Yaser Abdel Said, one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, has been "taken into custody without incident today in Justin, TX," according to a news release He was captured by the FBI's Violent Crimes Task Force in August 2020, and is currently in state custody. The sisters were allegedly murdered by their own father,17-year-old Sarah (left) and 18-year-old Amina (right), Said (right) pictured with his son Islam, and daughters Sarah (center, right) and Amina (left). This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, YASER SAID 'HONOR KILLINGS' TRIAL: DAUGHTER IN 911 CALL TELLS POLICE SHE'S 'DYING', "Help," said a crying voice on the 911 recording, later determined by police to be that of Sarah Said. For years, authorities suspected that Said had fled to his native Egypt or New York City but, in August 2020, he was. Owens gave birth to her first child, Islam Said, when she was 16. Yaser Abdel Said was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being found guilty of capital murder in the 2008 killings of his two daughters, 18-year-old Amina and 17-year-old Sarah, according to a news release from the office of Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. Market data provided by Factset. Thanks to the dogged work of the FBI and its law enforcement partners, however, Mr. Saids efforts were ultimately in vain, Prerak Shah said. Yaser Said 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.. All rights reserved. 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. <>stream 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. in 2020 after spending 12 years on the run for the New Years Day 2008 shootings of his daughters, Sarah, 17, and Amina, 18. O'Connor went above sentencing guidelines in a process called "variance.". Yaser Said <>stream For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. The son of Yaser, Islam Said, pled guilty to the same charges and was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Although the He was arrested without incident. Yassein and Islam were both arrested in Euless the same day. Said allegedly took his two daughters for a ride in his taxi cab under the guise of taking them out for dinner on Jan. 1, 2008. Yaser Said is accused of murdering his two teenage daughters, Sarah and Amina Said, in 2008. endobj Yaser Abdel Said (left) has been arrested for killing his daughters Sarah and Amina. Details. He then shot them both multiple times inside the cab near a hotel in Irving, Texas, according to the FBI. Police surrounded the familys house the next day and entered after firing tear gas inside. Charlotte is daddy's double! The Associated Press contributed to this report. He said he was going to take them to get something to eat. 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. The Egyptian-born cab driver who lived with his family just north of Dallas, Texas, allegedly shot to death his daughters, 17-year-old Sarah and 18-year-old Amina, in his taxi after telling them they were going out to eat on New Years Day 14 years ago. Yaser Said, who was placed on the FBI's Most Wanted List in 2014, is accused of gunning down his daughters, Sarah, 17, and Amina, 18, in a taxi cab near a Texas motel in 2008 and then fleeing prosecution. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Yaser Abdel Said, 65, is accused of killing his teenage daughters in 2008 in what prosecutors have called an "honor killing." The two then reported the incident to the FBI. He was finally arrested in August 2020 in Justin, about 35 miles (60 kilometers) northwest of Dallas. Anna Wintour arrives arm-in-arm with rumored beau Bill Nighy at 2023 Met Gala. When do we want it? FBI Worst-Case Exercise Tests Response to Chemical Attack. <>stream Said was in Texas on a permanent residence visa when they married, Owens said in the documentary. An attorney for Yassein Said had no comment Friday. 157 0 obj Create your free profile and get access to exclusive content. 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She said they didnt want to live by the culture of their father, who was born in Egypt, nor did they want arranged marriages, as he planned, the Associated Press reported.Her father, she said, had made our lives a nightmare. The email added: He will, without any drama nor doubt, kill us.The girls mother, Patricia Owens, told her ex-husband in a victim impact statement given after the verdict and sentence that she was no longer scared of him.You can keep those evil eyes on me as long as you want. Legal Statement. 'He's been dead for 130 years and can still satisfy the ladies': Social media goes wild over mystery woman Cancelled? Janelle Mone leads the worst-dressed list at the 2023 Met Gala in BIZARRE nearly-naked frock Met Gala 2023: Olivia Wilde flashes her midriff in daring cut-out white gown at glitzy event - as star risks Met Gala 2023: Dua Lipa looks like a fairytale princess in a low-cut vintage Chanel ballgown and 100-carat Met Gala 2023: Here come the Brits! Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Tom Steele, Breaking News Producer. KSAT via AP, File / Facebook), 911 call in Yaser Said alleged 'honor killings' of his daughters. 