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HBO’s The Yogurt Shop Murders Sheds New Light on Unsolved Austin Cold Case

Using archival footage alongside fresh interviews, the four-part series revisits the 1991 execution-style killings with investigators chasing an unidentified DNA profile.

Overview

  • The four-part series premieres August 3 on HBO at 10 p.m. ET and streams weekly on HBO Max with subsequent international releases.
  • Margaret Brown draws on an unfinished documentary by filmmaker Claire Huie to blend archival footage with present-day perspectives.
  • The narrative exposes coercive 1999 interrogations that produced false confessions before DNA breakthroughs in 2008 cleared the original suspects.
  • Family members such as Sonora Thomas and Barbara Ayres-Wilson share personal accounts of enduring grief and a relentless quest for answers.
  • The Austin Police Department is actively investigating new leads tied to the unidentified DNA as the case remains officially unsolved.