Iran’s ‘Black Widow’ Kolthoum Akbari Receives Ten Death Sentences for Serial Husband Murders
Iranian authorities say Kolthoum Akbari, nicknamed the “Black Widow,” has been sentenced to 10 death sentences for killing at least 10 of her ex-husbands over about two decades, often by drugging them during temporary marriages (sigheh) to steal dowries. Officials caution the death toll could be higher, with families choosing qisas or diya; the execution will proceed under Iran’s eye-for-an-eye system.