I think NYC is one of the easiest places to live freely. They didn’t deserve to die. I think there were so many red flags about his treatment of his daughters. In the terrible case of honor killings, where Yaser Abdel Said shot his daughters – Amina and Sarah, one role has remained murky throughout.It is that of Patricia Said, the mother. He had a mustache in 2008 and usually wore dark sunglasses, indoors and out. I’m sure his feelings are really hurt now. This story was covered on The Hunt with John Walsh recently, hopefully it helps in catching him as it has with some other scumbags they've covered. You can find places to rent with no questions asked. Yaser's date of birth is either January 27, 1957 or July 17, 1961, making him either 48 years old or 52 years old when he went on the run in 2008. I'm at work so I can't post a full write up but me like many other people on this browse the Carley project quite a bit. In some Arab countries, honor killing is reserved for those women mostly that being dishonor to their family. They were smart, pretty, and so nice. Yaser Abdel Said is currently on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list for killing his two teenage daughters in Irving, TX. The Price of Honor is a documentary about the murders of Sarah and Amina Said, two teenage sisters from Texas who were killed in a premeditated Honor Killing planned and executed by their father Yaser Said back in 2008. Yassein and Islam Said harbored Yaser inside an apartment in Bedford, Texas until a maintenance worker spotted Yaser on Aug. 14, 2017. Running from an abuser is difficult and scary and they're often very manipulative. Thanks, OP’. Because of this, the girls' murders are considered "honor killings." Lewisville resident, here, right down the street from where the girls were found. Said is an Egyptian immigrant who married his American wife (Patricia) when he was 30 and she was 15. In addition, Patricia had returned the girls to their father after briefly escaping to Tulsa when he made threats on their lives shortly before the murders. I’m over here like WTF wasn’t this a major part of the news story! I bet he probably reads stuff about him, so here's a little something to him: You're a murderous piece of shit, a rapist and all-around bottom feeder. He smokes Marlboro Light 100's cigarettes. I believe the dad did it because she was "too Americanized" and wasn't following tradition. I found a blog post which says the two kids were found safe in Egypt and that they don't know where their uncle is. The number of honor killings doesn’t get anywhere near the attention it should. Yaser Abdel Said reportedly murdered his own girls because they were dating non-Muslim boys. He had a mustache in 2008 and usually wore dark sunglasses, indoors and out. He allegedly murdered his two daughters, Amina and Sarah Said, by shooting them in his taxicab in Irving, Texas. Arranged marriages, child brides, honor killings? Before the murders he was usually armed, carrying a gun in his taxicab and a knife or other weapon on his person. I though this case was the same one until I read that Said shot his daughters. He is thought to possibly be working as a cab driver in New York City. And the article another user linked says he's likely in Egypt even though he didn't enter on his own passport. She's described as Caucasian, 5'2 and 115 pounds, with black hair and black eyes. The Egyptian-born … These girls were almost free and her one lie pretty much sealed their death certificates! On New Year's Day 2008, Yaser lured his daughters into his taxicab, took them out to eat and shot them multiple times in a parking lot. I remember that! Irving police said they followed up on every credible lead. Would make for a good segment on stories behind a disturbing picture. Press J to jump to the feed. Mr. Yaser Abdel Said, a capital murder suspect wanted in connection with the homicide of his two teenaged daughters Amina and Sarah, was taken into custody without incident. For 12 years, Said evaded arrest for the January 1, 2008 fatal shootings of his two daughters, Amina (18) and Sarah (17). Yaser Abdel Said aurait abattu ses filles dans son taxi le jour du Nouvel An. Said. Police in Irving, Texas have arrested Yaser Abdel Said, a man who has been on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted fugitive list since 2014 for the alleged … It made it out that that whole family was in on the murders since afterwards most of them disappeared. (He planned to arrange marriages for the girls to Muslim men). On January 1, 2008, Yaser took his two daughters, Amina (18) and Sarah (17) in his taxi cab telling them he was taking them out to eat. We looked at it like there was nothing we could do. He also raped them and then obsessed over whether they were virgins, this guy was not operating on the same logic you or I would use. They said he was really nice and recommended by friends of theirs. UPDATE: Yaser Abdel Said was arrested by federal agents on August 26, 2020 in Justin, Texas. Both Ghada and Yaser are Egyptian nationals. :( But thank you for posting this! Seriously! It's not his fault, and it's not okay to say that just because he has a disability, he must be a "jerk" or "loser.". Wow so I just looked this case up and found something interesting (if true). http://charleyproject.org/case/yousef-almetnawy, This case was so sad to me, poor girls were just trying to figure out who they were and what they wanted. She had previously prevented them from pressing charges when their father sexually abused them. Pamos said Amina and Sarah's story is a horrific tale … The sisters boyfriends really seemed to have loved them and were trying to help them the best way they knew how. Maybe someone wants to reach out to the investigators and confirm? The only shitty person here is this father. The motive was reportedly because the girls had become "too American" and were dating non-Muslim boys. Yaser Abdel Said (en árabe, ياسر عبدال سيد ‎; 27 de enero de 1957) figura en la lista de los fugitivos más buscados del FBI.Residente egipcio de los Estados Unidos, es buscado por el asesinato de sus dos hijas adolescentes en Irving (Texas). Facebook Twitter Reddit Pinterest Email. This is a great find OP! "The FBI believes Yaser may now be driving a cab in New York City.". The killing was allegedly an 'honor killing' done in revenge against his daughters for dating American boys. People wouldn't look twice at an Egyptian taxi driver, especially to recognize him from a case from across the country that they've probably only heard of in passing. I do feel so bad for those girls, and I by no means want to victim shame, but their mother has always kind of set me off. Blog post link - http://www.forthelost.org/blog/2016/12/15/iman-and-yousef-almetnawy-and-david-ojeda-found-safe/. Portuguese serial killer from 1840 who’s decapitated head is perfectively preserved in a