Handsome Tech Star Staggers Begging for Help, STABBED DEAD: Trial Underway
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 9 November 2024
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Nineteen some odd months after the fatal San Francisco stabbing of tech exec Bob Lee, his accused killer's trial is underway. Tech entrepreneur and consultant Nima Momeni's sister, who is at the center of the case has testified. During the prosecution's case, the lead police investigator lead jurors through the twists and turns of the two-day drug binge Lee was on with Khazar Momeni. Nima Momeni reportedly believed his sister was also attacked by Lee.
Bob Lee made a name for himself in the tech world, as a founder of Cash App. The 43-year-old exec recently move to Florida but was in San Francisco for business. Around 2:30 a.m.
Lee calls police saying he had been stabbed. Surveillance footage captures Lee getting out of a car with another man. Quickly, the man drives away and Lee stumbles along Main Street in San Francisco's Rincon Hill neighborhood. When police reach Lee, he has been stabbed three times, including two wounds in his upper left chest.
The man driving the car that sped away is identified as 38-year-old Nima Momeni, also a tech executive. Texts from Momeni's married sister sent to Lee, show a connection between the two. Nima Momeni reportedly confronted, Lee implying "improper behavior"
Momeni was arrested after a nine-day manhunt.
Joining Nancy Grace Today:
- Jarrett Ferentino- Homicide Prosecutor in Pennsylvania, Facebook & Instagram: Jarrett Ferentino
- Dr. John Delatorre (D La Torrey) - Licensed Psychologist and Mediator (specializing in forensic psychology), Psychological Consultant to Project Absentis: a nonprofit organization that searches for missing persons; Twitter, IG, and TikTok: @drjohndelatorre
- Irv Brandt - Senior Inspector, US Marshals Service International Investigations Branch, Chief Inspector, DOJ Office of International Affairs; Author: “SOLO SHOT: CURSE OF THE BLUE STONE," and FLYING SOLO: Top of the World" AVAILABLE ON AMAZON; Top of the World" Twitter: @JackSoloAuthor
- Dr. Maneesha Pandey- Chief Forensic Pathologist for Forensic Pathologists LLC in Ohio, Board-certified forensic pathologist
- Ben Levitan- Telecommunications Expert, Columnist
- Jen Smith- Chief Reporter for DailyMail.com; Twitter: @Jen_e_smith
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| 0:00.0 | Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. |
| 0:06.0 | Remember the founder of Cash App, Bob Lee? |
| 0:12.0 | He was murdered, according to prosecutors, and now taking a very controversial center stage in the courtroom is his glamorous sister. |
| 0:24.6 | But why? |
| 0:26.6 | I'm Nancy Grace. |
| 0:27.6 | This is Crime Stories. |
| 0:28.6 | Thank you for being with us. |
| 0:30.6 | It seems like just yesterday, in a very disturbing 911 call played in court. |
| 0:38.8 | Lee, the Cash App founder, is heard begging for help before his death. |
| 0:46.2 | Help, help, help, he says to the dispatcher who asks his location. |
| 0:52.0 | He goes on, somebody stab me, help me, Please. Help me. I'm standing on the street. |
| 0:56.6 | I need to get to the hospital. Mowning in pain. You can hear him begging before sirens are heard in the |
| 1:03.8 | background and the 911 call abruptly ends. The dad of two could not be saved. He died. Prosecutors are now accusing the brother |
| 1:17.4 | of the so-called glamorous Kazar Mamini, of carefully planning the knife attack and even taking a very |
| 1:27.4 | unique knife from his sister's kitchen |
| 1:30.6 | before driving Bob Lee to a secluded area and stabbing him dead. Now, I find it really interesting |
| 1:40.7 | that a lot of outlets, the headline is that this glam sister of Kashap founder |
| 1:49.9 | Bob Lee debuts a new look. This is while she's being blamed for the fight that caused |
| 1:58.2 | Bob Lee's murder. Okay, why is her outfit so important? |
| 2:04.4 | Well, I can just tell you this. |
| 2:05.7 | She showed up to court wearing a pastel blue silk valentino dress |
| 2:11.8 | with a bow at the neckline that sells for nearly $6,000. |
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