The Yogurt Shop Murders
Why were the yogurt shop murders unsolved for 3 decades?
4.7 (14)
62 mins
Explore how four teenage girls were found murdered inside a small yogurt shop in Austin. Discover how the crime scene fire, missing evidence, and shifting testimonies complicated the investigation for years. Learn about the legal battles, overturned convictions, and how the case was finally solved.
Ep 1:
Four Girls, One Fire, No Answers
In 1991, four teenage girls were murdered and burned inside an Austin yogurt shop. Thirty-four years later, the case was finally solved—revealing a devastating trail of injustice along the way.
Ep 2:
The Wrong Suspects and the Occult Detours
With no forensic evidence and a fire-ravaged crime scene, desperate investigators chase occult rumors, international confessions, and a shaky teen suspect—while grieving families watch the case go cold.
Ep 3:
Coerced Confessions Send Two to Death Row
Years later, detectives extract disturbing confessions from two young men. Convictions and death sentences follow, but a Sixth Amendment ruling threatens to unravel the entire prosecution.
Ep 4:
DNA Breaks the Case Wide Open
New DNA testing shatters the case against the convicted men, sparking a decades-long technological hunt across labs and databases that finally uncovers a shocking, undeniable match.
Ep 5:
Robert Eugene Brashers: Portrait of a Killer
Behind the DNA hit lies a violent drifter with a horrifying cross-country history of rape and murder—whose path intersected with Austin on one unthinkable December night.
Ep 6:
Cleared at Last, Justice Denied
Austin's police chief names the true killer, and four wrongly accused men finally have their names cleared—but the man responsible can never face justice or the families he destroyed.
Discussions (5)
Flint
Level 3 · 5 mo agoAluminum melts at 1220 degrees so that checks out.
Maria
Level 6 · 5 mo agoBro croaked to avoid jail 💀
Audrey
Level 7 · 5 mo agoYou are correct with the YSTR analysis. It specifically targets the male Y chromosome so it is extremely useful when female DNA overwhelms a sample. It completely changed how police solve cold cases.
