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And we all want justice for Sarah, said defense attorney Joseph Patton earlier Tuesday during lawyers closing arguments before the 12-person jury began deliberating. Or political. This documentary presents the events that led up to their murders and details the evidence that demonstrates that not only Yaser Said was the shooter but that other members of the Said family were involved and have helped shield him from arrest and prosecution. "Tissie" Said is not the first mother to have participated in an honor DeSarno said while they are now focusing on the prosecution of Said, but they also hope to learn who else provided him aid and comfort over the last 12 years so that they, too, can face charges. (Recently in Israel, which in many ways is a western democracy, the women of an Arab Muslim family all testified against their men after the ninth female relative had been honor murdered). Schingle is an investigator with the Dallas County district attorneys office. Their desire to live as Americans, and not as Arab Muslims in Egypt is precisely what doomed them. Mr Said evaded capture for 12 years after the murders, according to prosecutors. The mother must be charged with conspiracy to murder her daughters. Yaser Said, 65, is accused of fatally shooting Sarah and 18-year-old Amina on New Year's Day 2008 in Irving. Find your friends on Facebook. Patricia has pleaded not guilty. Im not scared of you anymore, she said, no longer reading what she prepared. This is the only way I could protect my family's honor.". She and the three children left Said for about four months. Owens and her sister, Connie Moggio, addressed Said in a crowded courtroom Tuesday afternoon. It cost me a lot of money. Both Sarah and Amina appeared at school with bruises, and at one point Amina even had a split lip. Yaser Said has entered a not guilty plea. It worked. The FBI-led Dallas Violent Crimes Task Force has worked tirelessly to find Yaser Abdel Said. I felt scared not to go back, Owens explained. "Tissie" covered up each instance. Yaser Abdel Said, 65, of Lewisville, was found guilty of capital murder in the deaths of Amina Said, 18, and 17-year-old Sarah Said. Her husband, Mark . Patricia said she herself was moved to perform an act of kindness . Its a missing persons case thats sat unsolved inside Ross Township police for over 30 years. zgr Tun is on Facebook. AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS ARTICLE, I asked how such a perversion of maternal behavior can be understood. Amira was quoted as saying that "I had to protect my children. February 8, 2023 / 12:20 PM According to a report from The Dallas Morning News, the girls alleged their father had sexually and physically abused them and had pulled a gun on Amina, threatening her life, after learning she had a boyfriend. Mother and ex-wife Patricia Owens testified in Dallas County Court in the 64-year-old's capital murder trial on Thursday that he sexually assaulted the girls two years before the killing and then. The girls, who were both students at Lewisville High School, were reportedly shot multiple times. They said that traces of ethylene glycol were found on Ryan's baby bottle, the same bottle that she had used to feed him on September 1st. That was when she and her mother learned what was happening to Patricia. Said was on the lam for 12 years until his arrest in August 2020 at a family home in Denton County. She knew he had a gun. 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. Brainwashing is often accomplished by isolating the target from anyone else and immersing her in a culture of like-minded people. They arrived back in Texas on New Years eve when the girls learned that their mother was going back home to Yaser. This is murder. I think that "Tissie's" hand steadied that trigger far more fatefully. Prosecutors say that Mr Said had become increasingly enraged in the weeks before the killings because he felt he had lost control of both Ms Owens and the teenage girls. Owens told jurors last week she left Said countless times, and the final time was days before the girls slayings. Patricia Stallings Patricia Stallings' infant child Ryan began to get sick on July 7, 1989 in Jefferson County, Missouri. Saids abusive tendencies were evident early on when he sliced her leg open with a knife for refusing to have sex with him. Irving police detectives told jurors they did not test the girls boyfriends or the taxi for gunshot residue and did not take fingerprints or DNA. As homicide investigators intensified their search for Said, a federal Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution warrant was issued On Aug. 21, 2008. agreed at one point. Patricia exited while reporters were still asking questions, and the effort to "clear his name" ultimately did not include many (any) specifics. