We come at it from the assumption that he is innocent of the crime, Lollar said, noting that he hadnt seen much evidence against Said from the time of the shootings. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Said vanished after the murders and spent six years on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. A US court in the state of Texas earlier this week convicted an American-Egyptian of capital murder for the 2008 killing of his two teenage daughters, Amina and Sarah.After a six-day trial, Yaser Abdel Said was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being found guilty of capital murder, according to a statement from the office of Dallas County Criminal District Attorney.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.He must now spend the rest of his days confined to a prison cell living under the control of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the statement said, adding that the jury deliberated for three hours before reaching a verdict. Im dying Im dying, the 17-year-old told dispatchers, WFAA reported. Story tips can be sent to stephanie.pagones@fox.com and on Twitter: @steph_pagones. (Facebook), COP28: A timeline of the United Nations' pledge to tackle climate change, Lebanons missing: Painful search for answers continues 48 years after civil war, Watch: UAEs Sultan al-Neyadi becomes first ever Arab astronaut to perform spacewalk, Imposter Syndrome: How to conquer inner fraud, according to experts, US says 20,000 Russians killed in Ukraine war since December, House speaker says Biden should invite Israeli PM to White House, Goldman Sachs global head of commodities research predicts new super cycle. The cases pre-trial proceedings were previously postponed in June. Along with our partners, the FBI is thankful for the dedication and relentless pursuit that led to the capture of Amina and Sarahs killer and those that provided him harbor.. Sarah Said was shot nine times and Amina Said was shot twice. He was sentenced in a Fort Worth federal courtrooom on Friday. Said was controlling and abusive, friends and relatives of the girls have said. The girls family suspects that Said carried out the killings because of his perception that the two teenagers brought shame on the family . An official website of the United States government. A week before the murders, Amina and Sarah fled Texas with their mother and two friends. endobj endobj The 65-year-old man was on the FBIs Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list in 2014 when he was arrested in Justin, Texas, in 2020.