by cash. Which means a guy like Michael, in theory, would have access to a shtload of this cash at any given time. So Hussein figures that Michael probably has all this money hidden somewhere, not in a bank. And now they just need to figure out where. So for the next seven months or so, Hussein starts watching Michael, tracking him and stalking him.
He even goes and Loki puts GPS trackers on each of Michael's cars. And from his laptop, he starts keeping track of everywhere Michael goes. And after tracking him for a while, Hussein notices that Michael makes several trips out to the Mojave Desert. And this is a 142-mile trip, so it's far away for him. But for some reason, Michael chooses to drive out there.
Why did Hussein believe a cash stash was hidden in the Mojave Desert?
And the more Hussein follows his movement, The more convinced he becomes that Michael is hiding about a million dollars cash buried somewhere out in the Mojave. So Hussein, Kyle, and another goon come up with a plan to get that money. They're gonna kidnap Michael. And so one night the three of them put this plan into motion. They go and they break into the house where Michael lives through an open window, and they've all got ski masks on, and they hide in closets and they wait there for Michael to get home. And hours pass. Now, Michael, he doesn't own this house. He's actually just renting out a room there. I mean, he's rich, uh, so I'm not sure why he's renting out a room in someone else's house, but whatever, this is his living arrangement.
Now, the woman who owns the house is his roommate, and we'll just call her roommate. So Michael and roommate get home and they both go to bed. And suddenly, boom, the men wake Michael up at gunpoint, and then boom, they do the same to roommate. Then they tie them up, and they tape their mouth shut and they blindfold them and they throw them in the back of their van outside. Then they start driving towards the Mojave Desert. Now, along the way, they start demanding that Michael tell them where he hid his million dollars in cash. But here's the thing, Michael hasn't buried any cash out in the desert.
What was the step‑by‑step plan the trio used to kidnap Michael?
Like, at all. That was just complete speculation on Hussein's part, and Hussein is very wrong about this. So Michael's like, I don't have any money buried out in the desert. But they don't believe him. So they start torturing him, hoping that he'll talk. They beat him up, they taser him, and some other really awful stuff. And of course, Michael doesn't comply because he can't. He doesn't have any money buried out in the desert.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What would you do if you heard there were millions of dollars buried in the desert?
0:00–1:18
2
How did Kyle and Michael’s Vegas trip spark the kidnapping plot?
1:18–2:33
3
Why did Hussein believe a cash stash was hidden in the Mojave Desert?
2:33–3:57
4
What was the step‑by‑step plan the trio used to kidnap Michael?
3:57–5:04
5
How did the kidnappers discover the desert had no buried money?
5:04–6:11
6
What led to the brutal decision to cut off Michael’s genitals?
6:11–7:37
7
How were the kidnappers tracked, arrested, and sentenced?
7:37–8:53
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