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David James

The Yogurt Shop Murders: 34 years after 4 teen girls were killed, after convicting innocents, red-faced cops finally find a new suspect

The wheels of justice may turn painfully slowly, but sometimes they get there in the end. On Dec. 6 1991, firefighters made a horrific discovery after extinguishing a fire at the I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt Shop in Austin, Texas. Amongst the burnt wreckage were the bodies of Eliza Thomas, 17, Jennifer Harbison, 17, Sarah Harbison, 15, and Amy Ayers, 13.

All four were gagged, all four had been shot in the head, with the fire an apparent attempt to destroy the evidence. The media dubbed the crime The Yogurt Shop Murders and cops quickly nabbed a suspect.

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