The yogurt shop murders case that took Austin, Texas, by storm in 1991 has been introduced to new generations thanks to the HBO Max docuseries, The Yogurt Shop Murders. But some details of the case that have been revealed point to a surprising San Antonio connection.
For those who are not watching the docuseries or haven’t read up on the case, the yogurt shop murders occurred in December 1991, when four teenage girls were murdered at a frozen yogurt shop in Austin called I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt! Though two men — Robert Springsteen and Michael Scott _ were convicted of murder in 2001, these convictions were overturned in 2006 on constitutional grounds, according to reports by KXAN. The case, as of August 2025, remains unsolved. But footage from 1999 police interviews shown in the third episode of HBO Max docuseries featuring Scott and another prior suspect in the case, Forrest Welborn, points to an unexpected San Antonio connection in the form of an apparent alibi.
In footage shown from the Austin Police Department’s September 3, 1999, interview with Welborn, he recalled the things he remembered from December 6, 1991 — the night the murders took place. When asked if he remembered that Friday, Welborn responded, “No, sir.” When asked in the footage aired what he did recall, Welborn tells police he remembered being in a stolen Nissan Pathfinder en route to the Alamo City.
“The first I heard of the yogurt shop murder is, we were in a stolen Nissan Pathfinder going to San Antonio, and the guy had a newspaper, and that was the first time I ever heard of it,” Welborn told police…