▁For ou h ars , ▁a ▁husband ▁and ▁wife ▁found ▁dead ▁at ▁home ▁from ▁multiple ▁st ab ▁w ounds . ▁They ▁too ▁said ▁they ▁had ▁received ▁orders ▁from ▁Kaz emi ▁and ▁A lik h ani . ▁Another ▁man ▁said ▁he ▁had ▁assist ed ▁in ▁the ▁murder . ▁Kaz emi ▁was ▁reported ▁telling ▁the ▁court ▁on ▁Saturday ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁master mind ▁behind ▁the ▁kill ings , ▁while ▁A lik h ani ▁said ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁taken ▁" collect ively ." ▁ ▁The ▁Iran ian ▁press ▁reported ▁that ▁Em ami ▁was ▁not ▁only ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁For ou har , ▁M ok ht ari , ▁P oo y ande h ▁and ▁Sh ar if , ▁but ▁also ▁earlier ▁kill ings ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁of ▁Sa idi ▁Sir j ani , ▁the ▁My kon os ▁restaurant ▁assass in ations , ▁the ▁un success ful ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁attempt ▁to ▁stage ▁a ▁bus ▁accident ▁in ▁the ▁mountains ▁and ▁kill ▁ 2 1 ▁writers , ▁and ▁the ▁unexpected ▁death ▁of ▁A hm ad ▁K home ini , ▁( A y atol lah ▁K home ini ' s ▁son ). ▁Human ▁Rights ▁activ ist ▁Sh ir in ▁Eb adi ▁claims ▁Em ami ' s ▁" fri ends ▁reported ▁that ▁he ▁belonged ▁to ▁a ▁not orious ▁gang ▁of ▁hard - core ▁religious ▁extrem ists ▁who ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁enemies ▁of ▁Islam ▁should ▁be ▁killed ." ▁ ▁S ae ed ▁Em ami