Sneak peek: The Yogurt Shop Murders | Forensic Files

every year marks another year you know that there's no closure and i still have insomnia
30 years after the fact i wish i had solved the crime for the families we tried i was a cop for 32 years at austin pd
i'll always be associated with that case there's no getting away from that i just hope one of these days we can put
this thing to bed yeah uh did you hear about the call 2900 anderson yeah i'm headed over there the
call occurred at 11 27 p.m [Music] homicide four did you get my hand right out there
i was the lead investigator on the i can't believe it's yoga shot murder case on december 6 1991
there was a robbery fire and murder committed that's all right i'll make the call
myself the victims were jennifer and sarah harbison thomas and amy ayers i can still see him
i can still see the inside of that place that stuff's indelibly burned in my mind
there has never been in austin a more grisly ugly crime there's four girls in there
and they're all beautiful girls and they're very young they're cleaning up they lock up the yogurt shop and then we
believe it to be two individuals came in they forced them to the back room at gunpoint
i lost my sister eliza thomas in the yogurt shop murders i was 13. yeah i was 13 when my sister died
[Music] the whole city was in shock everywhere we drove there were these billboards with a picture of my sister
on it and so it's like you just hold on to anything you can to get through these moments that are so
impossible we went where the case took us [Music] we're either going to charge some people
and get them in jail or clear them from this case [Music] i don't know how many murders i've tried
it's unlike anything i've ever done before it's nothing but one unexpected twist
after another do you believe that there is right now some evidence that could lead to the
killers yes yes i know who did this i just don't know his name is this the end of the beginning or the beginning to
the end [Music]

The brutal murders of four teenage girls has haunted Austin, Texas, for 30 years. Could new information lead to a killer? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty has reported on the case from the beginning and has the latest Saturday, August 27 at 9/8c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

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Brief Summary

Former cop discusses the unsolved yogurt shop murders and their impact on victims' families.

Key points

The Yogurt Shop Murders. A shocking crime that left a lasting impact on the community.
A Personal Loss. One victim's sister shares her heartbreaking story.
The Ongoing Investigation. Years later, the case remains unsolved with lingering questions.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I just hope one of these days we can put this thing to bed.

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