Overview
- Aryan Papoli, 58, was found Nov. 18 about 75 feet below Highway 138 near Crestline; she was not immediately identified and the coroner later ruled her death a homicide, with formal identification on Dec. 1.
- Gordon Abas Goodarzi, 66, was arrested Jan. 23 at his Rolling Hills Estates home and is being held without bail, with officials declining to disclose the evidence linking him to the killing.
- Charging documents allege aggravating factors including planning, sophistication, professionalism and that Papoli was particularly vulnerable.
- Goodarzi’s arraignment scheduled for Tuesday was continued to Thursday, the district attorney’s office said.
- Court records show Papoli filed for divorce in June seeking support and division of multimillion-dollar assets, with more than $4.5 million in property reported at stake.