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The Texas Yogurt Shop Exonerations | "Case by Case" | "48 Hours" Podcast
Four men, including the late Maurice Pierce, were wrongfully accused and suffered decades of public scorn and legal battles for the 1991 Austin yogurt shop murders, only to be exonerated after DNA evidence identified the real killer, highlighting severe systemic failures and police misconduct.
Triumphant Clues | "48 Hours" Full Episodes
Three gripping true crime investigations reveal how shifting narratives, hidden evidence, and cutting-edge DNA technology ultimately expose killers and exonerate the wrongfully convicted.
DNA on a straw leads to a teen's suspected killer 40 years after she went missing | 48 Hours
Decades after two teenage girls vanished from Long Island in 1984, a cold case reignites with DNA technology, exposing a wrongful conviction and identifying a new suspect in one of the murders, leaving two other cases still unsolved.
The Killing of Theresa Fusco | Full Episode
Decades after a teenage girl's brutal murder and the wrongful conviction of three men, advanced DNA technology finally unmasks the true killer, exposing systemic flaws and the enduring quest for justice.
Cold As Ice | Full Episode
A 55-year-old cold case of a child's murder in a small 1950s town leads to a controversial conviction based on circumstantial evidence and a deathbed confession, only for the accused to be exonerated years later.
Critical Questions | 48 Hours Full Episodes
This episode reconstructs three complex murder investigations, revealing how initial convictions can be overturned, how natural disasters complicate justice, and how international politics can shield alleged killers from prosecution.
Eventual Justice | 48 Hours Full Episodes
This episode reconstructs three cold cases, revealing how false confessions, overlooked evidence, and dedicated individuals ultimately brought justice, sometimes decades later, to victims of brutal crimes.
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.
Terrified Witnesses | 48 Hours Full Episodes
This episode compiles four harrowing true crime stories, exposing the complexities of investigation, manipulation, and the enduring impact on victims and their families as justice is sought, delayed, or overturned.
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