Dark Deeds

Yaser Abdel Said, who was born in Egypt, ruled his family with an iron fist due to his extreme religious and cultural beliefs. His family, who lived in Texas, consisted of his wife, Patricia Owens, 17-year-old daughter Sarah Said, 18-year-old daughter Amina Said, and 19-year-old son, Islam Said. One of Yaser's most strict rules consisted of his daughters not being allowed to date or even talk to boys. He was to pick their husbands from Egypt and they would go there to marry them, but the girls held secret relationships while in school. Yaser found out about Amina's secret relationship with her boyfriend, Joseph Moreno through methods of surveillance he had placed on his daughters and threatened to kill her. Sadly, he made good on his promise on January 1, 2008 when he took his daughters out in his taxi and fatally shot both of them, leaving their bodies in his taxi while he fled. Yaser evaded capture for 12 years before being arrested on August 26, 2020. He had been on the FBI's Most Wanted list for 6 years. Sources Audio: Patricia Owens' Statement: Court TV (2023)- Victims' Mom: "You are the devil." | Texas Honor Killing Trial [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GTPkrfoHnM] 9-1-1 Call: Associated Press (2014)- Texas Teen 911 Call: 'I'm Dying.' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdTZaD2B2sk] NY Post (2022) [https://nypost.com/2022/08/05/yaser-saids-ex-wife-slams-devil-father-for-honor-killings-of-daughters/] Documentary: Devil in Suburbia- Under His Eye (2022) NBC News (2022) [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-trial-begins-man-accused-killing-2-teenage-daughters-rcna41252] United States Attorney's Office Northern District of Texas (2020) [https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/yaser-said-family-members-charged-concealing-10-most-wanted-suspect-arrest] Documentary: The Price of Honor (2014)

In March 2006 in the Bronx, New York, three children watched in horror as their pregnant mother, 37-year-old Marilyn Ginel was brutally beaten and stabbed to death by her ex boyfriend, Robert Coakley and his wife, Maria Coakley. 12 years later in 2018, Marilyn's eldest daughter, 25-year-old Lisa Marie Velasquez would meet a similar fate when she was brutally beaten to death with a hammer by 34-year-old Daquan Wheeler as she tried to help her friend, Ciara Martinez after she stated that Daquan was beating her and had fled with their child. Ciara and Daquan proceeded to then dismember Lisa and place her remains in trash bags in two park near the area. Sources WRAL (2018) [https://www.wral.com/story/remains-found-in-2-bronx-parks-belong-to-same-woman-police-say/17804689/] NY Times (2006) [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/31/nyregion/pregnant-woman-was-stabbed-to-death-police-say.html] CBS (2018) [https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/police-body-parts-found-bronx-parks/] NY Times (2006) [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/01/nyregion/police-seek-companion-in-killing-of-pregnant-bronx-woman.html] NY Post (2018) [https://nypost.com/2018/08/30/tragedy-revisited-photos-show-slain-woman-mourning-her-moms-murder-as-a-kid/] Evil Intentions- Slain as her Kids Watched, Daughter Betrayed and Cut in Pieces- Marilyn Ginel, Lisa Velasquez [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcyRdf9Uma0] Crime Files- Death Strikes Twice - Marilyn Ginel and Lisa Marie Velasquez Murders [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arvFjIeF50I] Audio: PIX11 News- Wake held for Bronx Woman who was found murdered, dismembered [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8EnKQosx54]

In the early morning hours of September 22, 2015 in Bristol, UK, a man could be heard shouting through the streets. Neighbors thought this was some sort of prank or the sounds of animals, but when they exited their flats, they realized this was no joke. 27-year-old Mark Van Dongen wearing only boxers could be seen covered in a mud-like substance which was determined to be his skin disintegrating and melting off. His ex, Berlinah Wallace had snuck back into her flat where he was sleeping alone and dumped 98% sulfuric acid on his face and body. Mark endured unimaginable suffering over the next 15 months until he ultimately chose to be euthanized in Belgium. Sources BBC (2018) [https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-43862384] Evolution News (2017) [https://evolutionnews.org/2017/11/the-story-of-mark-van-dongen/] BBC News (2018) - 999 call [https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-44159512] Independent (2018) [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/berlinah-wallace-acid-attack-boyfriend-murder-charge-cleared-sulphuric-a8356226.html] The Case That Redefined Cruelty. The Ruthless Case of Mark Van Dongen- Crime A to Z [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLF4ilKj9ZU](2025) The Guardian (2018) [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/17/kill-me-now-acid-attack-led-euthanasia-mark-van-dongen]

