How Police Finally Solved Austin's Most Notorious Cold Case

About this episode

This episode discusses the recent breakthrough in the Austin cold case of the yogurt shop murders, featuring insights from staff writer Michael Hall.

With news of a break in the notorious Austin cold case of the "yogurt shop murders," we're sharing this episode of Texas Monthly's weekly subscriber-only podcast "TM Out Loud." Here, staff writer Michael Hall—who first covered the case in 2001—talks with host Katy Vine about the significance of this new DNA evidence. Read more in Michael Hall's 2001 story about the case, "Under the Gun" : https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/under-the-gun/ To hear more "TM Out Loud," and get early access to Texas Monthly podcasts plus exclusive bonus episodes, become a Texas Monthly Audio subscriber at texasmonthly.com/audio.

People in this episode

Host: Katy Vine

Guest: Michael Hall

Topics covered

• cold case
• DNA evidence
• true crime
• Austin
• yogurt shop murders
• investigation

Keywords

• cold case
• Austin
• yogurt shop murders
• DNA evidence
• true crime
• Michael Hall
• investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas Monthly

Books & works: Under the Gun

Places: Austin

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