Irving Police Department/ Facebook. 158 0 obj Yaser Abdel Said, wanted for the murder of his two teenage daughters in Texas, has been named to the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. He receives an automatic sentence of Life in Prison without Parole. In addition to Egypt and Canada, investigators believe Said has ties to the Dallas-Fort Worth region and the New York City area. ", YASER SAID 'HONOR KILLINGS' TRIAL: EX-FBI 'TOP 10 MOST WANTED' SUSPECT ACCUSED OF KILLING DAUGHTERS TESTIFIES. KWTX Jury selection for Yaser Abdel Saids trial concluded Monday and trial proceedings were expected to get underway Tuesday. I got my eye on you. He was sentenced in a Fort Worth federal courtrooom on Friday. 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Yaser Abdel Said with his daughters, 18-year-old Amina and 17-year-old Sarah. Story tips can be sent to stephanie.pagones@fox.com and on Twitter: @steph_pagones. You will never break me down again, Owens was quoted by the Associated Press as saying. Texas trial begins for man accused of killing 2 teenage daughters The sisters boyfriends also joined them. The prosecution is not seeking death penalty against Yaser Abdel Said, 65, but he would automatically receive a life sentence if convicted. The narrative took off soon after the killings, and again after Saids arrest in 2020, prompting local Muslim leaders to educate the general public that so-called honor killings are not condoned by the Islamic religion. (Irving Police Dept. FBI Worst-Case Exercise Tests Response to Chemical Attack. 'Devil's Disciple' serial killer, 70, who was jailed for killing three people and admitting to eight murders Supermarkets pull THOUSANDS of Cadbury dessert products over food poisoning fears. I did not do the killings or any to hurt them, thats fact, Said wrote. endstream his two daughters for a ride in his taxi cab under the guise of taking them out for dinner on Jan. 1, 2008. 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] 205 0 obj At the same time, his son and brother were taken into custody in Euless. A lawyer representing Islam Said did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment. In a letter written to the judge, Said wrote that he was not happy with his daughters "dating activity" but he denied killing them. (FBI), Sarah and Amina Said were killed by their father in 2008. Yaser Said A man who discovered the bodies called 911 about an hour later. 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Yaser Abdel Said, 65, was found guilty of the 2008 capital murders of his daughters, Sarah Said, 17, and Amina Said, 18, according to the Dallas Morning News.The Dallas County jury returned a guilty verdict on Tuesday via AP, File / Facebook), 911 call in Yaser Said alleged 'honor killings' of his daughters. In one jail letter to the judge dated July 23, 2021, Said said he was unhappy with the girls dating activity.. Create your free profile and get access to exclusive content. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. He said he did not turn himself in to authorities because he feared he would not get a fair trial. Officials said Islam and Yassein were both arrested the following day in Euless. She's got a right Lotte cheek with tantrums, feisty remarks and bossing her brothers about. Trial begins for Texas taxicab driver accused in "honor killings" of Details. He was arrested without incident. ", TRIAL OF TEXAS MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING DAUGHTERS IN HONOR KILLINGS FOR HAVING NON-MUSLIM BOYFRIENDS BEGINS. Police believe Yaser Said was angry they were dating boys who were non-Muslim and killed them. In 2011, while Said was still at large, Owens told The Dallas Morning News that she thought the killings could have been because of her ex-husband's belief that the girls were shaming the family with their western ways. If convicted, Said faces an automatic life prison sentence. Yassein and Islam were both arrested in Euless the same day. or redistributed. The trial of the father who authorities believe to have murdered his teenage daughters in a 2008 'honor killing' began Tuesday after Monday's jury selection.