The Latest Breaking News from Yaser Said

Dad guilty of murder in shootings of daughters after evading police for over a decade

Yaser Said, 65, was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison after killing his two daughters, 18-year-old Amina and 17-year-old Sarah, in 2008

Daily Mirror · Aug 10, 2022

Yaser Said found guilty of capital murder in 2008 killings of 2 daughters in North Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas — A 65-year-old father was found guilty Tuesday of capital murder in the 2008 shooting deaths of his two daughters in his taxi near an Irving hotel in what some family members called “honor killings.”

Tribune News Service · Aug 9, 2022

Father convicted of teen daughters’ ‘honour killings’

Yaser Said faces automatic life prison term after jury found him guilty of 2008 murders

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022

Mom of 2 slain teens testifies at ex-husband's Texas trial

The mother of two teens fatally shot in 2008 in the Dallas area told jurors Thursday that her ex-husband, who is on trial for the killings after evading arrest for over 12 years, was abusive and controlling during their marriage

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022

‘That devil there’: Mother of slain Texas teens testifies at ex-husband’s murder trial

DALLAS — The mother of two teen girls who were fatally shot more than a decade ago took the stand Thursday at the trial of her ex-husband accused of the killings.

Tribune News Service · Aug 4, 2022

Trial of father accused of killing his two daughters opens with details of teens’ failed escape

Teens Amina and Sarah Said fled their home in fear of their lives before being lured back and shot dead by Yaser Said, prosecutors say

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022

Texas father killed 2 teen daughters because he couldn’t control them, prosecutor says

FORT WORTH, Texas — Amina Said and her sister, Sarah, were girls with big dreams.

Tribune News Service · Aug 2, 2022

Texas trial begins for man accused of killing his daughters

A prosecutor says a man who evaded arrest for more than 12 years after being accused of fatally shooting his two teenage daughters in a taxi parked near a Dallas-area hotel was “obsessed with possession and control.”

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022

Man going on trial in Texas in 2008 slaying of 2 daughters

A man who evaded arrest for over 12 years after being accused of fatally shooting his two teen daughters in a taxi parked near a Dallas-area hotel is set to go on trial this week

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022

Father accused of killing his two daughters before going on the run for 12 years finally faces trial

Prosecutors say nearly fifteen years after the gruesome killings of Amina Said, 18, and Sarah Said, 17, their father, 65-year-old Yaser Said, will face justice for their killings

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022