It was one of the most horrific crimes in Texas history. And it has ties to our area.

Eighteen years ago on the night of Dec. 6, 1991, four teenage girls were murdered at a yogurt shop in Austin. The shop was then set on fire.

Jennifer Harbison, 17, her sister Sarah Harbison, 15, Eliza Thomas, 17, and Amy Ayres, just 13, died that night. The Harbison sisters had previously lived in New Boston.

Just before midnight that evening, an Austin police officer noticed a fire at the shop and called it in. Firefighters quickly arrived and put the fire out. But upon en...

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