On August 12, 1997, Ali Reza Khoshruy Kuran Kordiyeh -- known as the "Teheran Vampire" -- was hanged from a yellow construction crane near the scene of his crimes before a cheering crowd of 20,000 onlookers who chanting "Allahu Akbar" (God is greatest). Gholom, 28, was found guilty of kidnapping, raping and murdering at least 9 women who he picked up at night while impersonating a taxi driver. [ReadOn]