Was Iranian molecular scientist 'executed'?
* 'He [ex-boyfriend] heard a loud thud - doesn't recall hearing any gunshots, but a loud thud - and then a screeching noise. He said it sounded like someone driving away' * They received two calls about gunshots in the area within 45 minutes Detectives investigating the murder of an Iranian molecular scientist gunned down in her car as she drove home believe she was followed or that someone was waiting for her. Gelareh Bagherzadeh, 30, who lobbied on behalf of Iranian women's civil rights, was struck by a single bullet that entered the passenger door window as she talked on her cell phone with her ex-boyfriend. Murder: Iranian molecular scientist was shot dead in her car while talking on cell phone to ex-boyfriend Her car then rolled into and a garage door yards from her parents' home in a townhouse community just southwest of Houston, Texas. The car's engine was still running when police found her body behind the wheel about 12:30am on Monday.