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The women had all fled from Said after he allegedly threatened to shoot Amina in the head when he found out about her boyfriend. Their bodies were discovered several hours later in the cab, which was abandoned outside a hotel in Irving, Texas. Saids son, Islam Said, and brother, Yassein Said, were also charged with helping conceal the Texas man, and were sentenced in 2021 to 10 and 12 years behind bars, respectively. The Texas man accused of murdering his teenage daughters as part of an alleged honor killing has been convicted. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. 4:41 PM on Aug 28, 2020 CDT Updated at 9:30 AM on Aug 29, 2020 CDT. Last year, Islam Said was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, and Yassein Said got 12 years. Said was arrested in Justin in August 2020 after 12 years on the run. 160 0 obj On Aug. 17, agents saw Yassein and Islam Said carrying grocery bags into the house and carrying trash bags out to their car about two hours later, the complaint states. Story tips can be sent to stephanie.pagones@fox.com and on Twitter: @steph_pagones. -B!kZB6,_ ^^4'UB)Xd= TO&-;2TBT6e625aamz9Fd0u0*"3==e[$a#+{75%N Yaser Said: Life Sentence For Father Who Killed Teen Exercise in Houston tests how well emergency responders work together following chemical attack. But a few months later, the girls said they lied because they wanted to go live with their grandmother. A North Texas man who evaded law enforcement for 12 years after police said he killed his two teen daughters will stand trial in Dallas this week. Even though Yaser Said was indicted on capital murder charges, prosecutors did not seek the death penalty. Since his capture, he has been held at Dallas County Jail - North Tower. [32] [33] His trial opened on August 2, 2022. [34] This undated file photo provided by the Irving (Texas) Police Department shows Yaser Abdel Said; at right are daughters Amina and Sarah Said. Seeing double! }!mU-|2z+#+aO.\YT8Atj;hok`U*6?/McbD%,0 The look of love! Yaser Said Islam Said, left, and Yassein Said, right. He was sentenced in a Fort Worth federal courtrooom on Friday. Jurors heard a 911 call Sarah Said made by cellphone, telling the operator that her father had shot her and that she was dying. Patricia Owens, the victims mother and Saids former wife, later told authorities that her son and Saids brothers said things that indicated support for the killings, instead of sorrow over the sisters deaths, the criminal complaint says. There have been many reports that he is in the U.S., but we are not ruling out the possibility that he is abroad. Balli added that investigators are coordinating with law enforcement partners in Egypt and Canada along with U.S. law enforcement agencies. Just after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, authorities searched the house and captured him. Yaser Abdel Said was taken into custody in Justin, Texas on Wednesday after 12 years on the run, officials announced in a press release. Instead, he allegedly drove them in his taxi cab to a remote location and used a handgun to murder them. Trial begins for Texas taxicab driver accused in "honor killings" of FBI Worst-Case Exercise Tests Response to Chemical Attack. But the house was empty. Investigators I'm dying,' Sarah could be heard in a 911 call she managed to make after she was shot. In the recorded 911 call, one of the girls is heard saying her father shot her. pic.twitter.com/pWm9pI857D Dallas County DA (@Dallas_DA) August 9, 2022 According to prosecutors, Yaser was obsessive and abusive. For more information, please read our Privacy Policy, Yaser Abdel Said was sentenced to life in prison. Authorities got a search warrant several hours later, but no one was inside when they broke down the door about 1 a.m. We are grateful to the many agents and officers who worked to apprehend Mr. Said, along with his father and uncle. My father shot me. Authorities said what appeared to be a hidden room with a cot was found in the back of the homes converted garage, the complaint says. Yaser Said At the same time, his son and brother were taken into custody in Euless. Im dying Im dying, the 17-year-old told dispatchers, WFAA reported. RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: What do we want? Islam Yaser-Abdel Said, the son of FBI 10 Most Wanted suspect Yaser Said, pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to one count of conspiracy to conceal a person The girls reportedly confided in friends that their father was obsessively controlling, and that they often feared he was surveilling them wherever they went. Yaser Said Trial Starts In Honor Killings Of Teen Daughters | Crime Yaser Abdel Said, wanted for the murder of his two teenage daughters in Texas, has been named to the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Their bullet-laden bodies were found inside his taxi parked at the Omni Mandalay Hotel in Las Colinas, part of