Children & Teens

Yaser Said takes stand at his capital murder trial, denies accusations that he killed his daughters Said was the one and only witness taking the stand for the defense. He testified for more than an hour on Monday afternoon.

(WFAA) In Yaser Said’s telling, he’s the victim — a victim of a media narrative that painted him as the killer of his two daughters. Said testified that’s why he fled after his daughters, Amina and Sarah, were found shot to death […]

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Ex-wife of Yaser Said testifies on day 3 of capital murder trial: ‘I was just scared’ Patricia Owens saw her former husband and the father of their children for the first time in 14 years.

(WFAA) In a Dallas County courtroom, Patricia Owens saw her former husband and the father of their children for the first time in 14 years. The last time she was [with] him was the night Yaser Said allegedly killed their two teenage […]

Children & Teens

Testimony begins in capital murder trial of Yaser Said, man accused of killing his two daughters 12 years ago Yaser Said is accused of killing his daughters because they were dating American boyfriends. His defense says he's being persecuted for being Muslim.

(WFAA) On the first day of testimony, Yaser Said sat stoically as prosecutors painted a picture for the jury of a jealous and angry man who controlled his daughters’ lives. “He controlled what they did, who they talked to, who they could […]