This episode honors the life and legacy of Judy Malinowski, a courageous woman whose voice transcended unimaginable pain to ignite change. After surviving a horrific act of domestic violence that left her with life-threatening burns, on June 2, 2015 by her estranged boyfriend, Michael Slager, Judy became a beacon of resilience, fighting for justice until her final moments. Her groundbreaking 3- hour testimony from her hospital bed led to the conviction of her attacker and inspired legislative reform through “Judy’s Law.” . This is the story of a life that turned tragedy into triumph, reminding us all of the strength of the human spirit.Sources Documentary- The Fire That Took Her Law & Crime (2018) [https://lawandcrime.com/crime/michael-slager-pleads-guilty-to-murder-after-dousing-girlfriend-with-gas-setting-judy-malinowski-on-fire/] NBC (2017) [https://www.nbc4i.com/news/judy-malinowski-dies-nearly-two-years-after-being-set-on-fire/] Business Insider (2023) [https://www.businessinsider.com/judy-malinowski-burned-alive-testified-own-trial-2023-5]

This episode features four stories that occurred in recent years, some of which are still ongoing. #1 Rachel Henry On January 20, 2020, members of 22-year-old Rachel Henry's family were present at their Prague, Oklahoma home when all three of Rachel's children were discovered deceased on the living room couch, staged to look as if they were sleeping. #2 Neil Howard On September 13, 2023, 46-year-old Neil Howard was drunk when he attacked his 60-year-old mother, Norma Caraker in their home with a bungee cord. He wrapped it around her neck and left her body in her bed. He made an attempt to accuse an assailant that broke in, but was ultimately arrested as his story did not line up. It was said that Neil was tired of his mother dating and not giving him enough money. Neil was also tried in the 2005 murder of his father, but was acquitted. #3 Asia Guercy On January 26, 2025, 25-year-old Asia Guercy and her friend, 31-year-old Charles Dark were ran off the road by a vehicle being drove by Asia's husband, 31-year-old Isaac Albert Perez. The vehicle drove through a chain link fence and into a flood canal, instantly killing both Asia and Charles. #4 Sam Nordquist Sam was a 24-year-old bi-racial, transgender male who left his home in Minnesota to be with his lover he met online, 38-year-old Precious Arzauga. He was to stay with her for two weeks in Canandaigua, New York, but when his family stopped hearing from him from January to February 2025, they became concerned and sent police to check up on Room 22 at Patty's Lodge, a hotel considered a "last-resort" place for many down on their luck. Room 22 is where Sam and Precious had been staying. Sam's body was located on February 13 wrapped in plastic in a field about a 20-minute drive from the hotel. He had been beaten, tortured, and sexually assaulted for over a month, held hostage at the hotel by seven perpetrators. Sources The Telegraph (2023) [https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/history-violence-neil-howard-s-2005-texas-murder-18384489.php] People (2025) [https://people.com/norma-caraker-killed-by-son-neil-howard-angry-over-dating-11678810] MSN (2025) [https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/son-strangled-mother-to-death-because-he-was-sick-of-her-sleeping-around/ar-AA1yR3Fw?ocid=BingNewsSerp] People (2025) [https://people.com/rachel-henry-arizona-murdered-children-staged-bodies-couch-11681518] The Sun (2025) [https://www.sbsun.com/2025/01/31/san-bernardino-love-triangle-crash-kills-2-police-say-husband-charged-with-murder/] People (2025) [https://people.com/mom-of-3-killed-by-husband-in-collision-after-he-suspected-affair-police-8788574] NBC News (2025) [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/7-people-charged-death-sam-nordquist-plead-not-guilty-torture-killing-rcna195825] NY Times (2025) [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/nyregion/sam-nordquist-murder-transgender-hate.html] NBC News (2025) [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sam-nordquist-killing-room-22-rcna194129] Find Law (2025) [https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/law-and-life/police-examine-motive-behind-torture-and-death-of-sam-nordquist/] NY Times (2025) [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/nyregion/sam-nordquist-murder-transgender-hate.html]