jar. You revel in it to justify your behavior. He's described as Caucasian, 6'2, 180 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Photos and vital statistics for him are posted below this case summary. Someone posted it here in the one of the "do you have a personal connection to a crime?" Patricia Owens Said had the whole lives of Amina and Sarah to rescue them for the hell they lived in but instead of saving her daughters Patricia kept them in that hell they lived. ReddIt. In the other case, the dad was watching his daughter and one other girl and they had just gotten done shopping when he sped his vehicle toward the girls. Take this link with a grain of salt because as I said before, it's for a blog and they mention the investigators of the case said that. Well I mean his religion and culture (which are not dichotomous of one another) *do* enable him.. The mother...she infuriates me. I know exactly who that lowlife scum is and I had never heard this story. It was especially horrifying because I went to school with these girls. ReddIt. Sounds like they overall had major family problems and I really hope those children are okay. It makes me wonder how Yaser and his sister were raised. I really wonder why this isn't even mentioned in the articles I've read about him? I remember hearing the 911 call for the first time. Mr. Yeah, for real. Yaser's first name may be spelled "Yasir." Yaser has dark brown spots on his neck, primarily on the right side. He videotaped them nearly around the clock, following them on their way to school, etc. You would never guess they were the ones with problems at home. EDIT: to clarify that by cultural, I don't mean religious. Almost seven years later, after the movie premiered, the FBI placed Yaser Abdel Said, 58, on its Ten Most Wanted list. The New York lead seems to be based on one witness who claims to have seen him driving a cab at Newark International. Maybe we should have done something but we were kids. There's another honor killing case and I have so few details, I'm sorry I can't post a link. Also arrested were Islam Said (brother of the victims) and Yaser Said's brother. Submissions should outline a mystery and provide a link to a more detailed review of the case such as a Wiki article or news report. They truly seem like they were too good for that evil family. The mother of two murdered teenage girls spoke to CBS 11 on Monday, Feb. 8, about her son’s conviction for helping the killer hide for years. I would be swayed to think as close as we could get to an honor killing in the US is if this mother would have killed Mr. Said to save her daughters from a lifetime of psychological torture and, at worst, death. Amina was 18 at the time of her death and Sarah was 17; their mother is an American. Ghada's brother, Yaser Abdel Said, a taxi driver who lived in Lewisville, Texas, was charged with murder on January 2, 2008. I had no idea of the connection to his sister and that’s so interesting! In spite of extensive national publicity, Yaser has not been located or arrested since them murders. About to do some more research on it now. Yaser Said disappeared immediately after the shooting, but there is no evidence of him leaving the country or returning to Egypt. However, one would hope the loyalty and responsibility a parent has for the safekeeping of their children would be far more important. You hide behind religion and culture to commit evil because you're too cowardly to accept that that's just who you are. We use cookies on our websites for a number of purposes, including analytics and performance, functionality and advertising. After 12 years on the run, Amina and Sarah will finally have justice! His whereabouts and his sister's are unknown and their cases remain unsolved. The ‘Crime Junkie’ podcast unravels all details of the case, but nobody quite knows what was Patricia’s initial stance about the alleged physical and sexual abuse meted out to Amina and Sarah. Press J to jump to the feed. A 32-year-old Irving man has pleaded guilty to helping a capital murder suspect evade capture for more than 12 years, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah. I hope you're found in a ditch somewhere, because this world would be a better place without violent sociopaths like you, regardless of religion, race or nationality. There is a really good documentary on Youtube which talks about the murders of Amina and Sarah, and the subsequent flight of their fathers family. Are the authorities sure that the sister and her kids are alive? He may use the names Yaser Abdel Fattah Mohammed Said and/or Yassein A. That's not something we perceived as something we have an impact on. A photograph of Ghada and her vital statistics are posted below this case summary. Ghada, Iman and Yousef may be traveling in a silver 1989 Honda CRS with the Texas license plate number YCJ05P. DUH! And he's a real piece of shit. I had heard about the father but i never knew OTHER people disappeared with him?? Human trash. about how they had a cab driver whom they trusted and even enjoyed riding with in NYC, but when they realized that he was one in the same scumbag who selfishly and cruelly murdered his daughters, by way of a media blitz in New York, he quickly disappeared. Interesting. [Wikipedia entry on Yaser Said] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaser_Abdel_Said), ["American Girls" article] (http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/american-girls-6419640), [Documentary "The Price of Honor"] (http://www.thepriceofhonorfilm.com/). A friend of mine growing up was Indian and we watched her come to school with bruises. A subreddit dedicated to the unresolved mysteries of the world. It also shows the difference in mindsets on honor killings. This is such an awful story, I completely overlooked his hypocrisy. A felony warrant was issued for her on November 17, 1999, nearly three months after she abducted Yousef and Iman. It was very sad to watch. I have been unable to find any other source of this piece of information other than the link below. Their brother was deemed mentally retarded and collected SSI benefits for his intellectual disability; their mom was a 15-year-old bride from a poor family. Amina and Sarah had previously accused him of sexual abuse and he had threatened them before. On January 1, 2008, two American teenager sisters, 17 year-old Amina Said, and 18 year-old Sarah Said, were shot to death by their Egyptian father, Yaser Said, in Irving, Texas. Do you think his sister knows he killed his own daughters? He's probably in Canada now, for all we know. Islam Yaser-Abdel Said, the son of FBI “10 Most Wanted” suspect Yaser Said, pleaded guilty Tuesday morning 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. Yaser Abdel Said is currently on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list for killing his two teenage daughters in Irving, TX.