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To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (11237)1/3/2008 8:51:39 PM
From: Proud_Infidel  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 20106
 
Slaying of popular teens stuns friends {honor killing}
Fort Worth Star-Telegram ^ | Domingo Ramirez Jr. and Melissa Vargas

star-telegram.com

Sarah Said was an avid tennis player known as a silly but bright student. Her 18-year-old sister, Amina Said, was often called "the girl with pretty eyes," friends say. The girls were well-liked and made good grades at Lewisville High School. Their father was strict and rarely let them spend time with friends. When Sarah, 17, recently met a boy at her job, she told a friend that her father would kill her if he found out.

Friends are now rethinking the way they understood that turn of phrase. The Said sisters were fatally shot Tuesday evening in their father's taxi in Irving, police said. A capital murder warrant has been issued for their father, Yaser Abdel Said, who is accused of killing both girls.

Police say a domestic dispute may have led to the shooting...Yaser Abdel Said, 50, is considered dangerous and may be armed. The sisters were dead when officers found them in the vehicle, owned by Jet Taxi. Neighbors said Yaser Abdel Said worked as a taxi driver...

One friend said that it was well-known that the girls had a strict father who forbade them from hanging out with friends much of the time. The girl asked that her name not be used for fear of retaliation because the killer is still at large.... The girls often traveled to Egypt with their family, and friends were fascinated by their exotic heritage.

(Excerpt) Read more at star-telegram.com ....