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Owens fixed her eyes straight ahead as she walked into the courtroom. DeSarno said they know Said was in multiple places, though he didn't elaborate on whether those locations were outside of Texas. It was at about that time that Sarah called 911 two times, saying that she was dying after being shot by her father. Randall Johnson, an Irving police detective, testified he sensed from talking with the mother and son that night that Islam was controlling the situation more than Patricia. Johnson, who has since retired, described Owens as reserved. ("Tina") Isa down for twenty minutes as her father, Zein Isa, a Jerry Lambe Jan 31st, 2023, 8:56 am. Can we "test" them on these issues? (In reality, he would sneak into the government subsidized housing at night). After "Tissie's" own mother had turned Yasser in to the police, "Tissie" kept all the relatives on her side of the family far away from the girls. During her trial, Krenwinkel reportedly showed little regret. An unregistered Santa Fe investment adviser dubbed a "mini-Madoff" was ordered to pay nearly $10.4 million in restitution and penalties after engaging in a Ponzi scheme for 20 years involving . Amina was 18 years old and was shot two times and Sarah was 17 years old as was shot nine times. Their families testify against them. Patricia Owens. What makes such behavior unexpected, or culturally "abnormal," is that "Tissie" was born in America and raised in a Christian (although not in an especially religious) household. "We don't know how long he was in Justin, but we do know he's not there anymore," DeSarno said. But eventually, she got her own apartment and she said she believed Islam flew to Egypt. Unlike many American girls who cleave to their families of origin, "Tissie's" primary alliance is not with her own family but with her son, her husband, and with her husband's family. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. The next day Patricia bought a new cell phone and now had a number Yaser didnt have, they rented an apartment and bought some furniture and the girls felt a little safer. Patricia Owens, the mother of 18-year-old Amina Said and 17-year-old Sarah Said,. Maggie previously worked at the Chicago Tribune and The Columbus Dispatch. But for honor killing, it was her husband Yaser, brother-in-law Yassein Abdulfatah Said, and their own son Islam was charged. Said was on the run for more than 12 years after he was charged with his daughters' murders. Amina very upset and angry, refused to go to her fathers house knowing he would kill her and she went to her boyfriends parents and called her Aunt Connie, "did you know my mom went back to my dad" she asked, crying and upset she told her aunt about her mother lying to her to get her back to Texas. Or criminal. California Suspect in North Hollywood anti-Asian attack on Filipino family is arrested and charged Nerissa Roque, left, stands next to her daughter Patricia at a rally Friday outside the Van. If convicted, he faces an automatic life sentence because prosecutors are not pursuing the death penalty. hear the girl's heartbreaking cries and found both parents guilty. In 1989, in St Louis, Missouri, Their father Yaser Abdel Said is wanted by the FBI for their murders. What can explain such a perversion of maternal instinct and of the life force itself? Its a murder, Hennig said. "This man a brutally murdered and shot to death his two daughters in his taxi cab. Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner told The Associated Press that . Amina Said, 18, and her sister Sarah, 17, were shot dead on New Year's Day in 2008 and their bodies left in cab at hotel parking. Owens brought Amina home that evening. He put the girls in his taxicab and left their home in Lewisville for Irving where he allegedly shot them both as they sat in his cab. All signs point to Yaser Said. Patricia made call after call to Amina begging her to come home throughout the day saying her father had forgiven her and they were all going to go out to eat but Amina again refused. And he controlled everything in his household, prosecutor says, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile, Mother of murdered girls calls ex-husband the devil in honor killings trial. Muse suggested Amina had plans to marry another young man and Ruiz was upset when he found out. A Texas man on trial for murdering his two daughters in honor killings because they were dating American boys was called the devil in court Thursday by the girls mother, who detailed 15 years of abuse during their marriage. Amina called and her mother asked her to come home, again Amina refused. On Thursday, Said's brother and son were convicted of helping him evade arrest. She sounded very angry. 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. Said hugged Amina when she returned, Owens said. This seems a likely possibility in "Tissie's" case which, however, does not mean that she is morally or even legally innocent in the matter of her daughters' abuse and death. Said also faces a federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution for the years he spent evading authorities. 