DNA Ties Deceased Suspect to 1991 Texas Yogurt Shop Murders | Crime Alert 6AM 10.28.25
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 28 October 2025
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Summary
Austin police say DNA testing has identified a new suspect in the 1991 killings of four teenage girls at the I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt! shop — a case that shocked the city and remained unsolved for years.
In the St. Louis region, investigators have solved a 1994 cold case after exhuming remains and using modern DNA testing to identify a man long known only as “John Doe.”
In Los Angeles, police say a major burglary ring responsible for nearly 100 residential break-ins has been dismantled following months of investigation.
Finally, a national snapshot: the FBI’s latest annual report shows U.S. violent crime fell about 4½ percent in 2024, while property crime dropped nearly 8 percent — continuing a multi-year decline after the sharp increases seen during the pandemic.
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| 0:00.0 | Crime alert. I'm Nancy Grace, breaking crime news now. Straight out to Nicole Parton for the latest. |
| 0:06.3 | Nancy, an update to the troubling case out of California as authorities continue to search for a missing |
| 0:12.1 | nine-year-old girl, Melody Buzzard, who hasn't been seen in weeks. It all began when a school |
| 0:18.5 | administrator reported Melody missing after she hadn't shown up for class in months. |
| 0:24.5 | Deputies went to her home, but while her mother Ashley Buzzard was there, Melody was not. |
| 0:30.6 | Now investigators are trying to piece together a disturbing timeline. |
| 0:35.0 | Surveillance photos from October 7 show Melody wearing a wig and a hooded |
| 0:40.2 | sweatshirt possibly to disguise her identity at a local car rental agency. That same day, her mother |
| 0:48.3 | rented a white Chevy Malibu and began a cross-country trip from California to Nebraska with a stop in Kansas. |
| 0:56.1 | But when Ashley returned to California on October 10, Melody was no longer with her. |
| 1:02.6 | Authorities say Ashley has been uncooperative throughout the investigation with only outdated |
| 1:08.3 | photos and limited information. |
| 1:10.9 | Detectives are working with a narrow three-day window |
| 1:14.0 | to determine where Melody may have gone missing |
| 1:17.2 | and where she might be now. |
| 1:19.8 | Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown says |
| 1:22.2 | they're hopeful that Melody could be with someone, |
| 1:25.6 | perhaps a relative or friend who doesn't realize she's missing. |
| 1:29.7 | Family members held a vigil Friday near the home where Melody was last seen. |
| 1:33.9 | Her grandmother, Lily Deans, shared a heartfelt message. |
| 1:37.7 | If she's listening, we love you, we're here for you, we can help. |
| 1:41.8 | We want you to be happy. |
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