Courtroom scene showing four men exonerated in the 1991 yogurt shop murders case
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Fyra män frikända för morden i en yoghurtbutik i Texas 1991

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En domare i Texas förklarade den 19 februari 2026 fyra män oskyldiga till morden på fyra tonårsflickor i en yoghurtbutik i Austin 1991. Förklaringen kom efter att en avliden seriemördare identifierats som misstänkt genom DNA-bevis under 2025. Staden Austin gick senare med på en förlikning med männen på 35 miljoner dollar.

Distriktsdomare Dayna Blazey utfärdade förklaringen om oskuld i en fullsatt rättssal i Austin och sade till männen: ”Ni är oskyldiga.” Beslutet rentvådde formellt Robert Springsteen, Michael Scott, Maurice Pierce och Forrest Welborn, som greps 1999 och dömdes eller åtalades baserat på omtvistade erkännanden som senare visade sig vara otillförlitliga. Två av männen närvarade vid förhandlingen tillsammans med familjemedlemmar. Maurice Pierce avled 2010 och Robert Springsteen var frånvarande.

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Användare på X och nyhetskonton diskuterade frikännandet av de fyra männen i februari 2026 gällande morden i yoghurtbutiken i Austin 1991, efter att DNA-bevis kopplat en avliden seriemördare till brottet, samt stadens förlikning på 35 miljoner dollar i maj 2026. Inlägg lyfte fram framtvingade erkännanden, offrens kamp och policyändringar såsom förbud mot förhör av minderåriga utan tillsyn. Reaktionerna inkluderade faktabaserad rapportering från nyhetskanaler som ABC och Fox News, detaljerade sammanfattningar av fallet med fokus på systematiska brister samt omnämnanden av borgmästarens ursäkt.

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