But for honor killing, it was her husband Yaser, brother-in-law Yassein Abdulfatah Said, and their own son Islam was charged. Yaser Said, 65, is accused of fatally shooting Sarah and 18-year-old Amina on New Year's Day 2008 in Irving. Said is accused of killing his two daughters Amina, 18, and Sarah, 17, on New Year's Eve 2007 after police said he was upset his daughters were dating outside the Muslim faith. "Under no way, this is honor killing. Even if her own life was threatened, even if her husband Yasser had literally held a gun to her head and told her to trick her daughters into returning, isn't a mother supposed to sacrifice herself for her children? A Houston Independent School District teacher has been charged after being accused of assaulting a 5-year-old girl on Nov. 3 at Katherine Smith Elementary, according to court records. While the cold-blooded murder was . All signs point to Yaser Said. Said was on the lam for 12 years until his arrest in August 2020 at a family home in Denton County. Even after 12 years of frustration and dead-ends, the pursuit for their killer never ceased. Maggie Prosser, Suburban Public Safety Reporter. But Islam also spends all his time at home with his mother. In her opening statement on Tuesday, prosecutor Lauren Black said that he controlled what they did, who they talked to, who they could be friends with, if they and who they could date. He will die in prison, which is our goal for him, Creuzot said. Initially we were looking at the two boyfriends, and then we focused on the defendant, he testified. Join Facebook to connect with zgr Tun and others you may know. Saids abusive tendencies were evident early on when he sliced her leg open with a knife for refusing to have sex with him. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. Upon arrival Patricia tells her aunt the girls were going to run away with their friends and she couldnt let that happen, then Amina spoke up and said; "my mom said she always wanted to leave my dad so we let her come with us." Unfortunately unknown to Amina and Sarah and the boyfriends, their mother was talking to their father and planning on returning back to her husband. Their desire to live as Americans, and not as Arab Muslims in Egypt is precisely what doomed them. 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. Part of me did, Owens said. 0 Yasser only worked as a taxi driver "when he felt like it." He said he was being followed that night in his taxi and he ran to safety, abandoning the girls. (Source: WPXI/ROSS TOWNSHIP POLICE/CNN) The mother of two girls who were allegedly killed by their father has told his murder trial that he molested the teenagers. She knew about the home videos. It was the happiest moment he is caught, and justice can be served for Amina and Sarah.. It's. Said was born in Egypt and investigators believed he may have been seeking shelter in communities with Egyptian ties, or in New York City, Canada or Egypt where he had known connections. 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The woman, identified as Patricia Ann Ricks, was the child's legal guardian, according to the Nash County Sheriff's Office, which said in a news release that the girl and "several other siblings" lived at Ricks' home in the town of Nashville. Owens told jurors last week she left Said countless times, and the final time was days before the girls slayings. She was initially sentenced to death but the Supreme Court outlawed the death penalty for a time in 1972. Patricia Said Record Date: Jan 01, 2023 Case Type: Theft/Burglary Offense Date: Jun 29, 1994 Offense Code: 23000019 Offense Desc: THEFT >= 20 BUT < 200 BY CHECK Court: TX220273J - TARRANT COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT 8 FORT W Disposition: COURT DISPOSITION: DEFERRED,,ARREST DISPOSITION: DISPOSITION UNKNOWN Disposition Date: Feb 01, 1995 Case NO: 0564205 August 27, 2020 / 1:30 PM / CBS DFW DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - The mother of two sisters found shot to death in their father's taxicab in 2008 says justice will be served now that FBI agents have. Amina and Sarah accused their father of sexual abuse in 1998. ", Sometimes, a mother might physically murder her own daughter on her own, by herself, directly, not indirectly. That evening Patricia drove to Amina boyfriends parents to talk to her daughter. 241 U.S.C. DeSarno said they know Said was in multiple places, though he didn't elaborate on whether those locations were outside of Texas. The FBI-led Dallas Violent Crimes Task Force has worked tirelessly to find Yaser Abdel Said. Patricia Tissie Owens was not charged for the murder of her daughters but she had been to jail for collecting welfare and a housing subsidy based on her husband's presumed absence. Patricia Owens. Our western culture has at least criminalized wife- and daughter-battering, incest, stalking, and femicide. Muse suggested Amina had plans to marry another young man and Ruiz was upset when he found out. Instead, prosecutors say, Said shot the girls multiple times in the cab he drove and left them for dead outside a hotel in suburban Irving. On the stand Monday, he denied killing his daughters and said he loved them. Until the trial, Owens said she hadnt seen Said since the day of the slayings. America was their culture. Patricia Said, Yaser's wife and the mother of the two girls told NBC 5 in 2009 that at first, she was mad at God for letting her daughters be killed, but that the anger was later redirected toward her husband whose whereabouts were unknown. Years later, with dementia, she started to divulge some details that connected the dots back to Ross Township. Watch the full trial here or on the WFAA YouTube page. Patricia spent the next seven months in jail. Missing woman found alive after more than 30 years; family reacts, A Pennsylvania woman who has been missing for more than 30 years is found alive in an adult care home in Puerto Rico. I didnt believe it. She quickly glanced toward Said a few times. A Lewisville High School teacher testified that Amina sent an email about plans to run away from her father because she feared him. "Tissie" covered up each instance. The last words from Texas teenager Sarah Said were 'Oh my God, I'm dying'. Reports suggest that she's in Arlington, Texas, having resided in several places before - including Bedford and Lewisville. Owens repeatedly called Said the devil in her impassioned victim impact statement. ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WPXI) - A Pennsylvania man who has been searching for his wife for over 30 years has just learned that she is alive and well and has been living in Puerto Rico for decades. Brainwashing is often accomplished by isolating the target from anyone else and immersing her in a culture of like-minded people. Their chastity has to be guarded, their modesty ensured. But now Carrie Huskinson, a retired private investigator who has been investigating the murders of Amina and Sarah on her own for four years, has written to the FBI to file a formal complaint against Patricia Said. These girls already had to lose their lives too soon. Said, who was arrested in August 2020 after more than a decade on the lam, has maintained his innocence and his lawyer has argued that he is being targeted by law enforcement for being Muslim in a post-Sept. 11 world. He pleaded not guilty to the charge of capital murder. Prosecutors have said that he was obsessed with possession and control. 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Patricia Owens, YaserSaids former wife, had not seen him since New Years Day of 2008 when he took their daughters Amina, 18, and Sarah, 17, to dinner and insisted on going alone so they could talk. Both men are being charged with harboring a known fugitive. These experienced investigators never gave up on their quest to find him and pledged to never forget the young victims in this case.". Patricia said she herself was moved to perform an act of kindness . Its a murder, Hennig said. In pleading guilty, Islam Said admitted that evidence proved he committed the crimes charged in the superseding indictment filed in November 2020. Instead, she wanted to get out of the house at the time. Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia has come under fire following a disturbing investigative report by Robert Snell of The Detroit News. Shes screaming out from the grave right now. And this is not acceptable.". The couple's guns were previously seized by. agreed at one point. At one level, it is quite simple to understand: "Tissie" behaves in the same way that any normal, uneducated Arab Muslim wife might behave. Or criminal. zgr Tun is on Facebook. As for a motive, Irving Police Chief Jeff Spivey said he's more concerned about seeing justice done now that Said is in custody. Not only did you abuse our daughters, you brainwashed our son, Owens said. AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS ARTICLE, I asked how such a perversion of maternal behavior can be understood. Web site Copyright Lewis Loflin, All rights reserved. Ricks did not share a statement with the sheriff's office when she was arrested, and authorities say that any potential motive for the alleged crime is still unknown. She and the three children left Said for about four months. They have seen (or were told about) photos of "Tissie" and Yasser in Arab dress, posing with guns and knives in exaggerated "jihadic" poses. "The fact that he murdered his two daughters, the fact that hes been in the run for 12 years and the fact that tonight his flight from justice ended and justice for Amina and Sarah begins, thats what is most important to us.". They then moved to another area, closer to Ms Owens sister. Meanwhile, I urge my readers to please send me your best suggestions about how American law enforcement, school, social service officials, legislators, mental health, and religious professionals may prevent the next honor killing in America. Yaser Said has entered a not guilty plea. Owens and her sister, Connie Moggio, addressed Said in a crowded courtroom Tuesday afternoon. NBC 5's Ken Kalthoff contributed to this report. Earlier this week, prosecutors played a recording of a 911 call placed by Sarah after she had been shot, but was still alive. Saids brother, Yassein Said, got 12 years for the same conviction. Even then, Amina refused to go back to the house, fearful of the repercussions. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Amina wrote Said would without any drama or doubt, kill us., Prosecutor Lauren Black argued Sarah said who the killer was in her 911 call where she said, My dad shot me.. A 21-year-old woman alleged that the two of them broke into her room and sexually assaulted her. It never went to court after the alleged victim said she could not face "the pressures or stress of a trial . We've received your submission. We all want to respect the lives that they lived and the lives that they lost, Patton added. Krista M. Torralva, Staff writer. 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And she never left him because he battered their daughters. "Obviously, a disappointing week . But long before 2008, Owens testified, she and her daughters were abused by Said. One female relative thought that she might have been "jealous" of her ambitious, freedom-loving daughters but hastened to add that this was "only her opinion." I must clarify that this conduct is against any Islamic principals," he said. Said has maintained his innocence. Update: Updated at 7:10 p.m. with additional information throughout. Armed homeowners Mark T. and Patricia N. McCloskey standing in front their house along Portland Place as they confront protesters marching on Sunday, June 28, 2020, in the Central West End of St.. Now Phyllis Chesler reports Patricia's last remaining child Islam has been taken from her. That night, Owens recalled, Amina said she was hungry, so Said said hed take the girls to a nearby Dennys. 241 U.S.C. Through her attorney, Patricia Krentcil, 44, of Nutley, New Jersey, entered a plea of not guilty Wednesday in Superior Court to a charge of child endangerment. I come home one night and shes just gone, and nobody knows where shes at, said Bob Kopta, who struggled to talk about the journey to search for his missing wife Patricia Kopta. In August, 1996, a grand jury indicted Patricia and Dietrich each on one charge of aggravated. In 1989, in St Louis, Missouri, Join Facebook to connect with Tahir Utas and others you may know. Patricia Graham, a 71-year-old teacher at South Lenoir High School, was caught on camera using the cord to hit one of the teens in a classroom, according to WITN and the Lenoir County Sheriff's. Prosecutors urged jurors to rely on Sarahs 911 call. Patricia tells her daughters she had always wanted to leave their father and asked to run with them. Ms Owens said he left messages claiming to have changed and that he would vacate the house they wanted him to. Sarah and Amina Said deserve JUSTICE. This should be taken as a proof that the information is not clear and search deeply into these murders. Patricia knew there was no way her daughters would return to Texas so she lied to Amina and Sarah telling them she wanted to put flowers on their grandmother grave and they would spent New Years Day at their Aunt Connies, the mothers sister.