Dear Pricila,
I completely agree with your argument! These children have already gone through so much, and whatever they can do to help them into a better future we will take, but the question does remain, if this does work, will they help all of the other children in that need or only some? And to answer one of your questions I suppose that they will not force a child to participate in something that he or she would not like, unless they see it necessary or maybe for the best of the child, because at the end of the day that is what is important and matters, for these children that have gone through so much to find peace and be happy in their new safe lifes where they get to enjoy their childhood.
Friday, December 16, 2016
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
The Day Austin Lost Its Innocence
Tuesday marked 25 years since the Yogurt Shop Murders which till the day remain unsolved. December 6, 1991 the day the city lost its innocence and dozens were left in pain for the loss of four teenage girls who were brutally murdered inside a yogurt shop and later set on fire resulting in the contamination of the crime scene leaving no clear suspect. Four were arrested but only two were trailed which were later set free due to new finding of DNA on the youngest victim, and questions were left if any of the evidence was affected by the recent problems and closing of the Austin Crime lab.
On December 6th 1991, Eliza and Jennifer were getting ready to close the "I Can't Believe it's Yogurt Shop" on Anderson Lane, tagging along for the ride after being at the North cross mall was Jennifer's younger sister Amy and her friend Sarah, the girls were suppose to go and have a sleep over at Sarah's house, and were last seen alive at 10pm. The girls were "stripped, bound, shot and burned," the youngest, Amy, was also sexually assaulted. At first, Police and Fireman thought it was just a fire in the yogurt shop, hundreds of gallons of water were used, dozens of fireman entered the scene without realizing it was a crime scene until they discovered the bodies of the teenage girls stacked on top of each other.
The scene was contaminated resulting in small evidence found, eight years later four suspects were arrested but only two were set for trail, Robert and Michel confessed to the murders, after being convicted the two were released after new finding of DNA on the youngest victim Amy, although there is still no clear suspect APD and the families continue to be hopeful to have closure to this cold case. Concerns that if the recent problems and closing of the Austin Crime Lab had affected the evidence of the Yogurt Shop Murders, but Detective Swann stated that it has all been tested by other labs.
This day was a big impact for the City of Austin, a memorial still stands for the loss of the teenage girls and hopes of catching the murder have not died. It has been twenty-five years since the murders remain unsolved, but for many it seems like only yesterday this tragedy occurred. Families want questions answered since very little was said twenty-five years ago. In the hopes to bring this case back to the court room, Det. Swann states that all they need is a DNA sample of the person they think it could be and get to a point where they have a national database for different types of DNA.
On December 6th 1991, Eliza and Jennifer were getting ready to close the "I Can't Believe it's Yogurt Shop" on Anderson Lane, tagging along for the ride after being at the North cross mall was Jennifer's younger sister Amy and her friend Sarah, the girls were suppose to go and have a sleep over at Sarah's house, and were last seen alive at 10pm. The girls were "stripped, bound, shot and burned," the youngest, Amy, was also sexually assaulted. At first, Police and Fireman thought it was just a fire in the yogurt shop, hundreds of gallons of water were used, dozens of fireman entered the scene without realizing it was a crime scene until they discovered the bodies of the teenage girls stacked on top of each other.
The scene was contaminated resulting in small evidence found, eight years later four suspects were arrested but only two were set for trail, Robert and Michel confessed to the murders, after being convicted the two were released after new finding of DNA on the youngest victim Amy, although there is still no clear suspect APD and the families continue to be hopeful to have closure to this cold case. Concerns that if the recent problems and closing of the Austin Crime Lab had affected the evidence of the Yogurt Shop Murders, but Detective Swann stated that it has all been tested by other labs.
This day was a big impact for the City of Austin, a memorial still stands for the loss of the teenage girls and hopes of catching the murder have not died. It has been twenty-five years since the murders remain unsolved, but for many it seems like only yesterday this tragedy occurred. Families want questions answered since very little was said twenty-five years ago. In the hopes to bring this case back to the court room, Det. Swann states that all they need is a DNA sample of the person they think it could be and get to a point where they have a national database for different types of DNA.
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