FBI agent Daniel Gimenez, who led the federal governments effort to track down Said, took the stand Friday afternoon. The state also called the lead Irving PD detective to the stand. If convicted, Yaser Said faces mandatory life in prison without the possibility of parole. Silence filled Dallas County District Court 7 Wednesday as prosecutors prepared to present the chilling 911 call made by a dying Sarah Said on New Year 2008. @NBCDFW https://t.co/X5svQKi9it pic.twitter.com/ZmIM6Lof1n, Prosecutors asked Owens if she had any idea what might have happened to her daughters when they left to eat with their father and she said, Part of me did. Got a tip? DALLAS, Texas - Yaser Said was back in court on Thursday after an emotional day of testimony from some of the first membersof law enforcement to visit the murder scene of Said's two daughters. Shes asking for help and she names her killer, her father, Yaser Said, Ms Black said. The capital murder trial of Yaser Abdel Said, a 65-year-old cab driver from Lewisville accused of murdering his two teenage daughters in a purported "honor killing" continued Thursday in Dallas with the girls' mother taking the stand. Yaser Said is accused of shooting to death his two daughters on Jan. 1, 2008 . Caught in 2020. https://t.co/R77vHTz043 pic.twitter.com/ApAbeA3VgF. In late 2007, Owens and her daughters fled again to Tulsa, Okla., after the girls feared their father would kill them if he learned they had both become engaged to their boyfriends. He controlled what they did, who they talked to, who they could be friends with, if they and who they could date. The film furthers speculation the girls' father objected to his daughters living an "American lifestyle.". [ATTORNEY: "Yaser is apparently very happy to see his daughters again."] The manager gave Patricia days off from work to take the girls to a safe place and call the police, even taking donations among the store employees to help Patricia get her daughters protection. Patricia Owens, the mother of victims Amina Said and Sarah Said, told jurors her ex-husband was abusive and controlling. My father shot me. Breaking down several. FBI had been in touch w/apt management bc Saids son lived there. Awful testimony in Yaser Said trial: Medical examiners explained autopsy pics; girls clothes. But, Black said, in another act of "control" and "manipulation" by Said, he told them he had changed and convinced them to return home. Now that Said has been apprehended, Patricia can finally find some semblance of peace for herself and her daughters. None of your employees?" Amina and Sarah Said were murdered by their father Yaser Abdul Said an Egyptian immigrant on January 1st 2008. Amina and Sarah said were both shot to death sitting in an orange jet taxi. Were here to offer condolences, continued condolence to this family, but were also here to see that justice is done which it was, Creuzot said. Owens, who visibly had trouble on the stand and has been diagnosed with PTSD and is on medication, said she met Said when she was 14 and he was 29. Lawyer Joel Patton claimed that some of Ms Owens allegations were untrue and that she was being led by prosecutors instead of independently answering questions. 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And he controlled everything in his household. She said that she didnt finish the process to get the order because they went back to Mr Said. 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. Saids three public defenders argue this was a botched police investigation fixated on a Muslim man in a post-9/11 world full of Islamophobia. Mother and ex-wife Patricia Owens testified in Dallas County Court in the 64-year-olds capital murder trial on Thursday that he sexually assaulted the girls two years before the killing and then threatened to murder them if they didnt backtrack on their police statements, according to The Daily Beast. Former Irving police officer Steven Hazard testified he believed the girls were not shot at the location they were found. He said he fled the taxi he was driving that evening because he thought they were being followed and someone wanted to kill him. "When they had more independence, that was less control for him," Black said. In December 2007, Mr Said put a gun to Aminas head and threatened to kill her, prompting the mother and daughters to plan an escape before Christmas that year. Whether the girls were victims of an honor killing for allegedly bringing dishonor to their family has been widely speculated by loved ones and media since their murder in 2008. She said she and her two daughters returned to her husband because he was abusive and she was scared of getting hurt if they didn't. And I feel the media was against me in a certain direction, that I would not get a fair trial," Said said. I left the car for them," he said. Ms Owens testified that she had been aware that her daughters had boyfriends, but that the three of them had kept it quiet for fear of reprisals. "Nobody said they saw him that night. Clearly the proof is in the pudding and this is a double Honor Killing and the F.B.I. He will serve an automatic life sentence if hes found guilty. It took just 20 minutes in court for Yaser Said testifying in his own defense to tell his story claiming he was not with his daughters when they were murdered. He said he regrets leaving them alone and denied killing them. He told jurors he was not with the girls when they died and someone else is to blame. