Yogurt Shop DNA Saga Continues, Pt. 3

Is there enough evidence to set Robert Springsteen free?

"...on vaginal swabs taken from the youngest victim, 13-year-old Amy Ayers, murdered with three other young women in a..."

June 19, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Prosecutors Say New DNA Evidence in Yogurt Shop Case Doesn't 'Exonerate' Defendant

A lawyer for yogurt shop defendant Robert Springsteen says that re-tested DNA evidence found in a vaginal swab proves his client is not guilty, and that Springsteen should be released from prison.

"...testing of a vaginal swab taken from 13-year-old victim Amy Ayers at the crime scene in 1991 – testing..."

April 16, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Yogurt Shop Murders: New DNA Test Results Reported to Defense

Attorneys for defendants Robert Springsteen and Michael Scott get results from latest round of DNA testing

"...a vaginal swab taken from the youngest victim, 13-year-old Amy Ayers (who, by all accounts, was not sexually active..."

Dec. 31, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Somebody Has to Die

The conviction of Robert Springsteen in the yogurt shop murders leaves many questions unanswered.

"...Yogurt! shop. On December 6, 1991, Eliza Thomas, 17; Amy Ayers, 13; and sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison, 17..."

June 15, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Never-Ending (Crime) Story

Although their case has hit a dead end, prosecutors of the yogurt shop murders say they're determined to find the 'unknown suspect' – and then to retry Michael Scott and Robert Springsteen

"...DNA in the body of one of the victims, Amy Ayers, marked a seismic shift in the case. The..."

July 17, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Grounds for Appeal?

A brief list of possible grounds for appeal in the yogurt shop murder prosecutions.

"...the murders, have repeatedly said that Robert Springsteen raped Amy Ayers before she was killed. However, there is apparently..."

June 15, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Scott Locked Down

Michael Scott is convicted in the second yogurt shop murder trial.

"...of capital murder in the shooting death of 13-year-old Amy Ayers during a robbery of the North Austin I..."

Sept. 27, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Defense Cries Foul on Yogurt Shop DNA

Prosecutors' yogurt shop murder case appears to be in trouble

"...from the youngest of the four female victims, 13-year-old Amy Ayers (one taken at the crime scene, the other..."

July 18, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Long Wait for Yogurt Shop Murders DNA

New DNA testing could exonerate defendants, lawyers say – if only they could see those test results.

"...a vaginal swab taken from the youngest victim, 13-year-old Amy Ayers, appeared to deliver another stunning blow to the..."

June 20, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Scene of the Crime

Revisiting the yogurt shop murders: A cold case reconsideration of the 1991 crime points away from the prosecution's assumptions and conclusions

"...the 1991 crime scene from the youngest victim, 13-year-old Amy Ayers, that does not match Springsteen or Scott, nor..."

Dec. 16, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Lehmberg Answers Springsteen Suit

D.A. argues innocence can not be declared in civil court

"...sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison, 17 and 15, and Amy Ayers, 13 – on Dec. 6, 1991, inside a..."

April 11, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Yogurt Shop Saga: New Unknown DNA Evidence

The DNA of yet two more unknown males has been discovered

"...a vaginal swab taken from the youngest victim, 13-year-old Amy Ayers (who by all accounts was not sexually active)..."

Jan. 9, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Yogurt Shop Murder Defendants Set Free

Prosecution not ready for trial

"...a vaginal swab taken from the youngest victim, 13-year-old Amy Ayers. The D.A.'s Office has been searching for a..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Never-Ending Timeline

A chronology of events in the yogurt shop murder case

"...sisters Sarah and Jennifer Harbison, 15 and 17; and Amy Ayers, 13...."

July 17, 2009 News Feature

Springsteen Sues for Innocence – in Bexar County

Freed inmate takes his case to a friendlier venue

"...sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison, 17 and 15, and Amy Ayers, 13 – on Dec. 6, 1991, inside a..."

March 7, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Pierce Shooting: 'Still About Four Murders'

Details of struggle still sketchy

"...sisters Jenni­fer and Sarah Harbison, 17 and 15; and Amy Ayers, 13 – the four men eventually accused of..."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Yogurt Shop DNA

After months of testing, the state knows a lot about who doesn't match the new DNA evidence

"...DNA was found inside the vaginal cavity of 13-year-old Amy Ayers, the youngest of the four victims of the..."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Testimony ends in the first full week of Robert Springsteen's trial in the yogurt shop murders case, and jurors are left with the question: What evidence do prosecutors have?

"...sisters Sarah and Jennifer Harbison, 15 and 17, and Amy Ayers, 13, were found murdered in the store on..."

May 18, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Yogurt Shop Saga

Springsteen and Scott are free men – for now

"...sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison, 17 and 15; and Amy Ayers, 13 – inside the North Austin yogurt shop..."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

No Indictment in Officer-Involved Shooting

Former yogurt shop suspect was fearful of cops

"...unknown male DNA found inside the youngest victim, 13-year-old Amy Ayers. (For additional details on the case, see "Yogurt..."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Yogurt Shop Murders: A Rare Moment of Amity

The DNA evidence may still be an unknown, but at least both sides now know – and agree on – what to do with it

"...taken from the youngest of the four victims, 13-year-old Amy Ayers. The DNA, detected by more discrete testing that..."

Nov. 7, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Yogurt Shop DNA Remains a Mystery

After four months of searching, a match still has not been found for the DNA that defense attorneys hope will exonerate their clients

"...of unknown male DNA found in the body of Amy Ayers, the youngest of four victims brutally murdered in..."

Aug. 29, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Yogurt Shop Murder

New evidence could hobble state's murder case

"...DNA testing of a vaginal swab taken from victim Amy Ayers at the crime scene in 1991, requested by..."

April 18, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

A federal indictment charges Patric Davidson as an "accessory after the fact."

"...murder in the 1991 slayings of Eliza Thomas, 17; Amy Ayers, 13; and sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison, 17..."

Oct. 17, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Forced Confession?

Jurors spent much of week three of the yogurt shop murder trial of Michael Scott watching nearly 20 hours of an exhaustive videotaped confession he gave Austin police in September 1999.

"...shot one of the girls, whom prosecutors say was Amy Ayers...."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A False Confession?

Witness testimony in the capital murder trial of Michael Scott, the second defendant to stand trial for the yogurt shop murders, began August 14.

"...17, Jennifer and Sarah Harbison, 17 and 15, and Amy Ayers, 13 -- inside a North Austin "I Can't..."

Aug. 23, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Second Yogurt Shop Case Begins

Jury selection is set to begin July 29 for round two of the infamous yogurt shop murder trials.

"...murder in the December 1991 deaths of Eliza Thomas, Amy Ayers, and sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison. The four..."

July 26, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Jury selection continues in Robert Springsteen's murder trial.

"...are charged with capital murder in the deaths of Amy Ayers, Eliza Thomas, and sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison...."

April 27, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Murder Case Marks 20th Year

Yogurt shop murder case still unsolved

"...sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison, 17 and 15 respectively; Amy Ayers, 13; and Eliza Thomas, 17, bound and shot..."

Dec. 9, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Price of Being a Pierce

Yogurt-shop investigation haunts grieving family

"...sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison, 17 and 15; and Amy Ayers, 13. The men, in their early 20s at..."

April 8, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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