Court Report

Suspects Freed in Yogurt Shop Slayings

AUSTIN, Texas - Two men awaiting retrial in the 1991 killing of four teenage girls at an Austin yogurt shop were released from jail while prosecutors search for a match to new DNA evidence that didn't come from either of them. After his release from the Travis County Jail, Michael Scott held hands with his wife, Jeannine, and hugged her but didn't speak to reporters. Co-defendant Robert Springsteen said, "I'd like to thank God, my family and my attorney for this opportunity. Thank you." Their convictions at their first trials were overturned on appeal. Now, new DNA tests on evidence taken from the victims revealed the presence of an unknown male. Defense attorneys say that proves Scott's and Springsteen's innocence. Read more...
Posted by Webmaster at June 25, 2009 12:27 AM