'e _ H\Sj#1}WqglP Irving Police Department/ Facebook. Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban can't take their eyes off each other at the Met Gala as Met Gala 2023: Lily James debuts a striking new fringe and dons a strapless leather ball gown while British MasterChef judge Jock Zonfrillo 'was secretly battling bowel cancer' before he was found dead in a Mystery surrounds Jock Zonfrillo's final Instagram comment posted shortly before his sudden death aged 46: Jamie Oliver, 47, to launch new upmarket restaurant in London - four years after the collapse of his Italian Have scientists finally created a jab to keep ALL flu strains at bay? `jP{>v_IOlP 3P7b{v>{zPw\"pz 9MuVRsV{hI{iBhWvl0Erg/s^QxBEsH]FvDsrzb'!J&;\E\35l`NxkDfGuiCRcFi#V)4Y::-9w fz5|JvD7 At the same time, his son and brother were taken into custody in Euless. She's got a right Lotte cheek with tantrums, feisty remarks and bossing her brothers about. He is 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighs about 180 pounds, and has brown eyes, black hair, and possibly a thick moustache. The comments below have been moderated in advance. Sarah Said was shot nine times and Amina Said was shot twice. In addition to Egypt and Canada, investigators believe Said has ties to the Dallas-Fort Worth region and the New York City area. There was public sentiment, fueled by Yaser Saids Muslim faith, that the sisters were shot in an honor killing a practice in some cultures in which men kill female relatives thought to have dishonored their families. He reportedly carries a weapon with him at all times. An official website of the United States government. A warrant for Yaser Abdel Said's arrest was issued the day after the 2008 shootings of his daughters, Sarah Yaser Said, 17, and Amina Yaser Said, 18. She said she feared her ex-husband would turn up and kill her one day. Thanks to her new 16m Harry Potter TV deal, it's JK Rowling who's having the last laugh over Scientists discover what happens seconds before you die - activity in the brain and heart RAMPS UP, Man accused of killing 2 teen daughters in 2008 has been captured, Irving police and FBI announce, Do not sell or share my personal information. He faces the death penalty if convicted of capital murder. <>stream Murder suspects brother gets 12 years for hiding sibling Sign up forOxygen Insiderfor all the best true crime content. Texas trial begins for man accused of killing 2 teenage daughters Just after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, authorities searched the house and captured him. HSMo0+|l$'m6vV:?M8VZ#dG@Tq4 Legal Statement. 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. Trial begins for Texas taxicab driver accused in "honor killings" of Son of man arrested in 2008 'honor killings' of teen daughters, 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. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! emailStay Connected endobj A lock () or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Ex-FBI 'Top 10 Most Wanted' suspect Yaser Said convicted of Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. If a person is capable of killing his own daughters, there is no telling what he might do. I did not do the killings or any to hurt them, thats fact, Said wrote. The prosecution is not seeking death penalty against Yaser Abdel Said, 65, but he would automatically receive a life sentence if convicted. Yaser Said, accused of killing his two daughters in 2008, was nearly caught in 2017, authorities say, was arrested in the Denton County city of Justin on Wednesday, Video offers glimpse into relationship slain Lewisville sisters had with father accused of killing them in taxi, For years, friends say, slain sisters lived with their father's threats of violence and abuse, Mayday: Texas school leaders sound alarm, ask for more state money for public education, Colin Allred to challenge Ted Cruz for Senate, sources say, Gov. By signing up you agree to ourTerms of ServiceandPrivacy Policy. The sisters were found shot multiple times in their fathers taxicab outside a hotel in the Dallas suburb of Irving. trial concluded Monday and trial proceedings were expected to get underway Tuesday. 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. At the time, their deaths were described by surviving family members as "honor killings,"the Associated Press reported. Now! Last year, Islam Said was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, and Yassein Said got 12 years. Amina and Sarah Said Murders: Where Is Yaser Abdel Said Now? At the time of the shooting, police noted that there had been domestic problems in the Said family. Owen's sister, Connie Moggio, corroborated the abuse after the shooting, and said she didn't know why her sister and nieces returned to Said. Said immediately became the prime suspect, and when authorities raided the family's home the next day he was nowhere to be found. '")The|T,A-@#AUBZ}YMDagsR+\puHlG^4?qqKha:H'a Yaser Said Found Guilty in Murders of Teen Daughters Yaser Said In October 1998, when Amina and Sarah were 9 and 8, they accused their father of sexual abuse. qSI@CT/y%A{O(r#d# V I'm dying,' Sarah