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It was almost midnight—December 6th, 1991—when an Austin patrol officer noticed smoke rising over a strip mall in Austin, TX. It was later discovered to be the "I Can't Believe It's Yogurt!" shop and upon entering...not gonna lie, one of the most haunting crime scenes I've ever read about.

Four teenage girls—Eliza Thomas, Jennifer Harbison, her younger sister Sarah, and Sarah’s best friend, Amy Ayers—were found in a condition that makes your stomach turn. Two of them were working that night. The other two were just there for a sleepover. It was supposed to be a normal Friday.

We walk through the case from the start of the fire to the long, long, messy road that followed.

Let me be clear: this case was botched. Public pressure was making the police department look bad so they forced confessions out of teenage boys with zero forensic ties to the scene. Everything that could go wrong, did. And while those wrongful convictions unraveled years later, the real suspect (or suspects) were still walking around free - and committing more crimes.

Decades later, new DNA tech finally pointed to a name: Robert Eugene Brashers. A serial predator. Dead by his own hand since 1999. But the evidence? His DNA was on one of the victims. His gun matched a shell casing at the scene.

So why the hell did it take 34 years to get there?

We’re going to unpack all of it—the police missteps, the trial disasters, the science that saved the truth, and the family members who never stopped fighting.

This case isn't closed. And there's still one huge question no one can answer: Was Brashers working alone?

If you care about getting it right—even if it takes decades—subscribe. This is the kind of story that sticks with you.

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https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxtons-cold-case-and-missing-persons-unit-helps-make-critical-development-1991

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-yogurt-shop-murders-austin-texas-families-investigators-haunted-by-unsolved-case/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/yogurt-shop-murder-case-dna-sample-austin-texas/

https://www.kut.org/crime-justice/2025-09-29/austin-tx-yogurt-shop-murders-1991-investigation-police-robert-eugene-brashers

https://abc7chicago.com/post/dna-evidence-links-late-robert-eugene-brashers-1991-killings-4-girls-austin-texas-yogurt-shop/17889732/

https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2025/09/29/austin-yogurt-shop-homicides-dna-cold-case

https://people.com/texas-yogurt-shop-murders-hbo-docuseries-11772431

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Austin_yogurt_shop_murders

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Eugene_Brashers

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In 1989, a single mom named Jackie moved into a small home in San Pedro, CA. What she was hoping would be a fresh start, ended up being a nightmare that she never saw coming.

It would become one of the most chilling hauntings ever documented.

What started with a pencil cup and ended up scaring Jackie and investigators enough that they left the home for good; never to return.

Whatever this thing was, it made itself known in the most powerful ways. Liquid coming from light sockets, blood plasma dripping from kitchen cabinets, and one of the investigators nearly strangled to d**th in the attic.

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Deputy Dan Kucharski is still on the stand and this time he's under cross-examination. He actually says that it's possible that the RAV4 key could have been planted.

How he never saw the key before Lt. Lenk "found" it even though it was right in Kucharski's eyesight.

Then, we learn that a bag containing evidence has his name on it but it's not his handwriting. Who bagged the evidence? Why did they sign his name? Is Kucharski being set up?

This is a good one.

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00:00 The Avery Trial: Episode 38 - Officer Admits Key Could Be Planted

06:15 Exhibit 104

07:27 Exhibit 210

20:22 Exhibit 231

20:49 Exhibits 262 and 263

22:24 Tent Photos

25:53 Exhibit 243

28:28 Exhibit 659

30:18 Exhibit 255

33:58 Exhibit 244

34:52 Exhibit 245

35:22 Exhibit 10

37:44 Exhibit 234

38:27 Exhibit 233

44:39 Exhibit 250

47:00 Exhibit 264

48:29 Exhibit 220

50:49 Exhibit 247

53:41 Exhibit 246

55:58 The Zellner Documents

56:59 Wrap Up

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We continue with the direct examination of Dan Kucharski.

Kucharski tells us about the search inside Avery's garage, and especially the .22 caliber shell casings. He also talks about how they put some evidence tags over spots that "appeared" to be blood. He and the group of Manitowoc officers he was supposed to be in charge of, goes into Avery's home to collect two rifles and ammunition that appears to match the same kind that was found on the floor of the garage.

Then it comes to the discovery of the key. The key to Teresa Halbach's vehicle. He said that Lenk pointed it out from the doorway where it was near Colborn. He admits that it was possible that the key could have been planted without him noticing.

WHAT?

That single line "I guess it is possible" says so much.

And then he mentions aliens, so there's that.

