Gholamreza Khoshroo Kuran Kurdieh was born on December 1, 1965, in Faruj, a city in North Khorasan, Iran. Little is known about his early family life or childhood. He grew up in a country that was undergoing significant political changes during the time.

As a young man, Kurdieh got married in Tehran. However, his marriage did not last. After a disturbance, he separated from his wife and returned to North Khorasan. In 1982, he faced legal troubles when he was arrested on robbery charges in the city of Nishapur. There were also claims that he had been detained for allegedly spying on behalf of the Soviet Union, but details on this are unclear.

Later, Kurdieh moved back to Tehran. His life took a darker turn as he began to engage in criminal activities. In 1992, he was arrested for his involvement in theft and robbery, along with another man named Ali Karimi. They were accused of stealing money from young girls and were arrested after the police launched an investigation into the complaints from the victims. During this time, Kurdieh used different names to deceive the authorities.

On 13 April 1997, the police began an investigation when a 54-year-old woman was found dead in front of Chitgar Park in Tehran. Shortly after, on 16 April, the body of a woman named A'diah was discovered in a garden in Karaj. The coroner found that she had been stabbed in the neck and chest before her body was set on fire.

Later, on 31 April, another burning body was found on a construction site in Tehran's Farahzad. It belonged to a 43-year-old woman who had suffered a neck rupture. On 2 June, the burnt body of a 24-year-old woman named Elaha Hematinejad was discovered. She had visited her sister in the hospital and died shortly after returning home.

In May, police found two burned bodies on the Bakeri Expressway. The older victim, Azam Sabtnzhad, had been stabbed 27 times, while her 10-year-old daughter, Munira Kafchi, was strangled. On 14 June, the burned corpse of a dental student was discovered in West Tehran. Her hands and feet were broken, and her death was attributed to burning.

On 10 June, another 55-year-old woman's burnt corpse was found on a highway near a construction site. After these discoveries, Gholamreza Khoshroo Kuran Kurdieh was arrested on 22 July 1997 in the Punak area of West Tehran.

During his arrest, details began to emerge about his crimes against girls and young women. Initially, his true identity was unclear, and he was known as "The Night Bat" in the media. The police chief wrongly claimed he was an Afghan citizen, but later, a relative confirmed his identity when his picture was published.

Kurdieh never confessed to the murders and instead blamed his accomplice, Hamid Rasuli, for the killings. Rasuli, who was connected to the Interior Ministry, was later sentenced to death for his own crimes.

Kurdieh faced trial at the Tehran General Court, where he was charged with nine murders, attempted murder, theft, and rape. The trial was highly publicized and controversial, with only certain parts closed to the public.

On 22 August 1997, after receiving 214 lashes, Kurdieh was executed by hanging in a warehouse near Azadi Stadium.