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- Status
- Missing person
- Agency
- FBI
- Issued
- 2012
- Nationality
- United States
- Checked
Shayan Kazemi
Shayan Kazemi is listed as a missing person by the FBI; last known in Istanbul, Turkey on 25 September 2011. This is a search for a person at risk, not a criminal notice.
He is described as weighing about 41 kg, with brown eyes and brown hair. Distinguishing marks noted by the agency: Kazemi has large brown moles on top of his left wrist and on his right temple. Born on 22 March 1959 in Iran, he would now be 67.
Incident
Istanbul, Turkey · 25 September 2011
Reward
The United States Government is offering a reward of up to $200,000 for information leading directly to the safe location, recovery, and return of Shayan Kazemi.
Case details, as published by FBI
Shayan Kazemi departed the United States from Los Angeles, California, on September 24, 2011. He arrived in Istanbul, Turkey, on September 24, 2011, and last made contact with his family by telephone on September 25, 2011, from the Istanbul Royal Hotel, Aksaray Caddesi No. 16, 34480 Laleli, Istanbul, Turkey. He has not been heard from since that time.
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If you can help
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