Yaser Abdel Said

Yaser Abdel Said
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
Charges	Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution Capital Murder - Multiple
Reward	$100,000
Alias	Yaser Abdel Fattah Mohammad Said, Yaser Abdel Saeed
Description
Born	(1957-01-27) January 27, 1957 Sinai, Egypt
Nationality	Egyptian
Race	Arab
Gender	Male
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Occupation	Taxi driver
Spouse	Patricia Owens
Children	Amina Said, Sarah Said, Islam Said
Status
Added	December 4, 2014
Number	504
Currently A Top Ten Fugitive

Yaser Abdel Said (born January 27, 1957) is a fugitive on the FBI Ten Most Wanted List. An Egyptian resident of the United States, he is wanted for the murder of his two teenaged daughters in Irving, Texas.^[1][2]

Yaser Said, a Muslim who is reported to have been very controlling of his daughters, is believed to have felt that his daughters, Amina, 18, and Sarah, 17, had dishonored the family by their refusal to adhere to conservative Islamic behavior in such ways as having boyfriends. On January 1, 2008, he allegedly lured them into his taxicab on the pretence of taking them out to eat and shot them in the cab. Amina reportedly wrote in emails that her father intended to kill her.^[3] In a 911 call the dying Sarah told the operator: "Help! My dad shot me!".^[4]

Marriage

Yaser Said married Patricia "Tissie" Owens in 1987, he was 30 and she was 15. They only knew each other for two weeks. The family believes Yaser wedded Tissie so he can get his green card and stay in the United States.^[5] Patricia alleged Yaser abused her during her marriage.

Abuse of Amina and Sarah

In October 1998, at ages 9 and 8, Amina and Sarah told their grandmother their father Yaser molested them. They later recanted their story and the family returned to Yaser. However, the girls confessed to a few friends that the abuse continued. "He treats me like a whore," Sarah Said wrote in an instant message conversation wither her friend, Zohair Zaidi. On several occasions, Amina appeared at school with bruises, and at one point had a split lip. Amina informed her friends the wounds were inflicted by her father, and her mother refused to allow her to seek medical attention.^[6] Zohair stated Sarah had programmed his phone number in her phone as "Amanda" so her dad wouldn't be suspicious of their friendship.^[7] Yaser spied on his daughters and constantly videotaped them.^[8] Amina stated she was afraid of using the public telephone "because he [Yaser] gets in everywhere he knows everything".^[9][10] Amina reportedly wrote in emails that her father intended to kill her.^[11] Yaser took his daughter Sarah to Egypt allegedly to arrange a marriage to a much older friend of his, but Sarah rejected. Sarah was 16 years old.

Death of Amina and Sarah

In December, Amina and Sarah ran away with their mother Tissie to Tulsa, Oklahoma where Amina's boyfriend Eddie had relatives. Patricia allegedly told her daughters that December 31 was her deceased mother's birthday and she wanted to drive to East Texas to put flowers on her grave, later telling them they are returning to Yaser. Sarah reluctantly went, while Amina refused. Patricia drove to Eddie's house and pounded on the door. Amina argued while her mother stood unmoving in the doorway, saying her father had forgiven her.

On January 1, 2008, Yaser allegedly took his two daughters, Amina (18) and Sarah (17) in his taxi cab telling them he was taking them out to eat. Patricia wanted to come along, but Yaser allegedly stated he wanted to talk to just the girls. He drove them to Irving, Texas, where he shot both girls to death in a borrowed taxi cab.^[12] Sarah managed to call 911.^[13] Yaser Said's taxi was discovered by another cab driver outside a hotel.^[14]

Aftermath

Yaser vanished, although there is no record of him flying to Egypt. The FBI believes Yaser may be driving a cab in New York City.^[15] A cab driver reported he may have seen Yaser driving a cab in Newark Airport.^[16] Yaser's brothers believed Yaser was justified to murder his daughters.^[17] Patricia's family believe Patricia should be charged as an accomplice to the murders.^[18] On December 19, 2013 Yaser was added to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list,^[19]

References

External links

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1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aww-ySrzA38|Honor Killings - The Said Sisters Amina & Sarah Said