Said evaded arrest for over 12 years following the slayings
Yaser Said, 65, was found guilty of capital murder in the deaths of 18-year-old Amina Said and 17-year-old Sarah Said. Prosecutors did not pursue the death penalty, so with the conviction, the judge sentenced Yaser Said to life in prison without parole.
Prosecutor Lauren Black said in closing statements that Said “manipulated and controlled that household.” She said that when Said’s daughters wanted to live their own lives, he could see that he was losing control. “He was not going to be able to deal with that, so he took their lives,” Black said.Article content
“She’s screaming out from the grave right now,” Black told jurors after playing the 911 call during closing statements.Defense attorneys, who say they would appeal the verdict, said people can have hallucinations in moments of extreme trauma, such as when they have been shot multiple times. They also said the evidence did not support a conviction, and that police were too quick to focus on Said as the suspect.
In a letter to the judge before the trial, Said wrote that he was not happy with his daughters’ “dating activity” but he denied killing them.
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