1991 Austin yogurt shop murders

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/1991-austin-yogurt-shop-killings

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1. What is the location of incident?Austin, Texas, at an 'I Can't Believe It's Yogurt!' establishment
2. What is the date of incident?December 6, 1991
3. What happened at the Austin yogurt shop in 1991?Four teenage girls were killed in a planned attack at the shop. The case stayed unsolved for many years until DNA helped solve it.
4. Who were the victims?Jennifer Harbison, Eliza Thomas, Sarah Harbison, and Amy Ayers were the four girls who were murdered.

Quadruple Homicide: The unlawful killing of four individuals during a single criminal event.
Forensic DNA Analysis: The scientific examination of biological evidence to identify or exclude individuals.
Cold Case Investigation: A criminal investigation that remains open due to lack of immediate leads, often revisited with new technologies.
Serial Killer: An individual who commits a series of murders, typically over a period of time and with a cooling-off period between killings.