He earned an associate degree in literature from Kerman Rahnamaiye University, at which time his literary activity flourished.

After the Iranian Revolution Hajizadeh continued his education, studying law at Tehran's Shahid Beheshti University, but some post-revolution turmoil prevented him from completing the program.

Eventually he earned a bachelor's degree in Persian literature from Shahid Bahonar University and then became a teacher in Kerman.

The report read: "...the government physician noted 27 stab wounds on my brother's chest, from below his throat to below his navel, and ten stab wounds on Karoun's chest... blunt trauma to their heads, puncturing of the heart, lungs, and intestinal tract, and skinning of Hamid's fingers on his right hand from which the physician deduced that Hamid grabbed the assailant's knife multiple times during the attack, resulting in deep gashes in his palm.

Those who were at the mortuary or otherwise saw Karoun's body mentioned stab marks around his ear, face, and back, the latter of which must have been the cause of his punctured heart, lungs, and stomach... the murder was planned with military precision.