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Title: Cab driver sought in death of two daughters in Irving [ Yaser Abdel Said ]
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dallasnews.com
URL Source: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcon ... s/010208dnmetteens.759484.html
Published: Sep 11, 2010
Author: WENDY HUNDLEY and KIMBERLY DURNAN
Post Date: 2010-09-11 18:51:14 by WhiteSands
Keywords: islam, honor killings
Views: 4438
Comments: 3
The search continued Wednesday for a man accused of murdering his two teenage daughters and leaving their bodies in his taxi cab. The Denton County Sheriff's SWAT team had surrounded a Lewisville home for hours Wednesday in search of Yaser Abdel Said, a 50-year-old cab driver, police said. Authorities entered the house about 4 p.m. to find it empty. The bodies of Sarah Yaser Said, 17, and her sister Amina Yaser Said, 18, were found Tuesday evening in Irving inside a Jet Taxi vehicle that Mr. Said drove, Irving police spokesman David Tull said. About 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Irving police received a 911 call from a woman whose only statement was that she "was dying," according to a police report. The line remained open and sounds could be heard, but investigators were unable to pinpoint a location from the caller. Lewisville police said the call originated near O’Connor Road and Riverside Drive, and officers sent to the location were unable to find the victim. A police report said officers were also sent to the caller's home. About an hour later, at the Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas, a taxi driver notified hotel staff about a suspicious vehicle in the taxi stand. Hotel staff checked out the vehicle and notified police, said Michael Vance, the hotel's general manager. Police arrived at the taxi stand in the 200 block of Las Colinas Boulevard and found the bodies of the two Lewisville teens inside the vehicle. The sisters had been shot. It was unclear which sister made the 911 call. The teens' mother provided information to police who then named Mr. Said as a suspect, the police report said. It was unclear what specific information the mother had provided. Authorities have issued a capital murder arrest warrant for Mr. Said. Mr. Said is described as about 6 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs about 180 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a black turtleneck shirt, a brown coat and tan pants. He is believed to have a handgun. Jet Taxi operations manager Chris Petersen said he was unable to release any information but that the company was in contact with police. Anyone with information should call Irving police at 972-721-2518. Staff writers Jason Trahan and Emily Tsao contributed to this report.
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Sorry WS, but this story is over 2 1/2yrs old...I'd still like to know if he was ever caught though. Aliases: Yaser Abdel Fattah Mohammed Said, Yassein A. Said DESCRIPTION Dates of Birth Used: January 27, 1957; July 17, 1961 Hair: Black (receding hairline) Place of Birth: Synai, Egypt Eyes: Brown Height: 6'2" Sex: Male Weight: 180 pounds Race: White NCIC: W964992437 Nationality: Egyptian Occupation: Said has driven taxi cabs for a living. Scars and Marks: Said has dark brown spots of various sizes on both sides of his neck, but primarily the right side. Remarks: Said has a mustache and always wears dark sunglasses, both indoors and outside. He frequents Denny's and I-Hop restaurants and smokes Marlboro Light 100's cigarettes. Said has ties to New York, Texas, and Egypt. He also has Egyptian and United States' passports. Additionally, Said is known to carry a handgun in his taxi cab at all times. It has also been reported that Said always carries a weapon with him, to include knives. Yaser Abdel Said is wanted for murder. On January 1, 2008, Said took his two teenaged daughters for a ride in his taxi cab, under the guise of taking them to get something to eat. He drove them to Irving, Texas, where he allegedly shot both girls to death. They died of multiple gunshot wounds. Said may have fled to New York or Egypt. On January 2, 2008, a warrant was issued for the arrest of Yaser Abdel Said, in Dallas County, Dallas, Texas, on charges of Capital Murder-Multiple. On August 21, 2008, a federal Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution warrant was issued by the United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, Dallas, Texas. "I really wanna care. I wanna feel somethin'. Let me dig a little deeper:. No, My give-a-damn's busted"~ Messina Jo Dee
7 months later, still not apprehended: Tue Aug 5, 2008 "Yaser Abdul Said, who honor murdered his two beautiful and brilliant daughters Sarah and Amina earlier this year in Dallas, is alive and well and has been using a calling card to allegedly threaten various Christian members of his formerly Christian wife's family. He did so as recently as three weeks ago. ..." What Is NewsVine: Updated continuously by citizens like you, Newsvine is an instant reflection of what the world is talking about at any given moment.
"I really wanna care. I wanna feel somethin'. Let me dig a little deeper:. No, My give-a-damn's busted"~ Messina Jo Dee
You ought to read B K Lim at newsvine. ;} The Fairfax police public statement on the death made no reference to Marvin Bush, his address, or the videotape of the deceased employee with President Bush: "A 62-year-old Alexandria area woman died after being pinned between a rolling car and a building. The crash happened on Monday, around 9 pm, near the intersection of Fort Hunt Road and Edgehill Drive. Bertha Champagne had gone outside to get something from a car in a driveway. The car, which was left in gear, began to roll forward. Champagne was pinned between the car and a small building next to the driveway. The car continued to roll down the driveway, crossed Fort Hunt Road, and came to rest in a wooded area. Champagne was taken to Inova Mount Vernon Hospital where she was pronounced dead." In fact, an attempt by this editor to obtain the police report in 2003 was unsuccessful, the Fairfax police public affairs officer claiming that it was only releasable to the "Accident Reconstruction Team." Some observers wondered if Secret Service agents might have been able to assist Champagne when her car pinned her. According to the Secret Service in Washington, the agency only provides protection to presidential siblings if an Executive Order authorizes such action. A Secret Service spokesperson emphasized there was no current Secret Service protection for Marvin Bush at the time of Mrs. Champagne's death.
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