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Men imprisoned for yogurt shop murders releasedBy Bobby LongoriaDaily Texan StaffTwo men accused in the 1991 yogurt shop murders walked free after charges were dismissed Wednesday, but Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Leh-mberg promised to eventually retry both defendants.JLehmberg filed the motion to dismiss charges against Robert Springsteen and Michael Scott rather than proceed with inadequate evidence that fails to match DNA found at the scene with either suspect. The DNA of an unknown man, discovered during the initial investigation, was tested against 70 DNA profiles including Springsteen's and Scott's in 2008. However, none of the matches were conclusive.Austin firefighters responded to a fire at the 1 Can't Believe It'sYogurt! shop around midnight Dec. 6, 1991. Inside, firefighters found the bodies of 13-year-old Amy Ayers, 15-year-old Sarah Harbison, 17-year-old Eliza Thomas and 17-year-old Jennifer Harbison. Two of the girls were bound and gagged, and all four had been shot in the head before the fire was set. DNA tests revealed that Harbison was sexually assaulted.The distnct attorney filed a con-tinuance for the case in June after the DNA evidence emerged last year. Because the DNA neither de-nied nor confirmed Springsteen and Scott as the murderers, they were released from jail on personal bonds with an inevitable court date in the future.After the continuance wasMURDERS :ontinues on page 2
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