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, He controlled what they did, who they talked to, who they could be friends with, if they and who they could date. Patricia Owens, the mother of 18-year-old Amina Said and 17-year-old Sarah Said, takes the stand on the third day of trial of her ex-husband Yaser Said at the Frank Crowley Courts Building in . Irving Police Department not only refuses to bring charges against Patricia Owens, Islam Said or any of the bothers of Yaser Said but they didnt even care to officially interrogate them. Owens said her ex-husband was abusive and controlling and would look over the girls' phone records and would call numbers to see if they belonged to a boy or a girl. Later, Said added he heard about an accident and learned that his girls had been murdered. Said spent six years on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List before he was arrested in Justin in August 2020. This is just killing. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. @NBCDFW https://t.co/X5svQKi9it pic.twitter.com/ZmIM6Lof1n, Prosecutors asked Owens if she had any idea what might have happened to her daughters when they left to eat with their father and she said, Part of me did. "If the FBI did their work, they would know, but they were looking for Yaser Said and they did not do what they have to do," he said. The next morning, on New Years, Amina's friend received a text message from Sarah asking Amina to call her mom. Mr Said evaded capture for 12 years after the murders, according to prosecutors. Said spent six years on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted List before he was arrested in August 2020. Said took the stand as the only defense witness Monday. He controlled what they did, who they talked to, who they could be friends with, if theyand who theycould date. Patrica Owens, Yaser Said's ex-wife, testified before the jury Thursday morning and said why she fled her home with her daughters only to return days before they were killed. Please join us in the fight for justice for Amina and Sarah Said by calling on the Irving Police to revise this case and interrogate Patricia Owens Said and Islam Said. Whether the girls were victims of an honor killing for allegedly bringing dishonor to their family has been widely speculated by loved ones and media since their murder in 2008. They arrived back in Texas on New Years eve when the girls learned that their mother was going back home to Yaser. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. On Wednesday, the prosecution played the 911 call allegedly made by Sarah on the night of her death. The mother and daughters returned to Texas to finish their schooling on the promise that Said would leave the family home. The prosecution is expected to call more than 40 witnesses to the stand over the course of the trial. The prosecutor said the sisters had become very scared for their lives, and decided to leave after their father put a gun to Aminas head and threatened to kill her.. Said's defense argued Owens' story had changed so much over the years that she was close to becoming a suspect herself and also claimed police were fixated on blaming a Muslim man for the killings instead of looking at other potential suspects. An Atlanta based band that was in North Texas for a show said their equipment was stolen from their hotel Friday night. She said she married him at the age of 15, with the permission of her parents after dating for three weeks and had three children with him over the next three years. She said she urged Amina to return home on the day of the murders even though the teen said she feared for her life. Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot praised investigators for their perseverance in tracking Said. This is just killing. "It is wrong for the government to generalize an entire culture, criminalize an entire culture, to fit their narrative, and to fit their objective. Prosecutors said Said was angry the girls were dating out of their culture and that they had recently ran away to be with their boyfriends. Part of me didnt" before saying, "I'm sorry.". She was soft-spoken on the witness stand, but her message about how she felt about her ex-husband was loud and clear when referring to him as the "devil.". Jurors were told to pack a bag. Upon the SWAT teams notice and knock announced, the defendant came out and surrendered, said Gimenez. The girls' aunt, Connie Moggio, broke down on the stand as she identified autopsy photos of her nieces. "Yes," Owens said. The shocking accusation against Yaser Said came during testimony by his ex-wife, Patricia Owen, in Dallas County Court on Thursday during his capital murder trial. Prosecutors continue trying to build their case against a father accused of murdering his teenage daughters. Ms Owens said the charges against Mr Said were dropped after the girls withdrew their statements to police because they were scared of Mr Said. And he controlled everything in his household. The medical examiner found 1,500 milliliters of blood in Aminas right chest cavity, the equivalent of three water bottles. The killings took place just days after Ms Owens had taken her kids and left Mr Said. Owens said her ex-husband was abusive and controlling and would look over the girls' phone records and would call numbers to see if they belonged to a boy or a girl. Authorities believe that the daughters were shot before 7:30 p.m. near the Omni Hotel. In the terrible case