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Retrospectives Detail Iron Sheik's Plan to Kill Daughter's Convicted Killer in Court

Fresh retrospectives revisit his reported courtroom plan, highlighting the family intervention that stopped it.

Overview

  • Charles Warren Reynolds strangled 27-year-old Marissa in May 2003 and was later convicted of her murder.
  • On the day of sentencing, the WWE star reportedly hid a razor blade in his mouth with the intent to attack Reynolds in court.
  • His wife, Caryl, revealed the plan to relatives, and daughter Tanya persuaded him to abandon it, according to Bleacher Report.
  • Reports recount that Reynolds kept Marissa's body on their shared bed overnight and that a visiting pastor discovered the scene the next morning.
  • The coverage notes Vaziri’s descent into drug use after the killing, his sobriety commitment around 2007, and his death in 2023 at age 81.