ROME — Milan police
reportedly have security camera images that apparently show the killer of an
Iranian-Jewish businessman entering the victim’s carpet shop after hours.
Parviz Gorjian, 79, was found dead on Thursday night in the
shop in a pool of blood.
The security camera images indicate that the suspected
killer may have been there by appointment — Gorjian only met at his shop office
with “known and select clientele,” the Milan Jewish community’s website
reported.
Gorjian, who immigrated to Italy with his family nearly 40
years ago, was stabbed in the throat and had suffered other knife wounds,
according to the community and other
reports.
First reports said the killing appeared to be a robbery gone
wrong, but other theories said it may have been rooted in business.
According to news reports, Gorjian and his family traded in
valuable Persian carpets and precious stones. The victim’s cellphone and wallet
were missing, but none of the carpets in the shop appeared to have been taken.
His body was discovered by his son after Gorjian failed to
return home.
The Jewish community’s website said Gorjian was an “esteemed
member” of the Persian Jewish congregation in the city and that his murder had
strirred “profound pain and consternation in the entire Jewish community.”
Reports described Gorjian as a well-off, elegant and highly
respected man.
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