The Austin Yogurt Shop Murders

Cold Case Crew

03-05-2023 • 34 mins

Shortly before 11:00pm on December 6, 1991, seventeen (17) year olds Eliza Thomas and Jennifer Harbison were busy going through the closing procedures at their part time job at the ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt!” Shop in Austin, TX. With them at the shop were Jennifer’s younger sister, Sarah (age 15) and her best friend, Amy Ayers (age 13), who were waiting for Jennifer to get off work to drive them home for a sleepover. The younger girls had been to the mall shopping earlier in the evening, and were chatting happily in a booth while Jennifer and Eliza closed up. All girls were seemingly unaware of the horrors that were about the befall them once the door to the establishment was securely locked for the evening. But WHAT HAPPENED that fateful night which led to the rape and murder of the four (4) young teens? Join the Cold Case Crew as they discuss The Austin Yogurt Shop Murders a 1991 Cold Case from Austin, TX.

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References:

Podcasts:
Voices For Justice- The Yogurt Shop Murders Pts. 1-3
Not Another True Crime Podcast- The Yogurt Shop Murders
The Mile Higher Podcast- Episode 135- The Mysterious 1991 Austin Yogurt Shop Murders

Television and Youtube:
The Unsolved No More Show- The Yogurt Shop Murders Pts. 1-3
Cold Case Detective- Night Shift Nightmare: The Unsolved Yogurt Shop Murders
KVUE- The Austin Yogurt Shop Murders Still Unsolved, 31 Years Later
Crime Watch- Austin's Brutal Yogurt Shop Murders
48 Hours Investigates: The Yogurt Shop Murders

Newspapers:
The Austin American Statesman
The Corpus Christi Caller Times
The El Paso Herald
The Tyler Courier Times

Online Resources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Austin_yogurt_shop_killings
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-yogurt-shop-murders-austin-texas-families-investigators-haunted-by-unsolved-case/
https://www.kvue.com/article/news/crime/austin-yogurt-shop-murders-31st-anniversary-new-legislation-passed-cold-cases/269-e41ea498-2f42-4aaa-99b4-a3f46ee9b86e
https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/quadruple-homicide-in-texas-yogurt-shop-remains-unsolved-after-over-30-years
https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/two-convicted-austin-yogurt-shop-murders-released

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