More than three decades after a horrific crime shattered Austin’s perception of itself as a sleepy college town, the unsolved Yogurt Shop Murders are once again in the spotlight. A new HBO original four-part documentary series, “The Yogurt Shop Murders,” directed by Austinite Margaret Brown, is set to debut Aug. 3, at 9 p.m. on HBO and its streaming platform, HBO Max. New episodes will follow each Sunday at the same time.
The series delves deep into the tragic events of Dec. 6, 1991, when four teenage girls — Amy Ayers (13), sisters Jennifer (17) and Sarah Harbison (15), and Eliza Thomas (17) — were found murdered inside an I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt! shop in Northwest Austin. The store had been set ablaze, presumably to destroy evidence.
The documentary, which premiered its first episode at the South by Southwest Film Festival earlier this year, promises to offer a comprehensive look at the case, drawing on archival footage, news coverage and interviews…