Filmmaker Margaret Brown’s The Yogurt Shop Murders series brought one of Austin’s most searing and traumatic unsolved mysteries to national attention when it aired last year on HBO. Less than a month after the series premiered, something remarkable happened: new technology revealed critical evidence, and the case was closed for good. Brown has returned to the subject with a final fifth episode on the case’s closure and what it means to have an answer after decades of uncertainty. We will present the complete series across three screenings, each accompanied by a panel discussion. Episodes 1 & 2 will feature a panel of the victims’ families. Episodes 3 & 4 will feature a panel of the filmmaking team, including Austin-based cast and crew members, to discuss the making of this Austin-made HBO/A24 series. Following Episode 5, filmmaker Margaret Brown will be joined by the investigators who worked on the case and the exonerated accused. This discussion will be moderated by AFS Artistic Director Richard Linklater.

Episode 5 – “The End of Wondering” (Runtime: 1h 37min)
In September 2025, the Austin Police Department suddenly convenes a press conference to announce a break in the 34-year-old case, revealing that the murderer’s identity has been uncovered and verified through new DNA technology. While the resolution offers some relief to the family members, the falsely accused men from the original investigation can finally seek exoneration.