HBO will partner with A24 and Fruit Tree for the four-part documentary series, The Yogurt Shop Murders. The series directed by Margaret Brown (Descendent, Night Gowns) and produced by Alice Henty (Welcome To Chechnya, Buck)  and Michael Bloch (Descendent, Baby God) will premiere on August 3rd of this year and will stream simultaneously on HBO and HBO Max.Episodes two through four will premiere on the following Sundays.

The Yogurt Shop Murders tells the story of four girls who were murdered in 1991. The crime shook the Austin, Texas, community to its core. The case still befuddles police, and the ghosts of those four girls will never leave the family’s mind. The series will feature interviews with investigative teams, families, and two men who were convicted of the murders. The documentary explores themes of grief, suggestive memory, law enforcement practices, and true crime culture. 

Interviews participants will be documentary filmmaker Claire Huie  (The King Of Texas, Danger God), Austin Police Department lead investigator (1991-1994) John Jones, homicide investigator Mike Huckabay, author Beverly Lowry (48 Hours, Crossed Over), correspondent Erin Moriarty, journalist Mike Hall, Austin Police Department lead investigator (1997-2002) Paul Johnson, memory expert Robert Shomer, lawyers Joe Sawyer, Carlos Garcia, and Amber Farrelly, Judge Mike Lynch, detective Dan Jackson, family members, and friends of victims.

In addition to interviews, the series will utilize a wealth of news coverage and archival footage. Viewers will get a peek inside the interrogation room of the four teenage boys questioned after the murders. Eventually, two of the boys confessed to the crime, but after serving nine years, DNA evidence eventually freed them. Far from exonerated, much of the community still believes they are guilty. The series serves not only as a simple explanation of the crimes committed and the legal proceedings afterwards, but also as an exploration of the grief and trauma that the surviving family has faced.