could be heard in a 911 call she managed to make after she was shot. It was unclear whether authorities questioned or detained Islam Said at that time. Yaser Said allegedly invited his daughters to a meal at Denny's before killing them. Read the crime and public safety news your neighbors are talking about. "The guidelines also do not adequately take into account the extravagant lengths that defendant and his co-defendant, and perhaps others, went to harbor and conceal Yaser Said," O'Connor wrote in a court filing. Seeing double! In 2017, officials said they caught a break in the case after a maintenance worker claimed to see Yaser Said inside an apartment in Bedford, which had been leased to his son, Islam. Brother of Yaser Said Sentenced to 12 Years for After 24-hour surveillance for more than a week, witnessing both Islam and Yassein drop off groceries and seeing the shadow past a window, agents executed a search warrant on the home, where they arrested Yaser Said. Authorities got a search warrant several hours later, but no one was inside when they broke down the door about 1 a.m. 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. A man who discovered the bodies called 911 about an hour later. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied journalism and public relations. 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. Said, who entered a not guilty plea Tuesday, faces an automatic life sentence if convicted. 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. He was sentenced in a Fort Worth federal courtrooom on Friday. Inside they found Yaser Said and took him into custody without incident. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. We believe that the combination of publicity, the significant reward, and the team of experienced investigators working the case from the Dallas Violent Crimes Task Force and the Irving Police Department will result in Saids arrest.. Said took his daughters for a taxi-ride on New Years Day 2008 under the pretext of taking them to get something to eat, according to an FBI statement issued at the time of his capture.He drove them to Irving, Texas, where he allegedly shot both girls inside the taxicab. 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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 His capital murder trial is forthcoming. 'He would say things like, 'They're becoming too American,'' she said. Three years ago, authorities nearly captured Yaser Abdel Said who spent more than a decade evading law enforcement on suspicion of killing his two teenage daughters in Irving when a maintenance worker spotted him in a North Texas apartment belonging to his son. RELATED: How brother, son of man on FBI's Most Wanted List accused in 'honor killings' led agents to him. Jury selection for Yaser Abdel Saids trial concluded Monday and trial proceedings were expected to get underway Tuesday. The operator asked what was happening. Story tips can be sent to stephanie.pagones@fox.com and on Twitter: @steph_pagones. Last year, two of Saids relatives, Islam and Yassein Said, were sentenced to long jail terms for allegedly assisting Yasers escapes. Islam Said, left, and Yassein Said, right. Islam helped harbor his father after he allegedly murdered the girls. Im dying Im dying, the 17-year-old told dispatchers, WFAA reported. pic.twitter.com/mdLUzVLx3z. Yaser Abdel Said Islam Yaser-Abdel Said, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to conceal a person from arrest, one count of concealing a person from arrest, and one count of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding. (Irving Police Dept. Said was arrested in 2020 after spending 12 years on the run for the New Years Day 2008 shootings of his daughters, Sarah, 17, and Amina, 18. Jury selection for Yaser Abdel Saids trial concluded Monday and trial proceedings were expected to get underway Tuesday. Jurors heard a 911 call Sarah Said made by cellphone, telling the operator that her father had shot her and that she was dying. In one jail letter to the judge dated July 23, 2021, Said said he was unhappy with the girls dating activity.. Unrecognizable rapper sports prosthetics and cat ears at 2023 Met Gala as she leads stars Baring it ALL! He is set to be sentenced on April 30 at 9 a.m. Islams uncle, Yassein Said, is set for trial on Feb. 1. Yaser Abdel Said is on prosecution for premeditated murder and, if found guilty, would face a life sentence because prosecutors are not demanding the death penalty. Prosecutors did not pursue the death penalty, But they returned to Lewisville on New Years Eve. endobj An agent overheard Islam Said call one of his uncles and say, We have a big problem, according to a criminal complaint. The son of Yaser, Islam Said, pled guilty to the same charges and was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Yaser Said had been a fugitive from justice since New Year's Day 2008, when he allegedly murdered his teenage daughters, Amina and Sarah. Those charges were later dropped after the girls recanted their story because they said they didn't want to be forced to relocate.
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