Right: Yousef, circa 1999;
Left: Age-progression to age 9 (circa 2004)
Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: August 25, 1999 from Euless, Texas Classification: Family Abduction Date Of Birth: May 8, 1995 Age: 4 years old Height and Weight: 3'0, 38 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Black hair, brown eyes. Yousef has a birthmark on his left cheek near his ear. He is of Egyptian descent.
Details of Disappearance
Yousef and his sister Iman were abducted by their mother, Ghada Abdel Fattah Said, from their Euless, Texas home on August 25, 1999. A photograph of Said and her vital statistics are posted below this case summary. A felony warrant was issued for her on November 17, 1999, nearly three months after she abducted Yousef and Iman. She had custody of them at the time she took them, but by leaving with the children she deprived their father of his visitation rights.Said, Iman and Yousef may be traveling in a silver 1989 Honda CRS with Texas license plates numbered YCJ05P. They may be in New York, Tennessee, California, or Egypt. Iman was born in Burbank, California. Her whereabouts and her brother's are unknown and their cases remain unsolved.
Ghada Abdel Fattah Said
Above: Ghada Abdel Fattah Said
Date of Birth: September 4, 1966
Age: 32 years old
Height and Weight: 5'2, 115 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Black hair, black eyes. Said is an Egyptian national.
Investigating Agency
Source Information
Updated 3 times since October 12, 2004.
Last updated October 2, 2005; details of disappearance, distinguishing characteristics and abductor's distinguishing characteristics updated.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Euless Police Department
817-685-1526
OR
Texas Department of Public Safety
800-346-3243
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Texas Department of Public Safety
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