'Honor Killings' Trial: Victim's ex-boyfriend takes stand for 2nd day of testimony

DALLAS, Texas - The murder trial of Yaser Said will continue in a Dallas courtroom today.The ex-boyfriend of Said's daughter Amina is expected to take the stand when testimony begins at 9 a.m.

on Wednesday.Investigators say Yaser Said murdered his two teenage daughters in 2008 in so-called ‘honor killings’ for dating outside their faith.Said disappeared simultaneously with the girls' murders and eluded police and the FBI for 12 years before he was finally captured.If convicted, he will face life in prison.READ MORE: 'Honor Killings' Trial: Sisters feared their dad would kill them days before their murders, prosecutors claimProsecutors described a father on trial for murdering his two teenage daughters as "controlling and possessive." Their former teacher says they told her they were running away and knew their dad would try to kill them.In the first day of the trial, Said pleaded not guilty to the murder charges through his lawyer.In opening statements, Prosecutors claimed the evidence shows Said murdered them, citing a 9-1-1 call from one of the victims claiming they were being attacked by their father."This is a case about a man possessed with possession and control," said Dallas County Prosecutor Lauren Black. "As they had more independence, that was less control for him."Defense attorney Joe Patton claimed that no eyewitnesses or surveillance cameras Said at the crime scene and said the government focused on him because he was Muslim."The state wanted to convict Yaser Said for being Muslim in 2008," said defense attorney Joe Patton. "And the evidence does not support a capital murder conviction today at this trial."Lewisville High School AP Teacher Renee Hopkins taught both Said daughters.Hopkins said the girls.