Irving. <>stream 'What prompted her to go back home is beyond me,' said Moggio. He awaits trial on a capital murder charge. Only a week before, the sisters, their boyfriends and their mother fled the state, renting an apartment in Oklahoma under an assumed name because of threats Yaser Said had made after learning about his daughters relationships, friends and relatives said. Fugitive dad arrested for slaying teen daughters in honor Said, who entered a not guilty plea Tuesday, faces an automatic life sentence if convicted. Eventually a middle-aged man let him in to make the repairs. Official Press Release regarding Conviction and Life Sentence of Yaser Abdel Said.Thank you to the prosecution team, the investigators, the jury, and all of those who fought to see that justice was done for Sarah and Amina. A man who discovered the bodies called 911 about an hour later. Agents dug through the bags and reported finding cigarette butts among the garbage, the complaint states. An agent overheard Islam Said call one of his uncles and say, We have a big problem, according to a criminal complaint. In the years that followed the shooting, investigators followed tips around the globe, including to Yaser Saids native Egypt, Matt DeSarno, special agent in charge of the FBIs Dallas field office, said at a news conference Wednesday. "No sentence can bring Sarah and Amina back, but we are hopeful that seeing justice served brings a measure of comfort to those who loved these two young souls.". A week before the murders, Amina and Sarah fled Texas with their mother and two friends. 911 and implicated her father as the shooter in her dying breaths. Former fugitive Yaser Abdel Said eluded authorities for years with the help of two family members, who were charged in Fort Worth, Texas on Friday. Im dying Im dying, the 17-year-old told dispatchers, WFAA, At the time, their deaths were described by surviving family members as ". Anna Wintour arrives arm-in-arm with rumored beau Bill Nighy at 2023 Met Gala. Yaser Abdel Said is wanted for his alleged role in committing a terrible act of violence against his own daughters, said Diego Rodriguez, special agent in charge of our Dallas Field Office. Amina and Sarah were honor students and athletes at Lewisville High School. Sarah reportedly told a friend her father had gone as far as to hold a gun to her Amina's head while he threatened her. Adding him to the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list shows our commitment to seek justice for Amina and Sarah., Since the murders nearly seven years ago, the case has received widespread publicity, and law enforcement has followed every credible lead, but Said remains at large. endobj Prosecutor Lauren Black said at trial that Said was "obsessed with possession and control.". We come at it from the assumption that he is innocent of the crime, Lollar said, noting that he hadnt seen much evidence against Said from the time of the shootings. Prosecutors did not pursue the death penalty, meaning Yaser Said receives an automatic life sentence. The operator asked what was happening. The U.S. attorneys office said a maintenance worker at the Copper Canyon Apartments in Bedford saw Yaser Said on Aug. 14, 2017, inside a unit leased to his son. via AP, File / Facebook), In a Dec. 21, 2007, email that was brought into evidence, Amina Said told a teacher that she and her sister planned to run away. The worker told authorities he went to the unit to fix a water leak and used his key to unlock the door when no one answered, but the deadbolt was locked. The prosecution is not seeking death penalty against Yaser Abdel Said, 65, but he would automatically receive a life sentence if convicted. He is 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighs about 180 pounds, and has brown eyes, black hair, and possibly a thick moustache. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. Agents saw that the sliding-glass patio door was open and found a pair of glasses near a bush at the bottom of the patio, where it looked like someone had jumped down. June 17, 2022. Their father, Yaser Abdel Said, was found guilty Tuesday of capital murder in their deaths. Sarah Said called 911 the night of Jan. 1, 2008, telling a dispatcher that shed been shot, but police werent able to find the sisters until about an hour later, when someone reported seeing unconscious women in a vehicle at the hotel. Thanks to the dogged work of the FBI and its law enforcement partners, however, Mr. Saids efforts were ultimately in vain, Prerak Shah said. Two days after that, the agents reported seeing someones shadow moving inside the home after Yassein Said had stopped by for several hours and then departed. 'My daughters were loving, caring, smart, loved everybody, would help anybody,' Owens said, 'They were two of the most awesome kids in the world, and they did not deserve what happened to them.'