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StevieM

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Tue Aug 9, 2022, 06:50 PM Aug 2022

Yaser Said found guilty of capital murder in 2008 shootings of teenage daughters

Yaser Said was convicted of capital murder Tuesday in the 2008 fatal shootings of his two teenage daughters, 18-year-old Amina Said and 17-year-old Sarah Said.

After hearing closing arguments and deliberating for three hours, the Dallas County jury reached the guilty verdict. Judge Chika Anyiam sentenced Said to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty in the case.

Said was placed on the FBI’s most-wanted list after the murders and evaded arrest for more than 12 years. Said, who had worked as a cab driver, was arrested in August 2020 in Justin, Texas. He denied killing his daughters when he took the stand Monday, entering a not guilty plea,

Prosecutors claim Said, who is Muslim, murdered his daughters because he was upset that the girls were dating.

Read More: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/yaser-said-found-guilty-of-capital-murder-in-2008-shootings-of-teenage-daughters/ar-AA10uk8d?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=f1b7d3750e7444be9d00d12a8bc86092

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Yaser Said found guilty of capital murder in 2008 shootings of teenage daughters (Original Post) StevieM Aug 2022 OP
Can't believe I missed this news . I wish the worst for him . JI7 Aug 2022 #1
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