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Teen who shot two teen boys claims his prescription acne medication drove him to kill | 48 Hours
A 17-year-old who shot two friends claims his prescription acne medication, Accutane, induced psychosis and homicidal ideation, leading to a complex legal battle and a 50-year plea deal.

The yogurt shop murders DNA evidence that overturned the convictions of 4 men wrongfully accused
Thirty years after the brutal 1991 'I Can't Believe It's Yogurt!' shop murders of four teenage girls in Austin, DNA evidence finally exonerated two men wrongfully convicted based on coerced confessions, leaving the true killers still at large.

The Rx Defense | Full Episode
A teenager shoots two friends, killing one and severely injuring the other, leading to a murder trial where his defense attributes his actions to psychosis induced by a common acne medication.

Portrait of a Killer | Full Episode
A 15-year-old hero who saved his father's life later became a vicious double murderer, revealing a chilling psychopathic desire for violence.
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