. He is set to be sentenced on April 30 at 9 a.m. Islams uncle, Yassein Said, is set for trial on Feb. 1. He was arrested without incident. Yaser Said was convicted of capital murder Tuesday in the 2008 fatal shootings of his two teenage daughters, 18-year-old Amina Said and 17-year-old Sarah Said. According to evidence presented at the trial, both Yassein and Islam helped shelter Yaser from arrest inside an apartment in Bedford where a maintenance worker spotted Yaser on Aug. 14, 2017. The worker reported the incident to his manager, who knew about the accusations against Islam Saids father. Yaser Abdel Said enters the courtroom for his capital murder trial, accused He was sentenced in a Fort Worth federal courtrooom on Friday. Stop it. <>stream MSN The sisters boyfriends also joined them. Yaser Abdel Said, one of the FBI's Most Wanted Fugitives, has RELATED: How brother, son of man on FBI's Most Wanted List accused in 'honor killings' led agents to him. FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Irving (Texas) Police Department shows Yaser Abdel Said. 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Prosecutors did not pursue the death penalty, 0 % Jury selection for Yaser Abdel Saids trial concluded Monday and trial proceedings were expected to get underway Tuesday. Saids daughter Sarah who was shot nine times called 911 and implicated her father as the shooter in her dying breaths. Islam Yaser-Abdel Said, DefendantAppellant. This undated file photo provided by the Irving (Texas) Police Department shows Yaser Abdel Said; at right are daughters Amina and Sarah Said. Phone records confirmed the call, the complaint states. Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings. The girls family suspects that Said carried out the killings because of his perception that the two teenagers brought shame on the family . Yaser Said had been on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted fugitive list since 2014. Islams uncle, Yassein Abdulfatah Said (Yasers 59-year-old brother), was convicted in February of conspiring with Islam to conceal Yaser from arrest, among other crimes. Yasseins sentencing is set for June 4 at 9 a.m. in Fort Worth. RELATED: Friends, neighbors react after man on FBI Most Wanted list arrested for killing daughters, Example video title will go here for this video. To continue browsing, Yaser Said found guilty of capital murder in 2008 shootings of Amina described a rape to the authorities. Mmm, very nice,' and 'Wow, look at those eyes. I got my eye on you. Last year, two of Saids relatives, Islam and Yassein Said, were sentenced to long jail terms for allegedly assisting Yasers escapes. No one else had been seen coming to or going from the house since Aug. 17, the criminal complaint states. Amina and Sarah Said Murders: Where Is Yaser Abdel Said Now? (FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth), The mother, Patricia Owens, who is divorced from Said, testified that he convinced her to return to Texas. The son of the man wanted in the 2008 honor killings of his teen daughters has pleaded guilty to helping his father evade capture for over 12 years, the acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah announced Tuesday. Said vanished after the murders and spent six years on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Yaser Said had been a fugitive from justice since New Year's Day 2008, when he allegedly murdered his teenage daughters, Amina and Sarah. The 65-year-old man was on the FBIs Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in 2014 when he was arrested in Justin, Texas, in 2020. He was. If convicted, Said faces an automatic life prison sentence. 'Help, my dad shot me! The government had offered a $100,000 bounty for turning in Said, but in the end, DeSarno said, the fugitives arrest was the result of good old-fashioned, aggressive, initiative-based police work.. (Irving Police Dept. He was captured by the FBI's Violent Crimes Task Force in August 2020, and is currently in state custody. His capital murder trial is forthcoming. The brother of capital murder suspect Yaser Said was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for helping the "10 Most Wanted" suspect, accused of murdering his two teenage daughters in a 2008 shooting, evade capture for 12 years. Thankfully, their day of reckoning has finally arrived., Brad Lollar, who is representing Yaser Said, said Saturday that a team at the Dallas County public defenders office would immediately start looking into the evidence in the case and would research their client to the point that theyll know more about the defendant than he knows about himself.. Yaser Abdel Said was arrested after 12 years on the run in August 2020, in Justin, 36 miles northwest of Dallas. Not quite two weeks after FBI agents searched the apartment, Customs and Border Patrol spotted Islam Said and another person in a car at the U.S.