gads_event = event; The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Careful investigation has uncovered multiple home videos of Sarah and Amina, where the cameras focused on their chest area or legs. Said hugged Amina when she returned, Owens said. The girls were discovered in an orange Jet Taxi cab that police said Said borrowed from a fellow driver. }); Jurors are set to hear closing arguments Tuesday. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Judge Chika Anyiam sentenced Said to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A deep appreciation is felt from every member of their maternal family to the Dallas FBI and the Irving PD for their relentless pursuit to bring about this day. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Follow More from Medium Karen Marie Shelton in CrimeBeat Abandoned, Eating Garbage, and Enduring. Jill also tells me that shortly before the murders, Tissie" had Amina withdraw her last savings out of the bank and give it to her mother. 2020 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. ga('ads.send', { Owens knew the girls boyfriends and approved. Since death penalty was not pursued by the prosecutors, he will reportedly get life imprisonment.During the trial, a New Years Day 911 call was played in the court in which Sarahs last terrifying screams could be heard. In New York State, Accomplice liability is established when one person engages in conduct which constitutes an offense, and the defendant," acting with the mental culpability required for the commission thereof . . }); According to friends and family, Said was upset that his teenage daughters were dating. Yaser Said trial: Accused took daughters out on pretext of dinner before killing them, The TRAGIC deaths of Sarah and Amina Said: Trial of killer dad Yasir Said begins in TexasIt has been said that Said wanted to control everything. Detective Hennig insists that they have no proof that Tissie knew Yaser would kill them. Trotter claimed that Amina told her that her father might kill her. Said was added to the FBIs 10 Most Wanted fugitives list in 2014. After Yaser landed in hot water, he pulled some strings with his family, and the daughters dropped their accounts saying instead that they lied to live with their grandmother. He kissed her forehead and a tear trailed down his face, Owens said. Based on my own academic studies in Middle East Quarterly, there is no doubt that this was an classic honor killing. Earlier, it was reported that the Saids daughters had escaped with their mother, Patricia Owens, two weeks before the tragedy, only to be emotionally manipulated later. Patricia went back to Yaser after numerous phone calls, and according to reports, she took Sarah with her. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Saimahh Ali R.I.P. That devil there, Owens said of Yaser Said, the man she divorced while he was on the run after the murders. "When we left to go, you know, home, I was telling my sister, 'don't tell me this is just a dream.' She gave birth to their three children in the first three years of marriage. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. We look forward to seeing Amina and Sarah's day in court. The state wants to convict Yaser for being Muslim in 2008., But prosecutor Lauren Black refuted such claims and said, This is a case about a man obsessed with possession and control. He will, without any drama nor doubt, kill us, she also wrote. Theres almost 24 hours where we dont know where that cab went, Schingle said. Yarmahullah. }); Amina Said was born March 2, 1989. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { ga('ads.send', { document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ 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. Texas Man Kills 5 Neighbors After They Complained of Gunfire, Fallen Officers Remembered at 2023 Texas Peace Officers' Memorial Ceremony and Candlelight Vigil. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Amina Said (32311856)? "I took for granted, I had my family. Trotter, whose son Joseph dated Amina, claimed Said was abusive and obsessed with his daughters. 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. And nevertheless, upon her return, she started calling her daughters persistently. After hearing closing arguments and deliberating for three hours, the Dallas County jury reached the guilty verdict. }); The film shows the lives of the sisters and the path to their eventual murders by their own father, Yaser Said, who fled the crime scene and remains on the FBI's Ten Top Most Wanted List. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Re-Upload this Video.\r\r\"On January 1, 2008, someone brutally murdered teenaged sisters Sarah and Amina Said. The couple had their first child, Islam, when Patricia was 16. Legal Statement. eventAction: 'load' Said was on the lam for 12 years until his arrest in August 2020 at a family home in Denton County. Skip to comments. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Amina Said, 18, and her 17-year-old sister, Sarah, were found fatally shot Jan. 1, 2008, in Irving, TX. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Try again later. But now, though there's a long road ahead Owens has hope for closure. Demi Moore has not left Bruce Willis's side and is doing everything to make his 'last moments happy', 'Stop it!' The girls begged their mother, Patricia Owens, to leave. Sarah, 17, and Amina Said, 18, were discovered killed on Jan. 1, 2008, at an Irving hotel. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. After the discovery, the Said family vanished only to resurface in Lewisville, the other side of Dallas. Taxi drivers lease vehicles for short stints, often weeks at a time, from fleet owners whom the cars are registered to. Or just their smiles, their laughs, their, you know, silliness," said Owens. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. The email is from 18-year-old Amina Said who was killed as well as 17-year-old Sarah Said on New Years Day 2008. ga('ads.send', { Note: there has been some minor editing. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { ga('ads.send', { cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. According to law enforcement, he shot the girls to death inside his taxicab and abandoned their bodies. Failed to report flower. Natasha Woodward R. I. P Omar, so sad x. Kash A Razzaq Chohan So sad R.I.P Omar. Owens declined to comment on the case until her ex-husband is convicted, she told ABC News. Please enter your email and password to sign in. It was New Year's Day 2008 when investigators say Yaser shot and killed his daughters in his taxicab. hitType: 'event', eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Amina was shottwice. It was perpetuated in a 2014 documentary called The Price of Honor, which fueled speculation Said killed his daughters because he harbored archaic beliefs that they should die for bringing shame to the family. Her eyes shifted around the courtroom during the nearly two hours she was on the stand. eventAction: 'view' Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. January 1st, 2008. He wouldn't let them date, a prosecutor said during closing statements Tuesday. Instead, Said, 65, is accused of shooting 18-year-old Amina Said and 17-year-old Sarah Said multiple times in a taxi cab that he left outside an Irving hotel. Get the recap of top opinion commentary and original content throughout the week. 1 talking about this. Owens said the girls wanted to leave because Said prohibited them from dating. It was the first time shed seen Said since New Years Day 2008, when she believed that he was taking their daughters out for dinner. The couple had their first child, Islam, when Patricia was 16. hitType: 'event', Call Us Today! Share this memorial using social media sites or email. At the time, I was told that political pressure, mainly brought to bear by CAIR, (the Muslim Brotherhood in America), was responsible. 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The bodies of Amina Said, 18 and her sister Sarah Said, 17 were in a taxi left at the Omni Mandalay Hotel car park in. Owens demeanor was demure and she spoke softly. Amina returned the embrace, she said. In an e-mail sent to Jill, dated April 30, 2012, Detective Joe Hennig, the police officer in charge of the investigation, was sympathetic to the fact that Jill is having a hard time dealing with their deaths. He said he was truly sorry for her loss, but that there is not enough evidence to make such an arrest. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Sarah had rejected an arranged marriage with a much-older friend of her fathers whom she had never met. "It's really been very difficult," said Owens. Owens brought Amina home that evening. } Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. What to Know Yaser Said is accused of murdering his two teenage daughters, Sarah and Amina Said, in 2008. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. hitType: 'event', Try again later. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), } Now, murder is an extreme step, and in the case of the Said sisters, the violence gradually escalated, culminating in their killings.
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