INFAMOUS: The Yogurt Shop Murders

Crime Junkie

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True Crime

4.7 • 358.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In 1991, Austin, Texas was rocked by one of the most horrifying crimes the city had ever seen: four young girls were brutally murdered and set on fire inside a local yogurt shop. The investigation would stretch on for decades, leading to four men being accused of the crime, yet lingering questions and evolving forensic evidence have continued to cast doubt on whether justice was truly served. Now, with renewed attention to the case, we’re re-releasing our original Crime Junkie episode. Whether you’re revisiting the details or hearing them for the first time, this is your chance to dive back into the facts, the timeline, and the troubling unanswered questions. Follow along on Instagram and TikTok @crimejunkiepodcast as we continue the conversation.

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0:00.0	Hey, crime junkies, Britt here. By now you've probably seen or heard people talking about the new
0:05.4	HBO documentary, The Yogurt Shop Murders. And if you're anything like us, this case has stuck
0:10.4	with you for years. Ashley and I first covered it way back when some of our OG crime junkie fan club
0:16.5	members said it our way. And ever since, we have not been able to let it go. So, with the documentary
0:22.5	bringing this case back into the spotlight, we wanted to reshare our original episode. Whether
0:27.4	this is your first time hearing about the yogurt shop murders or you've been following it for
0:31.5	as long as we have, now is the perfect time to revisit the case, the timeline, and the questions
0:36.7	that still remain unanswered.
0:38.9	We'll be watching the documentary right along with you as the episodes drop and we'll be diving
0:43.4	deeper over on our crime junkie Instagram and TikTok. So be sure to follow along and join the
0:48.3	conversation there. We want to hear all your thoughts and theories and reactions as all of it
0:53.6	unfolds.
0:54.8	All right, let's get into it.
0:56.9	This is the story of the yogurt shop murders.
1:42.9	Music I'm going to be. I'm going to The On December 6th, 1991, 17-year-old Liza Thomas got ready for work at her house, putting on her, I can't believe it's yogurt uniform and pulling her hair into a scrunchy.
1:45.2	When she left to make it on time for her 7 o'clock shift, she, nor her family, had any way of knowing that she would never come home.
1:52.2	Eliza got to work and was soon met there by her friend and coworker Jennifer Harbison, who was also
1:58.8	17, and Eliza had actually helped Jennifer get the job there and both girls were
2:03.5	just trying to make some extra money. They were in high school. They wanted some spending cash,
2:07.7	wanted gas money, pay for their cars. So on that night, it was just the two of them working that
2:13.6	evening and their shifts were pretty short. The store actually closed at 11 o'clock,
2:18.5	and if they could start cleaning up early, they'd be out of there pretty quickly. And they were
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