In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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Pure Murders & Mysteries: Episode 8, "The Yogurt Shop Murders"
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The Yogurt Shop murders rocked Austin, TX in 1991 when four teenage girls were found murdered in a burning building. The hunt for the killers went on for years until four men were questioned, leading to two of them being arrested and convicted. Both men confessed, but that in itself is controversial. However, this didn't offer finite closure, because a decade later(thanks to DNA testing and a legal loophole), both imprisoned men were released. Even today, the tips still pour in about these horrific murders and the theories surrounding the case have never stopped swirling.
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The Yogurt Shop murders rocked Austin, TX in 1991 when four teenage girls were found murdered in a burning building. The hunt for the killers went on for years until four men were questioned, leading to two of them being arrested and convicted. Both men confessed, but that in itself is controversial. However, this didn't offer finite closure, because a decade later(thanks to DNA testing and a legal loophole), both imprisoned men were released. Even today, the tips still pour in about these horrific murders and the theories surrounding the case have never stopped swirling.
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