of honor killings, where Yaser Abdel Said shot his daughters Amina and Sarah, one role has remained murky throughout. The film furthers speculation the girls' father objected to his daughters living an "American lifestyle.". Yaser Said, who had been sought on a capital murder warrant since the slayings, was placed on the FBI's most-wanted list. Patricia Owens holds up photos of her daughters 18-year-old Amina Said (center) and 17-year-old Sarah Said as she walks up to the stand to give a victim impact statement to Yaser Said after his . Patricia Owens, who is . On Friday, graphic crime scene evidence was shown to the jury, including bullet-riddled clothing worn by the girls on the night of the murders. She later dropped the charges filed in Garland, but Ms Owens added that she sought a protective order against Mr Said for her daughters in October 1998. They then moved to another area, closer to Ms Owens sister. A part of me did, a part of me didn't. Im dying, yelled a frantic woman identified as Sarah. In a Dallas County courtroom, Patricia Owens saw her former husband and the father of their children for the first time in 14 years. He controlled what they did, who they talked to, who they could be friends with, if they and who they could date. . If convicted of capital murder, Said would automatically be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The evening the sisters were shot, their father wanted to take just the two of them to a restaurant, she said. The death penalty is not an option in Yaser Said's case. The charges were ultimately dropped after the girls recanted out of fear of their father, she said. Their father is on trial for the murders. Prosecutors say that Mr Said had become increasingly enraged in the weeks before the killings because he felt he had lost control of both Ms Owens and the teenage girls. She said she urged Amina to return home on the day of the murders even though the teen said she feared for her life. Yaser Said's defense attorney, Joseph Patton, told jurors that Said was a suspect because he is Muslim, and that evidence would indicate the investigation was botched. "I told them the car is yours. And this is not acceptable," Ahmed said. He said he regrets leaving them alone and denied killing them. It took just 20 minutes in court for Yaser Said testifying in his own defense to tell his story claiming he was not with his daughters when they were murdered. Prosecutors presented an email Amina reportedly sent her Lewisville teacher days before her death, confiding that her father was arraigning her marriage so she and her sister were going to run away. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Reports suggest that she's in Arlington, Texas, having resided in several places before - including Bedford and Lewisville. Owens said Said had previously threatened Amina with a gun. Detective Kevin Hubbard, a dispatch supervisor, and the Irving Fire Department tried to get information from the unidentified caller but couldnt. 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(FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth) Owens testified that "part of". The murderer was my husband, and those girls were my beautiful, brilliant, talented daughters. You can also check out a post where Patricia laments the death of the girls. And he controlled everything in his household, prosecutor Lauren Black said during opening statements on Tuesday. Prosecutors presented an email Amina reportedly sent her Lewisville teacher days before her death, confiding that her father was arranging her marriage so she and her sister were going to run away. "Theres no forensic science to it.". "The doorman told me there were a couple of people in a cab that were hurt really bad and that I needed to come out to the front drive," he said. Prosecutors continue trying to build their case against a father accused of murdering his teenage daughters. Day two of testimony ended with a former crime scene investigator who wheeled in a cart full of evidence including the bullet-riddled cab seats, shell casings and projectiles found throughout the car and photographs showing a shell casing found on Aminas shoulder. They will be sequestered in a hotel if deliberations continue for more than a day. The relatives were identified by the Dallas FBI as Said's brother Yassein and his son Islam. After ending up on the FBIs Most Wanted List, he was located in 2020 in Justin, Texas only 40 minutes from where the alleged murder took place. Patricia Owens, the mother of 18-year-old Amina Said and 17-year-old Sarah Said, takes the stand on the third day of trial of her ex-husband Yaser Said at the Frank Crowley Courts Building in . Patricia Owens called her ex-husband Yaser Said the "devil" for allegedly murdering their two daughters at his trial in Dallas on Aug. 4, 2022. The film furthers speculation the girls' father objected to his daughters living an "American lifestyle.". Yaser Said sat emotionless, holding a finger to his ear to listen to the disturbing audio. The mother added that part of her decision to bring the girls back to Dallas was so Amina could finish high school and not jeopardize her college scholarship. If convicted, Said will face life in prison. The mother, Patricia Owens, who is divorced from Said, testified that he convinced her to return to Texas. The mother of two girls who were allegedly killed by their father has told his murder trial that he molested the teenagers. "They were the