HBO Adds Fifth Episode After Austin Police Name
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- Margaret Brown directed the HBO four‑part docuseries "The Yogurt Shop Murders" recounting the 1991 killings of four teenage girls in Austin.
- Austin Police Department announced on September 26, 2025, that they had identified serial killer Robert Eugene Brashers as the suspect in the cold case.
- Robert Eugene Brashers, linked to three other 1990s murders and a 1997 rape, had died by suicide after a 1999 police standoff.
- HBO launched a fifth episode within days, with Brown and three camera crews filming new interviews with victims’ families, Brashers’ daughter, and a previously wrongfully accused man.
Why it matters: Victims' families gain closure as the case is solved, while HBO capitalizes on fresh content to boost viewership and advertising revenue, and the Austin Police Department demonstrates its cold‑case solving prowess.
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