-Canadian border. Islam Yaser-Abdel Said, 32, allegedly helped his father, Yaser Said, evade capture for more than 12 years. Market data provided by Factset. HTQo0~_)Is4Mb- mB,{:0n^{R'?.yJ{k*vtR;t}mF:%(^A#+eE~A4Rl[ Said spent six years on the Sign up forOxygen Insiderfor all the best true crime content. Sarah Said called 911 the evening of Jan. 1, 2008, in her final moments. The worker told the manager that the man who let him into the apartment was the same man shown in the FBIs most-wanted poster for Yaser Said. For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. show you personalized advertising. Yaser Abdel Said, 65, an Egyptian-born cab driver who lived with his family just north of Dallas, Texas, allegedly shot his daughters, 17-year-old Sarah (center) and 18-year-old Amina (right), to death in his taxi after telling them they were going out to eat on New Years Day 14 years ago. FBI agents obtained a search warrant after seeing Islam and Yassein leave the home with garbage bags Tuesday and following them to a shopping center nearly 20 miles away in Southlake, where they dumped the trash. Now! They rented an apartment in Oklahoma under an assumed name because they feared Said, authorities have said. In August 2020, FBI agents began surveilling a home in Justin, which was purchased by Yassein's daughter, Dalal. Said, who was placed on the FBIs Top 10 Most Wanted List in 2014, is accused of murdering his daughters, Amina, 18, and Sarah, 17. The Lewisville High School students both had been shot multiple times, authorities said. Update: Yaser Abdel Said was arrested in Justin, Texas on August 26, 2020. A 2014 documentary called The Price of Honor fueled speculation Said killed his daughters because he harbored archaic beliefs that they should die for bringing shame to the family. Sarah Said and Amina Said were allegedly shot to death by their father in what prosecutors have described as "honor killings.". According to police records, Said was enraged at and had previously threatened to hurt one of his daughters for dating a non-Muslim boy. Yaser Abdel Said with his daughters, 18-year-old Amina and 17-year-old Sarah. He may be working as a taxi driver. Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! You will never break me down again, Owens was quoted by the Associated Press as saying. Yaser Abdel Said: Suspect on FBI most-wanted list arrested endobj Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Along with our partners, the FBI is thankful for the dedication and relentless pursuit that led to the capture of Amina and Sarahs killer and those that provided him harbor.. By signing up you agree to ourTerms of ServiceandPrivacy Policy. When do we want it? The cases pre-trial proceedings were previously postponed in June. Islam Said made it possible for his father, Yaser Said, to evade justice for the brutal murder of his daughters for more than a decade, FBI Dallas Special Agent in Charge Matthew DeSarno said. A week before they were killed, the girls and their mother fled their home in the Dallas suburb of Lewisville and went to Oklahoma to escape Said. In a home video recorded by Said, the girls are filmed in their bedroom while Said can be heard suggestively saying'Sarah sleeps with her pants? Nor will you ever be able to hurt another person.Read more: Egyptian man stabs young woman to death for breaking up with him, Infant in Egypt allegedly killed by parents for constantly sobbing, Egypt court confirms death penalty of man who killed Nayiera Ashraf. According to police records, Said was enraged at and had previously threatened to hurt one of his daughters for dating a non-Muslim boy. Brother of Yaser Said Sentenced to 12 Years for Published: 22:15 BST, 2 August 2022 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 2 August 2022. The two then reported the incident to the FBI. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, Tom has covered breaking news for The Dallas Morning News since 2016. In a letter written to the judge, Said wrote that he was not happy with his daughters "dating activity" but he denied killing them. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect that Yaser Said was arrested in Justin in 2020. Islam Yaser-Abdel Said, Yasers 32-year-old son, and Yassein Said, Yasers 59-year-old brother, were arrested Wednesday in Euless, Texas by the FBIs Dallas Violent Crimes Task Force and charged via criminal complaint with concealing a Yaser Said <>stream They both died of multiple gunshot wounds, the statement said.The girls bodies were discovered several hours later in the cab, which was abandoned outside a hotel in Irving.Before succumbing to her wounds, Sarah managed to make a chilling 911 call in which she was screaming and saying that her father shot her and her sister.Local media had reported that Said was not satisfied with his daughters American lifestyle and alleged that he was very controlling of what they did.The Associated Press reported that in an email sent on December 21, 2007, Amina told a teacher that she and her sister planned to run away.
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