More than three decades after one of the most horrifying crimes in Texas history, authorities have finally cracked the case of the Yogurt Shop Murders.

In 1991, four teenage girls were killed inside a frozen yogurt shop in Austin — a case that remained unsolved for over 30 years, even as multiple arrests, overturned convictions, and ongoing speculation kept it in the headlines.

Now, thanks to advanced genetic genealogy, police have linked a serial killer to the brutal crime that has haunted Texas for generations.

A Brutal Crime in Austin

On December 6, 1991, Jennifer Harbison, 17; her sister Sarah Harbison, 15; Eliza Thomas, 17; and Amy Ayers, 13, were found murdered inside the “I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt!” shop where two of them worked. The girls had been tied up, shot, and left in

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