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. The girls subsequently told relatives that their recantation was false. Mr. Said harbored his father, Yaser, inside an apartment in Bedford, Texas, where a maintenance worker spotted Yaser on Aug. 14, 2017. It was the happiest moment he is caught, and justice can be served for Amina and Sarah.. Krista Torralva first joined The Dallas Morning News as an intern on the business desk in 2013. Maybe she was Yasser's victim too. Saids son, Islam Said, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for helping him hide. Texas-born Patricia ("Tissie) Said, formerly of the Owens family, is the mother who lured her two teenage daughters, Sarah and Amina, to their deaths at the hands of their own father this past New Years Day in Dallas. She quickly glanced toward Said a few times. Long after the murder, Patricia continued to be haunted by the deaths of her daughters. What is the "American" thing to do? The girls fled with their mother to Oklahoma where Patricia leased a apartment , even got all new phones and numbers so the father wouldn't be able to . Saids son, Islam Said, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for helping him hide. My father shot me. When Patricia Owens was asked to identify her ex-husband in court, she pointed at Yaser Said, saying: "That devil there." Said, 65, is charged with capital murder, accused of killing 18-year-old Amina Said and 17-year-old Sarah Said on New Year's Day in 2008. As per Patricia, Yasers brother told her, Yaser didnt want to raise whores as daughters. She also noted that one of the brothers said that Patricia was lucky Yaser left the bodies to be found so that the girls could be buried. Both threats and rewards characterize a brainwashing campaign. This is typical behavior for Arabs and Muslim women but is less typical of Europeans and Americans. Updated at 7:10 p.m. with additional information throughout. The girls fled with their mother to Oklahoma where Patricia leased a apartment , even got all new phones and numbers so the father wouldn't be able to track them. My informants tell me that "Tissie" could never control her son; that she minimizes, denies, and forgives his "weird, frightening, anti-social behaviors." So, where is Patricia today? Mr. Said harbored his father, Yaser, inside an apartment in Bedford, Texas, where a maintenance worker spotted Yaser on Aug. 14, 2017. They left all their phones behind so they couldn't be traced and finally left on December 25th after Yaser had left to go to work that night. In 1998, while living near Waco, Texas, Owens filed a report with the Hill County Sheriffs Office accusing Said of sexually abusing the two girls. Patricia Said now lives under her maiden name - Patricia Owens. You can keep those evil eyes on me as long as you want but you will never break me down again.. Web site Copyright Lewis Loflin, All rights reserved. You deserve a lot more than what the judge has gave [sic] to you. Why does she behave as if she lived in the Middle East? It's. Saids brother, Yassein Said, got 12 years for the same conviction. He left Owens and their son, Islam, behind. Amina, Sarah and Owens fled to an apartment in Tulsa with the girls boyfriends. But police did not test for gunshot residue on their hands, defense lawyers pointed out, and two other detectives who testified Thursday said they were not suspects. At that time, "Tissie" also admitted to one of my interviewees that Yasser had threatened to kill the girls. Patricia Ann Wick was taken into custody and charged with one count each of murder in the course and in furtherance . . 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. . Huskinson wants Patricia Said charged under Title 18, sec. Prosecutor Brandi Mitchell called Saids testimony absurd during closing arguments. We were contacted by an agent from Interpol as well as a social worker from Puerto Rico who believed they had her in an adult care home in Puerto Rico, Ross Township Police Deputy Chief Brian Kohlhepp said. Can we refuse to allow people from such cultures to become residents or citizens here? While there she refused to discuss her private life or where she came from, he said. Reports suggest that she's in Arlington, Texas, having resided in several places before - including Bedford and Lewisville. Patricia Stallings was arrested and charged for the murder of her son because the authorities said that she had poisoned Ryan during her last visit. Amina Said's mother Patricia Owens Said was not charged with murder. He said nothing would happen to him, Ms Owens said, with Mr Said present in the courtroom. Theres almost 24 hours where we dont know where that cab went, Schingle said. He leaned forward and watched her testify. At one point, state District Judge Chika Anyiam told Lollar to instruct Said to sit quietly so the family can say their piece., You have their blood on your hands, Owens said. They had been dating men who werent Muslim. And to this day, he has not been captured. The girls were