You can always change this later in your Account settings. Patricia Owens, the mother of Amina and Sarah, addressed her ex-husband on the stand after the verdict. After 12 years on the run, Amina and Sarah will finally have justice! Sisters together forever safe in Heaven: Amina Yaser SaidAmina Said was a promising young Egyptian-American high school student living her life like any other American teen would. "Even after 12 years of frustration and dead-ends, the pursuit for their killer never ceased. "[21][22][23], Said's taxi was soon discovered by another cab driver outside the service entrance of the Omni Mandalay Hotel (now the Omni Las Colinas Hotel).[24][25]. He will, without any drama nor doubt, kill us, she also wrote. Creepy video shows slain Texas teens with their father window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { "It's hard because they were my best friends. Reports said that the 65-year-old fatally shot the victims in 2008 before he vanished. Family members linked to this person will appear here. They observed Islam and Yassein entering and exiting the home and the shadow of another man inside the home after the two men had left. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Also arrested were Islam Said (brother of the victims) and Yaser Said's brother. Learn more about merges. Owens told CBS 11 News she found out about Said's capture through from media and then received a call from the Irving Police Department. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. It's been 13 years of waiting, long enough for Patricia Owens to wonder if there will ever be justice for her daughters, Amina and Sarah Said. The FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, compared the DNA from those items to the DNA of Amina and Sarah, and determined the DNA most likely came from their biological father. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Back in 1998, both teenagers accused their father of sexually assaulting them. pg.acq.push(function() { They both were victims of their abusive father, Yaser, on several You will be prosecuted. PERSON. Drag images here or select from your computer for Sarah Yaser Said memorial. Amina and Sarah Said | memories - YouTube Learn more about merges. "This is a case about a man obsessed with possession and control," Black said. Ive heard about this case many times and I have been following it because the perpetuator has been on the run. 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Remembering Amina and Sarah Said 01:30 Inmate sentenced to life uses prison truck to escape 01:17 "The Hunt With John Walsh" returns at 9 p.m. ET/PT Sunday, July 12, on CNN. Amina Said, 18, and her 17-year-old sister, Sarah, were found fatally shot Jan. 1, 2008, in Irving, Texas. Yaser Said found guilty of capital murder in 2008 shootings of teenage We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Sarah Said, 17, and Amina Said, 18, were found shot to death on New Year's Day 2008 in a taxi at a motel. Although there are laws that prohibit "honor death" in many Middle Eastern nations, there are some areas where Sharia law is prevalent and where the practice is tolerated.UPDATE: Yaser Abdel Said was arrested by federal agents on August 26, 2020 in Justin, Texas. }); Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? 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New details released into how authorities found man accused of 'honor [9] Amina was born in 1989, and Sarah was born in 1990. ga('ads.send', { A police report at the time said a family member told investigators that the suspect threatened "bodily harm against Sarah for going on a date with a non-Muslim. ", Anne Heche could be jailed for up to THREE YEARS as fiery crash probed as felony DUI. On January 1, 2008, he lured them into his taxi cab on the pretense of taking them out to eat, where instead, he fatally shot them.[3]. Yaser Said was found guilty of killing his two daughters, 18-year-old Amina Said and 17-year-old Sarah Said, in 2008. He claimed he didnt turn himself in right away because he wouldnt get a fair trial. All rights reserved. Make sure that the file is a photo. English Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. He was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison on June 4, 2021. However, when the detectives reached out to talk to Amina and Sarahs father, they learned that he had skipped town as he was nowhere to be found. Finally this monster is no longer free to roam about the world while Sarah and Aminas bright and promising lives were torn away from them by him. She knew she was going to die, he said. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. }); }); I thought you might like to see a memorial for Sarah Yaser Said I found on Findagrave.com. ga('ads.send', { As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Said married Patricia "Tissie" Owens in February 1987 when he was 30 and she was 15. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? }); pg.acq.push(function() { Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Amina Said (32311856)? Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty in the case. Said, not trusting Amina, continued his search in order to uncover Amina's relationship. [3] When she was 16, Said took Amina to Egypt allegedly to arrange a marriage for her to a much older friend of his, but Amina rejected the marriage. And she said 'no tissy, it's real,'" said Owens. This account has been disabled. Like any other young girl coming of age, Amina, a senior at Lewisville High School in Lewisville, Texas (their brother Islam, also attended the school) was interested in school activities such as pep rallies and student clubs. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. The Said family moved a few times, this was mostly because someone would start getting suspicious that the abuse really was happening. Then, the line goes dead. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. The film chronicles the lives of the sisters and the path to their eventual murders by their own father, Yaser Said, who . The Price of Honor - MagellanTV Documentaries 12 Years Later, There's Hope for Justice Yaser Abdel Said has been on the run for 12 years Editor's update: On 26 August 2020, Yaser Abdel Said was arrested by the FBI and US authorities in North Texas. Reports said that the 65-year-old fatally shot the victims in 2008 before he vanished. 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The couple had their first child, Islam, when Patricia was 16. He told them that he wanted to take them out for a bite to eat, however, in what police classify as an "honor death" related crime, Mr. Said shot both of his daughters in the backseat of his car and disappeared into thin air. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Their father is accused of killing. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Officials spend the next hour tracking the cell phone signal to a general .