last people to see Amina and Sarah alive," he said. There's no such thing as an honor killing, you kill somebody there's no honor to it. Ms Owens added that another factor in the return to Texas was for Amina for graduate high school and not put her college scholarship at risk. Read More: Movies About Abusive Relationships. "Something would happen to me or something would happen to her," Erik Panameno told jurors. Sarah and Amina Said deserve JUSTICE. In 1998, while living near Waco, Texas, Owens filed a report with the Hill County Sheriffs Office accusing Said of sexually abusing the two girls. An emotional Ms Owens said that Sarah and Amina told her back in 1998 that their father had sexually assaulted them. Owens came face-to-face with her ex-husband for the first time since prosecutors say he killed their two teenaged daughters. Owens, who. It is wrong for the government to generalize an entire culture, criminalize an entire culture, to fit their narrative, and to fit their objective, Patton said on Tuesday. Yaser Said Honor Killing Trial Over Murder of Sarah and Amina Underway in Dallas HOMEPAGE Crime & Justice Chilling 911 Call Fingers Dad in Horrific Texas 'Honor Killing' Trial SMOKING GUN After. Im dying, Sarah said in the recording. Sarah Said was shot nine times and Amina Said was shot twice. Both are at home recovering. Here his FBI profile: http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/murders/yaser-abdel-said. Yaser Said showed no emotion as cries for help played in court. The relatives were identified by the Dallas FBI as Said's brother Yassein and his son Islam. Investigators say Yaser Said murdered his two teenage daughters, Sarah and Amina, in 2008 in so-called honor killings for dating outside their faith. Sarah suffered nine gunshot wounds, mostly to her abdomen, according to the medical examiner. You can try refreshing the page, and if you're still having problems, just try again later. Either way, she failed to protect her daughters. A film made about the murders, "The Price of Honor," alleges the girls were killed by their father as an "honor killing," a cultural practice where someone is killed after bringing shame on their family. agreed at one point. If convicted of capital murder, he would automatically be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. She could have returned her daughters back to their father so the murders could take place as planned. Said disappeared and had not been seen for 12 years until his arrest in Justin by the FBI in August 2020. A Fort Worth man and his family say they are terrified and angry after the FBI originally posted his photo and identified him as the suspected shooter that killed five people near Houston Friday night. She said she and her two daughters returned to her husband because he was abusive and she was scared of getting hurt if they didn't. Said refused to look up as two medical examiners who conducted the victims autopsies took the stand and described photographs of each victims examination displayed in the courtroom. Owens testified that she and the girls had just returned to their home in Lewisville, Texas, from Oklahoma, where they had gone to get away from Said. Ms Owens testified that she left Mr Said multiple times but that fear forced her back. The girls' two boyfriends went with them to Tulsa, where they got an apartment. And I feel the media was against me in a certain direction, that I would not get a fair trial," Said said. Closing arguments concluded and jury deliberation began shortly before 11 a.m. Yaser Said took the stand in his own defense Monday and said he is not the blame for the 2008 murders of his daughters. Patricia Owens, the mother of Amina and Sarah Said, took the stand Thursday. Patrica Owens, Yaser Said's ex-wife, testified before the jury Thursday morning and said why she fled her home with her daughters only to return days before they were killed. Before she died, Sarah was able to call 911 and told the operator, "Help, my dad shot me! Yaser Said, who had been sought on a capital murder warrant since the slayings, was placed on the FBI's most-wanted list. He said he did not turn himself in to authorities because he feared he would not get a fair trial. Around the time, Sarah Said called 911 twice, stressing she was dying after her father shot her. Ms Owens said during the third day of testimony in the trial that Mr Said would insist on deciding on where they would live and who they would speak to. But, Black said, in another act of "control" and "manipulation" by Said, he told them he had changed and convinced them to return home. The mother must be charged with conspiracy to murder her daughters. But the prosecution's questioning of law enforcement showed the evidence pointed to Said, who disappeared the night of the murders. In a letter written to the judge, Said wrote that he was not happy with his daughters dating activity but he denied killing them. Amina knew what could happen to her."] The film furthers speculation the girls' father objected to his daughters living an "American lifestyle.". Patricia Owens, the mother of Amina and Sarah Said, took the stand Thursday. Owens appearance marked the third day of testimony in the prosecutions presentation against Said, whom they allege was obsessed with possession and control. That control, Owens said, included choosing where the family would live and who they would communicate with.

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