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00:00 The Avery Trial: Episode 37 - The Key Evidence Controversy Begins

03:23 Direct Examination Continues

04:08 Exhibit 220

05:23 Exhibit 230

05:56 Exhibit 231

07:22 Exhibit 232

08:31 Exhibit 233

08:54 Exhibit 234

09:34 Exhibit 235

10:11 Exhibit 236

11:59 Exhibit 237

13:05 Exhibit 238

15:23 Exhibit 239

15:52 Exhibit 240

18:34 Exhibit 241

19:20 Exhibit 242

20:17 Exhibit 243

20:37 Exhibit 244

24:02 Exhibits 252-261

25:25 Exhibit 228

25:36 Exhibit 229

25:51 Exhibit 249

27:24 Exhibit 227

29:10 Exhibit 250

31:29 Exhibit 111

34:01 Exhibit 247

35:24 Exhibit 248

37:30 Exhibit 245

41:41 Exhibit 210

43:41 Exhibit 219

44:29 Exhibit 246

51:25 Wrap Up

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For twelve years, the Smurl family of West Pittston, Pennsylvania said their home turned against them—voices, knocks, and something darker that even priests and investigators couldn’t explain.

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It's the end of Day 8 of the trial and Deputy Kucharski takes the stand. Because it's the end of the day, the prosecution doesn't have a lot of time to start questioning him but they do what they can.

We learn how he went through Steven Avery's garage the first day and how several shell casings were scattered on the floor. He tells us about how each of them were documented and then describes working alongside Lt. Lenk, Sgt. Colborn, and Detective Remiker as part of the evidence collection team.

Kucharski is from Calumet county, the ones who are supposed to be taking the lead yet Lenk, Colborn and Remiker are all part of Manitowoc county; the county that was supposed to be taking a step back.

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00:00 The Avery Trial: Episode 36 - Shell Casings in the Garage

04:22 The Questioning Begins

06:58 Exhibit 86

09:46 Exhibit 227

12:26 Exhibit 221

13:49 Exhibit 222

14:12 Exhibit 223b

14:31 Exhibit 224b

15:19 Exhibit 225

15:32 Exhibit 226

17:25 Exhibit 227

17:50 Exhibit 228

18:08 Exhibit 229

19:04 Jury Excused

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Detective James Remiker is still on the stand but this time, it's the defense's turn for questioning.

You'll hear about how at least one other appointment that Teresa had that day was of particular significance and how the attitude of that family makes you think twice about who may really be guilty.

We then learn about a bullet fragment that was found under an air compressor in March of 2006; months after the several-day search of the Avery property and well after the Avery's had been given back their homes and business.

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00:00 The Avery Trial: Episode 35 - How a March Discovery Changed Everything

02:54 Jury Not Present

09:48 TL;DR

12:22 Cross Examination Begins

37:41 Exhibit 198

38:19 Exhibit 194

39:26 Exhibit 198 (Exhibit 148)

40:20 Interruption

44:50 Let's Check Prior Testimony

49:10 Jury Not Present

56:19 Redirect

01:00:34 The Zellner Files

01:04:06 Wrap Up

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Originally aired on the Beach House 34 True Crime & Paranormal Podcast

Today in the Avery Trial, we hear from Detective James Remiker as he takes the stand for the prosecution. Remiker was the first Manitowoc officer to respond when the call first came in about Teresa Halbach's vehicle and how it was found at the Avery Salvage yard.

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00:00 The Avery Trial: Episode 34 - The First Officer on the Scene

01:45 Questioning Begins

18:02 Exhibit 86

19:46 Exhibit 70

43:54 Exhibit 52

44:29 Exhibit 54

45:44 Exhibit 55

46:56 Exhibit 218

55:07 Exhibit 108

59:39 Exhibit 121

01:00:41 Summary

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Lt. Lenk wraps up his testimony and under the defense's questioning, some things don't quite add up.

He gets called to a homicide investigation...but then stops at a fast food restaurant first?

During his deposition, he said he got to the Avery salvage yard around 6:30 to 7:00 PM but in trial, he said it was around 2:00 PM.

During the deposition, he said he volunteered to search Avery's property but during the trial he said he was just "asked to assist".

Put all of this together, and the credibility of the man who “found” the key is left hanging by a thread.

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00:00 The Avery Trial: Episode 33 - Lenk's Timeline Doesn't Add Up

01:37 Defense Continues

11:47 Jury Not Present

14:51 What Just Happened?

16:11 Cross-Examination Resumes

18:32 The Recording

24:48 Exhibit 142

32:20 Avery's Bedroom (Animation)

37:56 Exhibit 210

40:14 Exhibit 169

44:31 Exhibit 210

49:40 Re-Direct

53:11 Exhibit 217

57:23 Recross

01:01:02 The Zellner Files

01:02:51 Wrap Up

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We hear more from Lt. James Lenk and we hear about the key. Oh, the infamous key. How he says it was found. How it weirdly just showed up.

He also gets questioned about his role as "evidence custodian" for Manitowoc County. This ties him to the blood vial that was included in the evidence in Avery's 1985 case. Did he know it was there? Did he see it? The defense pushes hard on the chain of custody.

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00:00 The Avery Trial: Episode 32 - Cross-Examining Lt. Lenk

06:29 Exhibit 103

09:36 Exhibit 210

12:12 Exhibit 169

17:27 Cross Examination

27:08 Transition

27:53 Sidebar Discussion

37:47 TL;DR

40:05 Cross Examination Continues

40:23 Exhibit 214

42:33 The Vial of Blood Question

49:23 Exhibit 215

01:02:22 Beach House Summary

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