Both had been in New York City for close to two months prior to their death, arriving on September 1 and staying at a Hyatt and Hilton in the city.
The sisters were last seen in Fairfax on August 24, but had not been living at home since November of 2017 after reportedly being abused by their mother, father and brother.
They had reportedly applied for political asylum a week before their bodies were discovered, and had stated a desire to take their own lives rather than return to Saudi Arabia.
On October 23, one day before their death, their mother claims that she received a call from the Saudi consulate ordering the family to return home.
Both girls had been in contact with their mother despite fleeing home a year ago, at which point they went to live at a shelter.
That claim was shot down by a Saudi official however who said that the mother was contacted about expired immigration documents.
A witness told police that he believes he saw both sisters praying in a park on the morning of October 24, just a few miles away from shore of the Hudson River.
Investigation is underway. The New York Police Department said there is no evidence the sisters went anywhere else after arriving in New York, and took various forms of transportation while making their way to the city.
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