Texas Monthly True Crime: The Problem With Erik

After the Austin auto executive's conviction in a murder-for-hire conspiracy, a judge had ordered a retrial due to procedural errors. Now an appeals court has determined the errors don't warrant a new trial.

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With news of a break in the notorious Austin cold case of the "yogurt shop murders," we're sharing this episode of Texas Monthly's weekly subscriber-only podcast "TM Out Loud." Here, staff writer Michael Hall—who first covered the case in 2001—talks with host Katy Vine about the significance of this new DNA evidence.

Read more in Michael Hall's 2001 story about the case, "Under the Gun": https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/under-the-gun/

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A woman’s search for her father—a pilot who disappeared during a mission in Vietnam—collides with the fight over what we owe those who never returned from war. From the producers of "White Hats," "America's Girls," and "Tom Brown's Body," and hosted by Texas Monthly writer Josh Alvarez, "The Final Flight of Captain Forrester" is out now.

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