The Austin Yogurt Shop Murders (Part Two: Confidence)

"On December 6th, 1991, we - as a city - lost our innocence. Today, we regain our confidence."

Those were the words spoken by Austin's mayor Kirk Watson, at a press conference held in October of 1999. In the nearly eight years since four teenage girls had been killed inside of a yogurt shop, the city had rallied behind law enforcement in their desperate pursuit of answers. Now, it appeared like they finally had them.

However, the buildup to this announcement was much more complicated than met the eye. Investigators had come and gone, suspects had vanished nearly as quickly as they arrived, and the answers provided by police nearly a decade later were far less than a sure thing...



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Episode hosted, produced, and research/writing by Micheal Whelan

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