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His two daughters, Sara, 17, and Amina, 18, dated and adopted Western fashion and attitudes. Even worse, the two teenagers had dreams of attending college and living the American Dream. And cops say that on Jan. 1, 2008, the troubled father did something about it: He murdered the two teenagers. Now, after 14 years, Said is set to stand trial in Dallas for so-called “honor killings.” According to the Dallas Morning News, jurors are expected to hear harrowing testimony, including Sarah’s call to 911 minutes before she died from the nine bullets fired by her killer. Sarah, 17, and Amina, 18, were shot because they were dating, family members said. SARAH SAID/FACEBOOK She told the dispatcher, “My father shot me. I’m dying… I’m dying.” Family members told local media that Said believed his daughters had brought “shame” to the family.

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“He followed them everywhere he went and recorded their every move,” family friend Ruth Trotter told WFAA. That New Year’s Day, detectives say Said took his daughters for a ride in a borrowed taxi. He allegedly told the girls they were going to dinner. Instead, he drove them to the Omni Hotel in suburban Irving and shot them both in the cab. Amina was shot twice. The officers eventually made the gruesome discovery and caught up with Said, but he was in the air and nowhere to be found. Said was on the FBI’s most wanted list after the murders. DALLAS COUNTY JAIL Investigators believed he may have returned to his native Egypt or was hiding among New York’s large Arab population. Said eventually ended up on the FBI’s most wanted list. Twelve years later it hit the ground in Justin, Texas — about 40 miles (64 km) from where the two teenagers were murdered. His son and brother were later convicted of helping him evade justice. He has denied any involvement. If convicted, he will automatically be sentenced to life in prison without parole. While cooling his heels in a Dallas jail, Said has written long, rambling letters to the judge. In one she wrote: “I was not happy with my children’s dating activity. But I didn’t commit the murders or plan to hurt them.” [email protected] @HunterTOSun