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

"...vaginal swabs taken from two victims, sisters Sarah and Jennifer Harbison. The DNA does not match any of the..."

Dec. 31, 2008 News Post 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

"...four girls – Amy Ayers, 13; sisters Sarah and Jennifer Harbison, 15 and 17; and Eliza Thomas, 17 –..."

July 17, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Yogurt Shop Saga: New Unknown DNA Evidence

The DNA of yet two more unknown males has been discovered

"...taken from two of the victims, sisters Sarah and Jennifer Harbison. The DNA does not match any of the..."

Jan. 9, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Somebody Has to Die

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

"...1991, Eliza Thomas, 17; Amy Ayers, 13; and sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison, 17 and 15, were found inside..."

June 15, 2001 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

"...of the four teenage friends – Ayers; Sarah and Jennifer Harbison, 15 and 17, respectively; and Eliza Thomas, 17..."

Dec. 16, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Yogurt Shop DNA Saga Continues, Pt. 3

Is there enough evidence to set Robert Springsteen free?

"...profiles – one on vaginal swabs taken from Sarah Harbison, 15, and another found on a ligature removed from..."

June 19, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Lehmberg Answers Springsteen Suit

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

"...of four teen girls – Eliza Thomas, 17, sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison, 17 and 15, and Amy Ayers,..."

April 11, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

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

"...of Eliza Thomas, 17; Amy Ayers, 13; and sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison, 17 and 15, inside the Anderson..."

Oct. 17, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Scott Locked Down

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

"...Yogurt Shop. Eliza Thomas, 17, and sisters Sarah and Jennifer Harbison, 15 and 17, were also killed, and Scott..."

Sept. 27, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Yogurt Shop Trial Turns Fiery

Week Two of the capital murder trial of Michael Scott, the second defendant charged in Yogurt Shop Murders.

"...from above. Forensic evidence seemed to back Stahl's theory: Jennifer Harbison's body, which was closest to the metal shelves,..."

Aug. 30, 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.

"...murders of four teenage girls -- Eliza Thomas, 17, Jennifer and Sarah Harbison, 17 and 15, and Amy Ayers,..."

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.

"...1991 deaths of Eliza Thomas, Amy Ayers, and sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison. The four teenage girls were found..."

July 26, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Jury selection continues in Robert Springsteen's murder trial.

"...the deaths of Amy Ayers, Eliza Thomas, and sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison. The four victims were found inside..."

April 27, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Yogurt Shop Murder Defendants Set Free

Prosecution not ready for trial

"...DNA profile – on vaginal swabs taken from Sarah Harbison, 15, and on a ligature removed from Eliza Thomas,..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Pierce Shooting: 'Still About Four Murders'

Details of struggle still sketchy

"...girls – Eliza Thomas, 17; sisters Jenni­fer and Sarah Harbison, 17 and 15; and Amy Ayers, 13 – the..."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Testimony concludes in the trial of Robert Springsteen IV, accused of taking part in the infamous "yogurt shop murders."

"...Ayers, 13; Eliza Thomas, 17, and sisters Sarah and Jennifer Harbison, 15 and 17, were also murdered on Dec...."

June 1, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Never-Ending Timeline

A chronology of events in the yogurt shop murder case

"...four slain teens, Eliza Thomas, 17; sisters Sarah and Jennifer Harbison, 15 and 17; and Amy Ayers, 13...."

July 17, 2009 News Feature

Yogurt Shop Defendants Ask for Bond

Judge Lynch seems to have changed his tune about whether mounting evidence might be enough to allow Springsteen and Scott out of jail on bond

"...experts who have found unknown male DNA in sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison, two of the four young victims..."

Jan. 12, 2009 News Post 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.

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Oops!

"...Story"), we inadvertently switched the names of Sarah and Jennifer Harbison in reporting that Sarah had been dating Sam..."

July 24, 2009 Column

Naked City

Victims: Deep-Six Proposition 12

"...advocacy group We Will Not Forget SAJE (Sarah Amy Jennifer and Eliza). Ayres, mother of Sarah and Jennifer Harbison,..."

Aug. 15, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Yogurt Shop DNA Saga Continues

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

"...swabs taken from the other victims, sisters Sarah and Jennifer Harbison and their friend Eliza Thomas, as well as..."

March 17, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Yogurt Shop DNA

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

"...the four teen girls – Ayers, sisters Sarah and Jennifer Harbison, and Eliza Thomas – they were unable to..."

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?

"...shop in 1991. Eliza Thomas, 17, sisters Sarah and Jennifer Harbison, 15 and 17, and Amy Ayers, 13, were..."

May 18, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Who Killed These Girls?

by Beverly Lowry

"...slayings, but the brutal 1991 quadruple homicide of teenagers Jennifer and Sarah Harbison, Eliza Thomas, and Amy Ayers in..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Springsteen Sues for Innocence – in Bexar County

Freed inmate takes his case to a friendlier venue

"...of four teen girls – Eliza Thomas, 17, sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison, 17 and 15, and Amy Ayers,..."

March 7, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Former Yogurt Shop Suspect Seeks Compensation for Wrongful Conviction

Springsteen sues in federal court

"...murder of four teen girls – Eliza Thomas, 17, Jennifer and Sarah Harbison, 17 and 15, and Amy Ayers,..."

May 24, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Murder Case Marks 20th Year

Yogurt shop murder case still unsolved

"...unsolved. On Friday, Dec. 6, 1991, police found sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison, 17 and 15 respectively; Amy Ayers,..."

Dec. 9, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Price of Being a Pierce

Yogurt-shop investigation haunts grieving family

"...murders, and charged with killing Eliza Thomas, 17; sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison, 17 and 15; and Amy Ayers,..."

April 8, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

This week, a criminal justice round-up

"...suspect to the murders of Eliza Thomas, 17; sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison, 17 and 15; and Amy Ayers,..."

Dec. 10, 2010 News Feature

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