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Just before midnight on December 6, 1991, an Austin, TX patrol officer called in a fire at a yogurt shop and requested firefighters and additional officers. Once they managed to get the fire under control, firefighters discovered the bodies of four teenage girls in the burned out remains of the building, all having been shot execution style and the building torched to cover up the crime.Almost immediately, investigators on the case ran into a dead end, as leads were scarce and the fire and efforts to extinguish it destroyed or compromised critical evidence. In short time, the case went cold and the residents of Austin moved on. To their surprise, nearly ten years later, Austin detectives announced they’d arrested for young men for the crime, two of whom confessed, and it seemed like, after a long delay, justice would finally be served; however, in this case, justice was still a long way off and when it finally arrived, it came tainted by police misconduct.ReferencesAssociated Press. 1992. "Arrests no relief to families of slain teen-agers." Fort Worth Star-Telegram, October 23: 43.Austin American-Statesman. 1999. "American digest quotes of the week." Austin American-Statesman, October 10: 1.CBS News. 2009. "Deadly encounter." 48 Hours, March 9.Copelin, Laylan, and Leah Quin. 1999. "Police say 2 confessed to killings at yogurt shop." Austin American-Statesman, October 7: 1.Gamboa, Suzanne. 1999. "16-year-old told police in 1991 he had weapon." Austin American-Statesman, October 7: 8.Garcia, Kimberly. 1992. "In the shadow of death." Austin American-Statesman, March 6: 1.—. 1991. "Profiles of killers released." Austin American-Statesman, December 18: 27.Haglund, Kerry. 1991. "More than 1 raided shop, police say." Austin American-Statesman, December 10: 1.—. 1991. "Officials say they have few leads in yogurt shop killings." Austin American-Statesman, December 24: 11.—. 1991. "Slayings of teens stun friends, families." Austin American-Statesman, December 8: 27.Hall, Michael. 2001. "Under the Gun." Texas Monthly, Janaury: 94-115.Lindell, Chuck, and Kerry Haglund. 1991. "The spark of fear." Austin American-Statesman, December 15: 1.Lowry, Beverly. 2016. Who Killed These Girls: The Unsolved Murders that Rocked a Texas Town. New York, NY: Vintage.Martinez, Sylvia. 1991. "Teens' violent deaths mourned." Austin American-Statesman, December 9: 1.Michael Scott v The State of Texas. 2007. PD-0862-05 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, June 6).Pettaway, Taylor. 2022. Rape, murder of four teen girls in Austin yogurt shop remains unsolved 31 years later. December 12. Accessed October 23, 2025. https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Austin-yogurt-shop-killings-17648880.php.Quin, Leah. 2000. "Video could damage yogurt shop case." Austin American-Statesman, May 31: 1.Rivera, Dylan. 1999. "'A decent kid' with a new family and a job." Austin American-Statesman, October 7: 8.Stanley, Dick. 1991. "Robbery may be motive in teens' slayings." Austin American-Statesman, December 8: 1.Vine, Katy. 2025. "How police finally solved Austin's most notorious cold case." Texas Monthly, October 3.Ward, Pamela. 1991. "Classmates try to cope with slayings." Austin American-Statesman, December 10: 1.Wilson, Janet. 1999. "For families, excruciating memories reawakened." Austin American-Statesman, October 7: 1. Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash KelleyListener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra LallyListener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On a fateful night in March 1963, two LAPD officers made a routine traffic stop that spiraled into a shocking kidnapping and murder. After being disarmed, one officer managed to escape while his partner was tragically executed in an onion field. The chilling event not only rattled California but also led to significant changes in police policy across the nation. The episode delves into the lives of the officers, the criminal duo behind the crime, and the lasting effects of toxic masculinity and public perceptions on justice.

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