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Murder In America

EP. 1 TEXAS - The Austin Yogurt Shop Murders

Murder In America

Blood In The Sink Productions

True Crime

4.86.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Four teenage girls found murdered, a slew of suspects, and no convictions- the story of the Austin Yogurt Shop murders is not only one of mystery, but a tale of anger, blood, false confessions & fire. And at its core is a crime that has gone unsolved for almost 30 years and has haunted the city in which it was committed. In the very first episode of "Murder in America", hosts Colin & Courtney delve deep into the story of the Austin Yogurt Shop Murders, an unsolved quadruple homicide that rocked the city of Austin, Texas back in December of 1991. This is one of the most shocking unsolved murders that the two have EVER researched, and it hits especially close to home since it occurred in the city in which the two currently live. This episode will have you asking the question... the dead don't talk... or DO they? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Four teenage girls found murdered, a slew of suspects, and no convictions.

0:05.0

The story of the Austin yogurt shop murders is not only one of mystery, but a tale of anger, lies, blood, and fire.

0:12.0

And at its core is a crime that has gone unsolved for anger, lies, blood, and fire.

0:12.6

And at its core is a crime that has gone unsolved for almost 30 years

0:16.3

and has haunted the city in which it was committed.

0:19.0

Welcome to Murder in America. Oh, Oh, yeah. I'm going to Our story starts in Austin, Texas on December 6th, 1991, when just before midnight

1:21.0

an officer on patrol named Troy Gay notices a cloud of smoke

1:25.1

piling out of a local location of the I can't believe its yogurt franchise.

1:30.0

He called for backup but as law enforcement arrived at the scene, they had no idea that what

1:34.1

they were about to discover was so horrific that the community of Austin would be forever

1:38.7

changed.

1:39.7

First responders say that when they pulled up to the I can't believe it's yogurt building, the windows were black with smoke and they noticed that the fire was coming from the back of the building.

1:48.0

So they're going through dousing the flames with water as you would any type of fire.

1:52.0

Little did they know that in doing

1:54.4

so they would wash away most of the evidence that would have been crucial to

1:58.2

this investigation. One of the firefighters noted later on that something he was never

2:02.2

able to get out of his mind was a haunting visual he witnessed during the initial attempt to put out the flames inside the building.

2:09.0

This firefighter recalled the exact moment that the team entered the building and how as they walked

2:13.8

through the charred remains of the yogurt shop he noticed a charred foot on the

2:18.2

ground in front of him. Before this moment none of the investigators suspected

2:22.3

foul play but there in front of them was a body.

2:25.6

And a few feet away they find a second, then a third, then a fourth.

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