Yogurt Shop Murders
Coverage of Yogurt Shop Murders in the Nexus archive.
- Exonerated man's widow calls settlement in yogurt shop murders "blood money"
The city of Austin agreed to a multimillion-dollar settlement split among four men, including the widow and daughter of Maurice Pierce, who were wrongfully accused of murdering four teenage girls in a Texas yogurt shop. The settlement has been criticized as 'blood money' by the exonerated man's widow.
- Margaret Brown Q&A
Margaret Brown, director of HBO's 'Yogurt Shop Murders,' discusses the resolution of a cold case after 30 years and her career in documentary filmmaking.
- Margaret Brown
Margaret Brown, director of HBO's 'Yogurt Shop Murders,' discusses the resolution of a cold case after over 30 years and her career in documentary filmmaking.
- Are 2 never-identified customers key to solving yogurt shop murders?
Two men were seen in a Texas yogurt shop before four teenage girls were killed there in 1991; the case remains unsolved, with some hoping identifying the men could lead to answers.
- Men wrongfully accused of yogurt shop murders declared innocent
Four men wrongfully accused of murdering four teenagers in a yogurt shop in Austin were declared innocent. One of the four men had been convicted and sent to death row for the killings.
- Mother who lost teen to notorious Yogurt Shop Murders was so stricken by the crime she killed herself, surviving daughter reveals
A mother who lost her teenager in the Yogurt Shop Murders later died by suicide, according to her surviving daughter. The daughter revealed the mother's self-harm following the crime.
- The Yogurt Shop Murders
Four teenage girls were murdered in Austin, Texas, over 30 years ago. In 2025, Robert Eugene Brashers was identified as the suspect through DNA testing, leading to the exoneration of four wrongfully accused men in 2026 and a $35 million settlement from the City of Austin.