Episode 11: The 1991 Austin Yogurt Shop Murders
Who Killed these girls?
Just before midnight, on the evening of December 6th, 1991, a reporter and photographer from a local CBS affiliate, were on a ride-along with Austin Police Department Sergeant John Jones. They were initially following up on a call from earlier that night when a new call came over the radio for a report of two fatalities. “Suspected arson, suspected homicide, looks like gunshot wounds..” Jones quickly flipped his lights on and headed to the scene of the I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt shop, which was located in a strip mall off of West Anderson Lane. The call was quickly updated by a cop who was at the scene, he said “Jonesy, make that four.” What he would find when he arrived at the scene would continue to haunt John Jones for decades to come. The bodies of 4 young girls, bound, shot and burned inside the yogurt shop. It’s been 31 years since this horrendous crime and the suspect… or suspects are still out there, walking among us.
Sources:
- https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2011-12-16/scene-of-the-crime/
- http://www.parkaman.com/austin-yogurt-shop-murders-1991/
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-killed-these-girls/#app
- https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2012/09/21/yogurt-shop-murder-case-timeline/9955363007/
- https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/the-austin-yogurt-shop-murders-cold-case-revisiting-the-scene-of-the-crime-more-than-25-years-later
- https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2009-07-17/810486/
- https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2011-12-16/scene-of-the-crime/
- https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2002-09-06/101777/
- https://www.statesman.com/in-depth/news/2021/12/01/1991-austin-yogurt-shop-murders-cold-case-unresolved-anniversary-teen-girls/8586938002/
- https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/pop-culture/two-convicted-austin-yogurt-shop-murders-released
- https://caselaw.findlaw.com/tx-court-of-appeals/1451804.html
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Austin_yogurt_shop_killings
- A promising lead? - The Yogurt Shop Murders: Key moments in the Austin, Texas, investigation (cbsnews.com)
- Who Killed These Girls? Written by: Beverly Lowry (2016)
- 48 Hours- Season 34: Episode 60. The Yogurt Shop Murders (August 2022)
- Robert Springsteen interrogation: https://youtu.be/KewuOfBR3iU
- Michael Scott Interrogation: https://youtu.be/tv9Bmyb74m0
Diagram of the Yogurt shop Layout. Photo source: Scene of the Crime: Revisiting the yogurt shop murders: A cold case reconsideration of the 1991 crime points away from the prosecution's assumptions and conclusions - News - The Austin Chronicle
Inside the yogurt shop the night of the murder. You can see that the booth closest to the cash register has not been wiped down or had the napkin dispenser refilled. Photo: Scene of the Crime: Revisiting the yogurt shop murders: A cold case reconsideration of the 1991 crime points away from the prosecution's assumptions and conclusions - News - The Austin Chronicle
Outside of the yogurt shop. Photo: Scene of the Crime: Revisiting the yogurt shop murders: A cold case reconsideration of the 1991 crime points away from the prosecution's assumptions and conclusions - News - The Austin Chronicle
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