My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 70: Live at the Moontower Comedy Festival
Nov 12, 2025
Join the riveting recollection of infamous true crime as the hosts dive into the chilling details of the Yogurt Shop Murders and America's first serial killer, the Servant Girl Annihilator. Experience the intrigue of eyewitness accounts, coerced confessions, and DNA breakthroughs that led to solving long-standing mysteries. The comedic flair of the live audience adds a unique twist, as they reflect on local legends and the impact these cases had on the community. History mixed with humor makes for an unforgettable journey!
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Live Show Energy Shapes Storytelling
- Georgia and Karen performed a live show in Austin replaying Episode 70 with onstage banter and audience reactions.
- The live setting produced candid moments and local references that shaped the episode's tone.
Cold-Case Forensics Can Reverse Failures
- The Yogurt Shop Murders remained a haunting unsolved case until new DNA methods provided breakthroughs decades later.
- Cold-case persistence and advanced forensic tools can overturn earlier investigative failures.
Coerced Teen Confessions Caused Grave Harm
- Detectives coerced confessions from teenagers in the 1999 re-investigation, producing later-recanted admissions and wrongful convictions.
- One interrogation photo even showed a detective with a gun in the room, undermining credibility.
