Men wrongfully accused of yogurt shop murders declared innocent
Four men wrongfully accused of the 1991 yogurt shop murders in Austin have been declared innocent by a Texas judge. The City of Austin has agreed to pay a $35 million settlement to the men, who spent years under the shadow of the crime. New evidence linked the murders to a deceased suspect, allowing for the men's exoneration after decades of investigation.
- ▪A Texas judge declared four men innocent of the 1991 yogurt shop murders, formally clearing their names.
- ▪The City of Austin agreed to a $35 million settlement to be split among the wrongfully accused men.
- ▪New DNA evidence linked the murders to a suspect who died in a police standoff in 1999.
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| Publication time | Fri, 29 May 2026 10:26:50 -0400 |
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Crime Men once wrongfully accused of Texas yogurt shop murders are declared innocent after suspect identified Updated on: May 29, 2026 / 10:26 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Case update: On May 28, the City of Austin agreed to pay a settlement of $35 million to be split among the men. Four men who were wrongfully accused of the 1991 Austin yogurt shop murders were declared innocent by a Texas judge on Thursday, formally clearing their names in a courtroom for the first time since the killings of four teenage girls that haunted the city for decades."You are innocent," state District Judge Dayna Blazey said during a hearing in a packed Austin courtroom.The declaration was aimed at closing a dark chapter for the men and their families, and for a city that was shaken by the brutality…
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