Maurice Pierce: A Free Man

"...28 that his office has dropped all charges against Maurice Pierce, the last defendant awaiting trial in the 1991..."

Jan. 31, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Price of Being a Pierce

Yogurt-shop investigation haunts grieving family

"...It's been more than three months since Maurice Pierce, who was once jailed as a suspect in..."

April 8, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Pierce Shooting: 'Still About Four Murders'

Details of struggle still sketchy

"...For Maurice Pierce, everything – including what should otherwise have been..."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Family Questions Pierce's Arrest

Onetime suspect in yogurt shop murder case charged with assault

"...Maurice Pierce was arrested by Austin Police just after midnight..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Family Questions Pierce's Arrest

Onetime suspect in yogurt shop murder case charged with assault

"...Maurice Pierce was arrested by Austin Police just after midnight..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Pierce Freed After Three Years: "Godspeed"

The DA drops charges against Maurice Pierce for the yogurt shop murders.

"...An emotional Maurice Pierce, flanked by his attorneys and family, held a..."

Feb. 7, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Former Yogurt Shop Suspect Killed by APD (Updated)

Maurice Pierce killed in officer-involved shooting

"...Austin Police shot and killed former yogurt shop defendant Maurice Pierce around 11pm Thursday night, after pulling Pierce over..."

Dec. 24, 2010 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

"...four men charged with the crime, Springsteen, Michael Scott, Maurice Pierce and Forrest Welborn. At the time, prosecutors Gail..."

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

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

Dec. 16, 2011 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.

"...when police arrested and charged Scott, Robert Springsteen, and Maurice Pierce. (A Travis County grand jury twiced failed to..."

Aug. 23, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

News Shorts

"...shop murder case: He conducted the 1991 interrogation of Maurice Pierce, which lead to Pierce and co-defendants Robert Springsteen..."

Sept. 7, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Somebody Has to Die

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

"...fire police said was started to cover the crime. Maurice Pierce, 25, and Michael Scott, 26, have also been..."

June 15, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

P.I.'S Case Casts (Another) Cloud Over Yogurt Shop Probe

Private investigator Louis Akin alleges that police and prosecutors busted him on false charges to block defense efforts in the yogurt-shop case.

"...All charges against Maurice Pierce, the third defendant awaiting trial for the yogurt..."

Feb. 14, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Headlines

Some of the week's biggest news

"...a former suspect in the yogurt shop murder case. Maurice Pierce was killed Dec. 23, after police say he..."

Dec. 31, 2010 News Feature

No Indictment in Officer-Involved Shooting

Former yogurt shop suspect was fearful of cops

"...anything out of the ordinary about the struggle with Maurice Pierce on Dec. 23, 2010, as he tried to..."

Sept. 30, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Yogurt Shop Case Cross-Examined

Appeals court decision may undermine yogurt shop prosecutions.

"...September 1999, shortly before the two men (along with Maurice Pierce, the third defendant) were arrested. Prosecutors used Scott's..."

Feb. 1, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines

"...All charges have been dropped against Maurice Pierce, the third defendant awaiting trial in the 1991..."

Jan. 31, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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.

"...high school friends and eventual co-defendants Robert Springsteen and Maurice Pierce blamed him for the murders. Lara rescinded this..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

What's Next?

What happens next in the yogurt shop trials?

"...may be even harder to prosecute the third defendant, Maurice Pierce. Unlike Springsteen and Scott, Pierce never made any..."

June 15, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Lehmberg Answers Springsteen Suit

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

"...murders, and his high school acquaintances Michael Scott and Maurice Pierce, both also then 16, were charged with capital..."

April 11, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Top 10 Criminal Justice Stories

The unsteady hand of Texas justice

"...7) Suspicion Lingered Ten months after Maurice Pierce was shot and killed by APD Officer Frank..."

Jan. 6, 2012 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

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

Sept. 26, 2008 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

"...prosecutors finally announced that Robert Springsteen, Michael Scott, and Maurice Pierce had been indicted and charged with the murders...."

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

"...men originally charged with the crime: Spring­steen, Michael Scott, Maurice Pierce, and Forrest Welborn. Prosecutors Gail Van Winkle and..."

Jan. 9, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Scott Appeals Conviction in Yogurt Shop Case

A recent Supreme Court decision may undercut both verdicts

"...and sentenced to life in prison. A third defendant, Maurice Pierce (who the state contended was the "mastermind") was..."

June 18, 2004 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.

"...Morgan testified that she was with Scott, Springsteen, and Maurice Pierce (in jail awaiting trial) on the afternoon of..."

Sept. 13, 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, and sentenced him to death. A third defendant, Maurice Pierce, awaits trial...."

July 26, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Never-Ending Timeline

A chronology of events in the yogurt shop murder case

"...Dec. 14, 1991: Maurice Pierce is arrested at Northcross Mall for having a..."

July 17, 2009 News Feature

Oops!

"...In last week's story ("The Price of Being a Pierce," News) about the investigation into the death of former..."

April 15, 2011 Column

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

"...facing retrial for capital murder. (Charges against another suspect, Maurice Pierce, were ultimately dropped for a lack of evidence;..."

Nov. 7, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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