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Two charged with first-degree murder in death of former SFU instructor Masood Masjoody

Mar 14th 2026

Mehdi Ahmadzadeh Razavi and Arezou Soltani were arrested and charged after investigators found the remains of Masood Masjoody; police say the victim and the accused were known to each other and the motive remains under investigation.

  • Two people, 48-year-old Mehdi Ahmadzadeh Razavi and 45-year-old Arezou Soltani, were charged with first-degree murder.
  • Masood Masjoody, 45, a former SFU instructor and outspoken critic of the Iranian regime, was reported missing on Feb 2 and his remains were located in Mission on March 6.
  • The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team led the probe with Burnaby RCMP, Mission RCMP, IFIS, Integrated Police Dog Services, the Integrated Emergency Response Team and Mission Search and Rescue.
  • Authorities say the victim and the accused were known to each other and that motive and background investigations are ongoing.
  • Members of the Iranian-Canadian community said Masjoody had reported threats after alleging Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps affiliates in Canada.
  • B.C. court records show Masjoody was declared a vexatious litigant by the B.C. Court of Appeal in 2025 and had filed multiple lawsuits that named the two accused.

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