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Wealthy SoCal tech CEO accused of murdering wife faces death penalty

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Last updated: January 29, 2026 7:53 pm
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Published: January 29, 2026
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The wealthy California tech CEO accused of murdering his wife during a bitter divorce battle with millions of dollars at stake is now facing the death penalty, it was revealed in court on Thursday.

Gordon Abas Goodarzi appears in San Bernardino Superior Court for arraignment for murder on Jan. 27, 2026, accused of killing his estranged wife for financial gain. Frederick M. Brown for California Post

Gordon Abas Goodarzi, 66, who appeared in a San Bernardino court wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, did not speak when the district attorney made a “special circumstances filing,” saying Goodarzi killed his wife for financial gain.

Aryan Papoli, who grew up in Iran, met her husband Goodzari nearly three decades ago in California’s South Bay.
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The updated charges make Goodarzi eligible for the death penalty for allegedly murdering estranged wife Aryan Papoli, 58, whose lifeless body was found at the bottom of a cliff in November.

Papoli’s body was found down a steep embankment off the side of the road in Crestline, roughly 70 miles east of Los Angeles, on Nov. 18. Google Street View

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