Rocom was born in LA and raised in Orange Country and belongs to neither on… Read Full Bio ↴Rocom was born in LA and raised in Orange Country and belongs to neither one’s mainstream cultures of excess and self importance. He spent the first 18 years of his life growing up to the ripe age of 18. He then attended the University of California Irvine in Irvine, California across from Gina’s Pizza, which is delicious. His time spent at the university was focused on nothing related to his art and is largely irrelevant. With the theme of heartbreak as a backbone, Rocom’s work is whimsical and touching all at once. Surrounding himself with science fiction, comic books and video games, the element of fantasy is ever present in his artwork. Not wizards, dragons and elves. More along the lines of robots, sharks and monsters. When he’s not drawing or painting, he emcees for his indie music projects. Rocom enjoys burritos, has a pair of headphones, a guitar and a Wolverine costume complete with adamantium claws.

-Written by Josh Hertz

05 Lurk In My Yogurt
Rocom Lyrics

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Big I wanna be big Like King Kong big Big like the Empire…
Candyman She was calling on a landline That's a bad sign Out the…
I Hate You Girl I hate you Got me so crazy Look so good and…
Light It Up Balling up my fist like I gave a shit Never felt…
Make It I'm gonna make it as long as I base it…
Mona Lisa Dig a pit into the dirt 6 feet down, it won't…
My Queen My queen baby so sad Got a pretty face and a…
No Cap When I look back we were all so different Knew what…
Paper Wings Held my breath I didn't want to move an inch Not to…

So Cruel I know that look you're giving me now It's something that…
Throwback So, she looks at me and asks what were the…

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Comments from YouTube:

Laura d

3y↑266

So many people focus on the perpetrator and/or the crime itself, that the victims seem to be relegated to the back burner. You've always done a phenomenal job of bringing them to life for your viewers. Thank you!

Jimmy V

Solving these crimes should be number one priority. Especially for strangers

JK number5

2y↑4

Those killers are still out there. We know where the victims are💙🕊

Donna Lombardo

2y↑1

Sad they were never able to fulfill their dreams

Dieter de Lange

3y↑367

Two sisters killed....To lose two of your children on the same night to a murderer that has never been caught....Unimaginable.

Dragonette

2y↑1

and then APD tries to railroad people who didn't do it and screws the case up so it may never be solved at this point.

Jude Kay

2y↑1

They were the couple's ONLY CHILDREN. I hope they solved it!

RafFoeDub

You are dramatic af 😂😆

How Dare You Exist

@conscious observer right, they will have chaturbate and onlyfans instead

Username

2y↑1

@Melina Esposito Yoghurt to get over it.

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kacey

3y↑213

I have seen soooo many videos of this crime,but this channel is the only one that shows footage of the victims.....great work sir🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

Cristiana

I'm six minutes into the video and I'm quite happy with the visuals. I finally get to know the girls.

Joel B

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Bernadette Buchko

Hey These were my best friends the only ones who treated me like I belonged! People need to know this and the boys they charged are innocent and I also knew them as well Homicide fucked this case up so bad and now FBI has DNA evidence that proves they didnt do it but the FBI cant release it to APD because of a privacy privilage on an ansestory site! Show respect!

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j

3y↑156

I love your righteous anger towards the investigators and DA’s office. A lot of people excuse that type of behavior by saying it was the heat of the moment and they were just trying to do what they thought was best. So you calling a spade a spade and going after them for their slimy and corrupt behavior is refreshing to see! Always can count on this channel for being incredibly respectful and insightful with these cases. 🤗

MR. ONETHIRTYEIGHT

3y↑4

I posted about his commentary up above as well. I agree with the bungling but I felt the narrator was almost too contrived and almost a take on modern law enforcement to the point of distraction.

Cat

3y↑66

Those responsible for corrupting and delaying proper justice for those victims should be held criminally liable for their coercive uses! What an embarrassment to law enforcement! Thanks to their inept, irresponsible tactics that almost had 4 innocent boys executed, the real killer is still at large and thus the horrific murders are still cold! Shameful!

ultimate witcherfan

2y↑4

@Cat Skittles indeed. They should be put in jail for bullying those poor boys into falsely confessing to a crime they didn’t commit. I don’t know why they were never reprimanded for what they did.

ΓΞΙΔΛΞ

3y↑96

The 4 boys were also victims. They lost the arguably most precious years of their lives to this.

Mrs. M

2y↑5

@harrison fording
I see your point, however, other than their obviously coerced confessions, there was literally zero evidence linking them to the crime.
So, if you throw out the confessions, you have nothing that says that they have anything to do with it.
Letting them go was the only recourse that they had.
I guess that, if they find any valid evidence that ties them to the crime one day, they could pursue it.
However, you cannot imprison innocent people with zero evidence that they committed a crime.

Donna Lombardo

2y↑3

The girls are the real victims

Donna Lombardo

@BKK exactly

harrison fording

3y↑4

@BKK AMEN!!!! These were most likely the killers and they have now gone free! Just because there was some unknown DNA, it only means that ANOTHER KILLER was not found - it does NOT say these guys were innocent!!!

Hamstery Knabbel

3y↑1

@BKK yea I am not 100% either. Only 1 DNA was found. What about the other 3 men or 1 men that was involved. As we still dont know how many were actually involved.

