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

"...with the crime, Springsteen, Michael Scott, Maurice Pierce and Forrest Welborn. At the time, prosecutors Gail Van Winkle and..."

Dec. 31, 2008 News Post 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

"...also took part in the crime, Maurice Pierce and Forrest Welborn...."

Dec. 16, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Somebody Has to Die

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

"...murders and are awaiting trial. Charges against another suspect, Forrest Welborn, 25, were dropped in 1999, after two Travis..."

June 15, 2001 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.

"...grand jury twiced failed to indict a fourth suspect, Forrest Welborn.) Last summer, Springsteen was tried and sentenced to..."

Aug. 23, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Scott Locked Down

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

"...awaiting trial. Charges were dropped against a fourth man, Forrest Welborn, after two grand juries declined to issue an..."

Sept. 27, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Yogurt Shop Saga: New Unknown DNA Evidence

The DNA of yet two more unknown males has been discovered

"...with the crime: Spring­steen, Michael Scott, Maurice Pierce, and Forrest Welborn. Prosecutors Gail Van Winkle and Efrain De La..."

Jan. 9, 2009 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

"...were responsible for the murders: Robert Springsteen, Michael Scott, Forrest Welborn, and Maurice Pierce (whom prosecutors labeled the "mastermind"..."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Jurors spent week four in the capital murder trial of Yogurt Shop Murders defendant Michael Scott considering DNA evidence and testimony from several of Scott's high school friends.

"...with the intent to rob it later that day. Forrest Welborn, whom two separate grand juries have failed to..."

Sept. 13, 2002 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.

"...investigators) arrested Scott, Springsteen, Pierce, and a fourth suspect, Forrest Welborn. Last summer, Springsteen was convicted and sentenced to..."

Sept. 6, 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.

"...which the defendant admits that he, Springsteen, Pierce, and Forrest Welborn planned a robbery at the shop and then..."

July 26, 2002 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

"...charged with the murders. (Charges against a fourth man, Forrest Welborn, were dropped after two grand juries failed to..."

July 17, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Never-Ending Timeline

A chronology of events in the yogurt shop murder case

"...the murders. Pierce allegedly tells Polanco that his friend Forrest Welborn used the gun to commit the grisly crime...."

July 17, 2009 News Feature

Justice Delayed for Yogurt Shop Defendant

Robert Springsteen has been waiting for 110,764,800 seconds for his appeal to be heard

"...grand jury twice declined to indict a fourth suspect, Forrest Welborn. (For more, see "Somebody Has to Die," June..."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Fifth and Sixth Amendments violated, Scott's lawyers say

"...secure a conviction. The case against the fourth defendant, Forrest Welborn, was dropped in 1999 after two grand juries..."

May 6, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Scott Appeals Conviction in Yogurt Shop Case

A recent Supreme Court decision may undercut both verdicts

"...secure a conviction. The case against the fourth defendant, Forrest Welborn – who prosecutors said acted as a lookout..."

June 18, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

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

"...empanelled in 1999, failed to indict a fourth suspect, Forrest Welborn. The Davidson indictment represents the first federal charges..."

Oct. 17, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

A defense attorney claims a police detective held a gun near his client's head to coerce a confession from him in the yogurt shop murder case; a tree in Town Lake Park will be spared the axe; Austin Energy hits record-breaking energy use.

"...juries found no cause to indict a fourth suspect, Forrest Welborn. In a press statement released by Assistant Chief..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Amy Smith

Lehmberg Answers Springsteen Suit

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

"...murder. A grand jury declined to indict a fourth, Forrest Welborn, as an accomplice...."

April 11, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Murder Case Marks 20th Year

Yogurt shop murder case still unsolved

"...that they'd found the guilty parties – Maurice Pierce, Forrest Welborn, Michael Scott, and Robert Spring­steen, four young men..."

Dec. 9, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Yogurt Shop DNA Saga Continues

Defense attorney Joe James Sawyer says D.A.'s office is ignoring science

"...the original four suspects (Springsteen, Scott, Maurice Pierce and Forrest Welborn) nor has it been matched to any other..."

March 17, 2009 News Post 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

"...of evidence; the case against a fourth man, For­rest Welborn, dissolved after two grand juries failed to indict him.)..."

Nov. 7, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...1999 arrested Robert Springsteen, Michael Scott, Maurice Pierce, and Forrest Welborn. However, charges against Welborn were dropped after two..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Springsteen Sues for Innocence – in Bexar County

Freed inmate takes his case to a friendlier venue

"...grand jury twice declined to indict a fourth teenager, Forrest Welborn, as an accomplice.)..."

March 7, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Commission Recommends External Review of Unsolved Cases

Yogurt shop murders could be first reviewed

"...and the arrests of two others, Maurice Pierce and Forrest Welborn, who were never tried but who police believe..."

June 8, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Price of Being a Pierce

Yogurt-shop investigation haunts grieving family

"...lack of evidence. The case against a fourth man, Forrest Welborn, was also dropped after two grand juries failed..."

April 8, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Former Yogurt Shop Suspect Killed by APD (Updated)

Maurice Pierce killed in officer-involved shooting

"...both men. A case was dropped against the fourth, Forrest Welborn, after two Travis Co. grand juries failed to..."

Dec. 24, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

Naked City

This week, a criminal justice round-up

"...dubbed the crime's "mastermind." The case against the fourth, Forrest Welborn, was abandoned after two grand juries failed to..."

Dec. 10, 2010 News Feature

The Yogurt Shop Saga

Springsteen and Scott are free men – for now

"...no-bills by a grand jury against a fourth suspect, Forrest Welborn, who prosecutors say acted as a lookout...."

Nov. 6, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Judge Dismisses Yogurt Shop Charges

Lynch grants state's request UPDATE: Travis Co. DA responds

"...two men charged in the crime, Maurice Pierce and Forrest Welborn, collapsed for lack of evidence). Eventually, the Criminal..."

Oct. 28, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Yogurt Shop Murder Defendants Set Free

Prosecution not ready for trial

"...before dismissing all charges against him in 2003, and Forrest Welborn, who prosecutors had charged acted as a lookout..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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