Yaser Said found guilty of murdering his teenage daughters: 'You are a murderer and the devil'

[TexasTowelie]

DALLAS — Yaser Said, once listed as one of the most wanted men in America, has been found guilty of killing his two teenage daughters.

Said's daughters Sarah, 17, and Amina Said, 18, were found dead in 2008, slumped in Said's borrowed taxi as it was parked in front of the Omni Hotel in Irving. The girls died of multiple gunshot wounds.

Their deaths been described as so-called "honor killings" -- because they believed Said was upset that his daughters had been dating outside the Muslim faith. In her final moments, Said's younger daughter Sarah managed to call 911 and identify her father as the shooter.

In the wake of his daughters' death, Said hid from authorities as they sought to arrest him. He eluded law enforcement for 12 years, and eventually ended up on the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted list. He was later found at a home in Justin, Texas, just 30 miles from where Sarah and Amina were killed.

Read more: https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/yaser-said-verdict-2008-murders/287-7e80bf74-972d-42fb-b1a9-7c50aa923d5b

[nycbos]

1. Lock him up and throw away the key.

[TexasTowelie]

4. I was living in Irving and worked about a half-mile away from the hotel when the murders occurred.

I'm glad that justice has arrived for these young women.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. We spent most of our history welcoming, or at least...

accepting, millions escaping horrors like this.

Now, the right wing uses them as an excuse to close our borders. This is revolting, but embracing them and smothering them in the highest ideals of human rights will solve the problem better than just going after them.

Murder is never acceptable, and "honor" killings are no better.

[mahina]

3. I just feel so heavy hearted and sad about this. Those poor girls.

I don't know if he did it or not, trust the jury to make that call.

Terrible sadness. I'm going for a walk.

[TexasTowelie]

5. As I indicated in post #4, I've been following this story for years. nt