IRVING — Friends and family members are praying for more clues to help catch the man thought to have murdered his two daughters on New Year's Day.

With the girls' killer still at large, family members held a memorial Saturday to remember the two young lives silenced.

It was a small ceremony at Birds Fort Trail Park in Irving, where prayers were offered for Sarah and Amina Said — and for the capture of their father.

"We're never bringing them back, but at least getting him caught will get some justice," said Joyce Boucher, the dead girls' great aunt.

The manhunt continues for Yaser Said, the taxi driver who is suspected of shooting his two teenage daughters on Jan. 1 and then leaving them to die inside his cab parked outside a Las Colinas hotel.

Yaser Said has been missing since his daughters were killed.

Family members said the Egyptian native didn't approve of the girls' boyfriends.

"These girls had some hard times, but when you speak to their friends ... what you'll find are two children who smiled — always smiled," said Gail Gartrell, the girls' great aunt.

Sarah, 17, and Amina, 18, were top of their class at Lewisville High School. Both would have celebrated a birthday this month.

To mark the date, family members released doves and balloons Saturday — symbols of two lives that should never have been snuffed out.

Since the murder three months ago, the girls' father has not been seen. Family members are hoping someone will come forward to help bring him to justice.

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