SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Bob Lee’s ex-wife mentioned the household’s subsequent transfer will probably be to file a civil go well with towards the household of the person discovered responsible of murdering her ex-husband. Talking to KRON4, Lee’s ex-wife and the mom of his youngsters, Krista Lee, mentioned regardless of the responsible verdict, Lee’s household was not completed combating.
“The blood is on their hands,” she mentioned. “The mother, the sister, the brother-in-law. Our fight is not over yet.”
When requested what she meant by that, Lee replied, “That means there will be a civil trial, that means we’ll come after his mother, his sister, and the brother-in-law. They are all absolutely guilty.”
Lee went on to say that she had data “that never made it into the courtroom that proves they’re guilty.”
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When pressed, Lee mentioned she’d acquired an nameless textual content message the day after Bob Lee was killed that turned out to be from buddy, telling her to have police “check Millennium Tower footage,” and that this supply was additionally “scared that she would get stabbed too.”
Krista believes that Momeni’s members of the family must also be held accountable for allegedly taking steps to attempt to cowl up Momeni’s actions. Proof throughout the trial revealed that Momeni granted his sister and mom the ability of lawyer just a few days after the stabbing to promote his BMW, the identical automobile that he fled the scene in.
Momeni additionally saved the automobile at his mom’s home in a carport immediately after Lee’s demise, in keeping with Assistant District Legal professional Omid Talai. Krista additionally mentioned that since Bob’s stabbing, she discovered about Momeni’s alleged historical past of a violent streak.
“In the last 18 months, I have received overwhelming information in regards to Mr. Momeni’s behavior, his abusive nature, people he has stabbed before, women he has abused before,” Krista mentioned after the decision in an interview. “This man deserves life in prison as far as I’m concerned. I’m glad that he’s off the streets and I urge anyone to come forward who has ever been attacked by him and tell their stories.”
Nima Momeni’s brother-in-law, Dino Elyassnia, is a outstanding San Francisco plastic surgeon. Elyassnia’s spouse, Khazar Momeni, was a outstanding determine all through the case and maintained a residence at Millennium Tower the place Bob Lee and Nima had been partying within the hours earlier than the killing.
Krista additionally had robust phrases for Khazar following the decision announcement.
“If it wasn’t for Khazar’s manipulation, drug abuse and promiscuity, this wouldn’t have happened,” Krista mentioned.
Throughout her testimony, Khazar mentioned she was utilizing medicine together with cocaine and nitrous oxide the day earlier than the homicide. She additionally mentioned that Jeremy Boivin, a drug seller who Bob launched Khazar to, allegedly pulled down her pants and slapped her butt with out consent.
When Nima Momeni’s mom, Mahnaz Tayarani, was instructed the Lee household was presumably planning a civil go well with, she merely replied, “they can do anything they want.”
Earlier on Tuesday morning, a San Francisco jury introduced it had discovered Nima Momeni responsible of second-degree homicide. Earlier that morning, Bob Lee’s ex-wife instructed KRON4 that something lower than a first-degree homicide verdict could be an injustice.
Lee, the previous partner of Money App founder Bob Lee, who Momeni fatally stabbed to demise on the morning of April 4, 2024, was making her approach into the courthouse to listen to the decision.
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“Anything less than first degree murder would be an injustice to you?” KRON4’s Will Tran requested her.
“In a way, yes it would. Absolutely,” Lee replied.
Not lengthy after, the jury introduced Momeni had been discovered responsible of second-degree homicide.
Bay Metropolis Information contributed to this report.