found shot to . She was initially sentenced to death but the Supreme Court outlawed the death penalty for a time in 1972. Their own father. She commented, That was the day I lost my whole family and my life as I knew it was gone forever. "I must commend our police department. And, if they do, they are seen as monsters, not heroes. Johnson told jurors they did investigate the boyfriends. She gave birth to their three children in the first three years of marriage. The girls were discovered in an orange Jet Taxi cab that police said Said borrowed from a fellow driver. Deputies and detectives with the county sheriff's office launched an investigation on Tuesday into the circumstances surrounding Ricks' granddaughter's death. The jury got to But, Patricia maintained that if she saw her ex-husband again, shed first call the authorities and then ask him why and how someone could murder his daughters. Or at least to protect them? After "Tissie" left her daughters in Tulsa, she returned home to Dallas. It was perpetuated in a 2014 documentary called The Price of Honor, which fueled speculation Said killed his daughters because he harbored archaic beliefs that they should die for bringing shame to the family. Yaser was on the run for so long, and its hard to wrap my brain around it. Ms Owens added that another factor in the return to Texas was for Amina for graduate high school and not put her college scholarship at risk. For example, in 2003, on the West Bank, Amira Abu Hanhan Qaoud, brutally murdered her 13 year-old daughter Rofayda who had been raped and impregnated by her two brothers. Clearly the proof is in the pudding and this is a double Honor Killing and the F.B.I. (l am). Even then, Amina refused to go back to the house, fearful of the repercussions. She added that after she was told of the assault, she took her daughters to make a report at the Hill County Sheriffs Department. An emotional Ms Owens said that Sarah and Amina told her back in 1998 that their father had sexually assaulted them. Its a case closed, and a family reconnected. For us and where I was at, in my previous job, coming off the Super Bowl week," Patricia said of being hired last year after a Super Bowl loss with the Patriots. How can a mother do such a thing? Liesbeth Powers/The Dallas Morning News via AP. Conspiracy Against Civil Rights, for her involvement in an . 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 They then moved to another area, closer to Ms Owens sister. Texas-born Patricia ("Tissie) Said, formerly of the Owens family, is the mother who lured her two teenage daughters, Sarah and Amina, to their deaths at the hands of their own father this past New Years Day in Dallas. She told the jury how she married Said in 1987, when she was just 15 and he was 29. Years later, with dementia, she started to divulge some details that connected the dots back to Ross Township. Prosecutors painted Said as a controlling and abusive father and husband. These girls already had to lose their lives too soon. Jurors previously heard from their former boyfriends and a Lewisville High School teacher who said the girls feared Said would kill them. Yaser Abdel Said, a Lewisville cab driver wanted in connection with brutal slayings of his two teenage daughters, is in custody in North Texas after 12 years on the run. But Owens said she and the girls wished to go home so they could finish the school year. St. Louis lawyers Mark and Patricia McCloskey charged with menacing protesters - The Washington Post St. Louis couple who aimed guns at protesters charged with felony weapons count Lawyers. A cemetery posted a personal ad for a goose whose mate died. Join Facebook to connect with zgr Tun and others you may know. Log in or sign up for Facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. Updated at 1:19 p.m. with additional information throughout. Owens made a report with the Hill County Sheriffs Office where they lived. That evening Patricia drove to Amina boyfriends parents to talk to her daughter. In all fairness to her, shes commented that in her belief, Yaser would not abuse his daughters. Amina and Sarah Said were murdered by their father Yaser Abdul Said an Egyptian immigrant on January 1st 2008. I called "Tissie." A Florida mother, who allegedly lied to police that her son with autism was abducted by two black men, was charged with the child's murder, police said. By the end of the day it was decided it would be best to go to Tulsa, Oklahoma, a bigger city close to a collage for Amina. Also, if "Tissie" had Arab Muslim brothers of her own, they might potentially come to her aid against her husband or on behalf of her daughters but they might also help her husband enforce the rules and customs of Islamic gender apartheid against her. The search for Said was coordinated by the FBIs Dallas Violent Crimes Task Force, which is comprised of FBI special agents and officers from the Carrollton, Dallas, Texas Department of Public Safety, Garland, Grand Prairie, and Irving police departments.