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in 2007-2008 Yaser discovered that his daughter Amina Said was dating which upset him alot because he had set up for both Amina and his other daughter Sarah to be married at the age of 18 after graduation

after graduating Amina was accepted to the university of Texas and Yaser told her that her husband will decide for her if she goes which was a 48 year old Egyptian man and when she rejected it he pulled a gun on her threatening to kill her

Yaser told his wife and other daughter to take Amina to a store and buy her final meal and the mother drove them but drove to Kansas to her sister which made Yaser extremely angry and he made numerous calls to all of them threatening death to them and their boyfriends

that same day they arrived the mother drove all girls back to Texas under the lie of putting flowers on a grave but she took them back to Yaser who murdered both of them in his house, Amina was shot 3 times and her sister Sarah was shot 9 times

Yaser evaded arrest for 12 years and his son "Islam" said that they knew the rules and knew this would happen due to the rules of Islam in the household

his wife was never arrested

Yaser was convicted of capital murder in 2020 with life in prison with possibility of parole for the murder of Amina Said (18) and Sarah Said (17)

Islam Said was arrested for 10 years for concealing his father who was on the list of 10 most wanted criminals

Source: Department of Justice (.gov) https://share.google/gF0tmZoOIO4Mh3lbK

Source: Wikipedia https://share.google/nZU04Oy8Lq2IYfDLO

there is also a tv show episode on this incident

In 1990, nine year old Autumn Wallace was alone at home. She was making paper dolls when 18 year old Rosie Alfaro knocked on the door. Rosie Alfaro knew the Wallace family very well because she was friends with Autumn's older sister. So, Autumn let her in after Alfaro asked if she could use her restroom. However, Alfaro had different intentions. Alfaro (who was a drug addict and also pregnant at the time) wanted money to purchase drugs. So, she selected a house of a family she knew believing that nobody was there. To eliminate Autumn as a witness, she took a knife from the kitchen, coaxed Autumn into the bathroom, and stabbed her 57 times. Alfaro stole several items and sold them for less than $300 dollars.

Rosie Alfaro was later apprehended. The police found Autumn Wallace's blood on Alfaro's shoes and Alfaro's fingerprints all over the house. Alfaro confessed to the crime. She at first claimed to be high on heroine and cocaine during the murder. But, she later changed her story and said a man forced her to stab Wallace to death. But, she refused to identify the alleged man. Years later, Alfaro said she "had to kill" Autumn because Autumn knew who she was. Rosie Alfaro had lived a very troubled life. She was a drug addict by thirteen, a prostitute by 14, a mother by fifteen and had four children by eighteen.

Rosie Alfaro was put on trial on 1992. The jury found her guilty and deadlocked 10-2 on whether to give her the death penalty. So, there was a mistrial on the sentencing phase. The second jury on the retrial unanimously voted to sentence her to death. Rosie Alfaro was the first woman in Orange County, California to be sentenced to death. She remains on death row to this day awaiting her execution. However, whether there will be an execution date for her remains uncertain due to the moritorium that Gavin Newsom put in place in 2019.

https://murderpedia.org/female.A/a/alfaro-maria.htm

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-supreme-court/1299458.html

https://www.ocregister.com/2009/12/11/who-kills-a-9-year-old-girl-for-drugs/

https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/07/15/death-penalty-reinstated-for-woman-who-stabbed-9-year-old-to-death-in-anaheim/

Shankariya was born in 1952 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Not much is known about Shankariya's childhood except that he lived with his parents.

In 1977, the Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab areas trembled in fear as people kept being found murdered with no apparent clues.

However, most victims have one thing in common: there were signs of striking down with a hammer on the spot below the neck near the ear. Hence, people started to call the unknown murderer “Kanpatimar,” which is a word combined of the Hindi word "Kanpati" (under the ear) and "Marr" (to hit.)

As the mysterious deaths keep occurring in the area every day, some locals even believe the victims were killed by mythical creatures or were killed by spies sent from Pakistan, as in the 70s, when the threat of war loomed between two countries.

Some witnesses stated they spotted a mysterious man walking near train tracks, and some stated a man covered his face with a blanket was roaming around.

One day in 1979, the police managed to catch a man who covered his face with a blanket and hid behind a tree and tried to run away. He introduced himself as Shankariya, and police strongly believed him to be the killer, yet there was no crucial evidence yet, as no murder weapon was found in his house.

However, when Shankariya was detained in police custody for interrogation, he would confess that he was the very killer. When the policeman asked if he killed 60 people, he replied, “Sir, I killed 70, not 60.” Following his confession, Shankariya led the police to the bush he used to hide in and took out a hammer from there, which he used for murders.

Although Shankariya confessed to murdering 70 people, the police were able to confirm only 63 murders were committed by him.

When asked why Shankariya committed such a crime, he simply stated it was for fun and leisure.

Shankariya was hanged to death on May 16, 1979. His last words were, “I have murdered in vain. Nobody should become like me."

Despite Shankariya’s unbelievable numbers of victims, the information regarding him is very rare. I could find only 2 images of him on the internet. I hope we will get to know about his crimes more clearly one day.

Sources:

https://www.aajtak.in/crime/big-crime/story/unknown-facts-about-indian-serial-killer-kampatimar-shankariya-from-rajasthan-382603-2016-09-14

(Hindi)

https://www.abplive.com/gk/shankaria-the-serial-killer-of-rajasthan-who-committed-70-murders-at-the-age-of-25-top-serial-killer-india-2698640

(Hindi)

https://aapkarajasthan.com/jaipur/how-did-kanpatimar-sankariya-become-a-headache-for-the/cid16601053.htm

(Hindi)

https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/indias-most-prolific-serial-killers