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Fast ‘n’ Bulbous

3y↑174

Criminally underrated channel... keep up the great work sir.

Bri

3y↑3

Right? I just found this channel and I'm shocked there's not more subs!!

Bobby Salkeld

3y↑2

Yea, he does a great job of covering the cases that he does.

Chris Verrill

3y↑4

@Fast ‘n’ Bulbous @Rarely Sociable totally agree, this channel is so much better than any true crime on mainstream TV.
You find in a mainstream programme of the same length there's maybe 10mins of information and 35mins of digression and filler content, and before every ad break 5mins of 'up next' and after each ad break 5mins of a summary of the previous segment.
Cold Case Detective is a full episode of detailed info, tastefully and sympathetically presented!
It's sad that YouTube demonetise these channels cos they're the best on the net, yet they still allow ads, so how much is YouTube ripping off these channel creators!?

Fast ‘n’ Bulbous

3y↑6

@Delta Design that’s nothing... dude should have closer to a mil considering how many other channels are higher and don’t do NEARLY as good a job.

Delta Design

3y↑2

166k subs. Underrated??

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Cherry Davis

3y↑109

Austin PD and the prosecution so called investigation is sickening. this case could have been solved but for bad cops.
thank you for providing so much background information on the girls. they were not just victims; they were daughters, sisters, friends, and deserve to be remembered for themselves, not mere victims.

harrison fording

3y↑3

@Cherry Davis The population of Austin is only a fraction of what it was back then and it did not have major criminal activity and therefore was typical of a small town. I live only 2 hrs. from there and was starting my career in investigations when this occurred.

Cherry Davis

3y↑3

@harrison fording Austin is NOT a small town and was not when the murders occurred. it is and was the state Capitol of Texas.

harrison fording

@Juan Caminante Don't blame your PD as it STILL HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED!!! It is a very hard case to solve undoubtedly or it would have been solved by now! A high profile case like this and also the Bowling Alley murders in Houston in 1980 are STILL not solved!! If you don't have enough clear evidence, YOU CAN'T SOLVE THE CASE, plain and simple!

harrison fording

3y↑1

I agree with everything you said but you lost us all when you said 'bad cops'.....no such thing on a generalized basis!! I've been in investigations since the 80's and have literally only known ONE LEO that just didn't make the cut! ONE!! These LEO's just did not have the expertise in murder investigations as is with MOST small towns! It takes good training and lots of man hours to learn to be a good investigator, none of which small town LEO's usually get.

Connor Jones

3y↑3

I mean you don't really know that for sure do you? If they did a better job maybe it could have been solved but we just don't know.

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SuperUltra

3y↑14

I definitely believe the killers were the two guys who were last seen in the shop! The fact that they were seen right before closing plus the one table in back that hadnt been cleaned or napkins restocked supportd the witnesses story. The crime seems like it was sexually motivated and not a robbery. I think these men knew these young girls were there alone and saw the opportunity to commit evil. So sad..I can't imagine what they had to endure and the indescribable pain that the family's have gone through. Sucks there hasn't been justice yet here on Earth but trust me those monsters will spend eternity in Hell

ultimate witcherfan

@SuperUltra my thoughts exactly.

Guinea Pigs and Bunny Friends

3y↑50

It's really terrifying that people can be convicted based on no real evidence and bullying by detectives. People really should educate themselves on the law and their rights.

How Dare You Exist

2y↑1

funny because on many of these crime videos people complain when the police don't arrest what seems like the obvious perpetrator despite evidence being weak or non existent

Donna Lombardo

They might still be guilty

no peace

3y↑2

They had no chance at that time. Even if they knew their rights, if they chose not to talk (or take polygraphs, etc.) they would be coerced violently or convicted in public opinion

Hamstery Knabbel

3y↑2

In the USA yes. In my country no...

Jill Garlick

3y↑11

Yes, they so should. How can children be interrogated without an appropriate adult present?

joecarly faraon

3y↑39

Four young girls were murdered and instead of finding the culprits, they bullied four young men to falsely confess, destroying their lives.Those cops are heartless. Thank god for DNA testing.

MormonHoldem

2y↑4

@Donna Lombardo have you watched the video? If you have you didn't understand it. Those boys did not commit the murders

Donna Lombardo

Who knows if they really were guilty

Moyses

3y↑163

Dude I’ve never heard about the background of these girls thank you for covering it

How Dare You Exist

@Hamstery Knabbel maybe

Donna Lombardo

@Username no its not

Hamstery Knabbel

3y↑2

@Username its to show how murderers kill people that would have done so much good to this world

Dickie Greenleaf

3y↑1

Dude lol

Julz XD

3y↑5

Thank you for showing the girls stories and background rather than just the horror of what took place which we sadly do all know 😢😢😢💖🙏🕊️🙏💞 horrific tradgedy and injustice against innocent young men ... These things go hand in hand ...

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tangled Line

22:45 No one disagrees however a good "Cold Case Detective" merely does the job and refrains from making it personal. I have worked many cases where 1 or 2 or even a few officers have made overzealous intentional errors on their work but I do not put that in my report. I merely provide the facts and let them speak for themselves. I do remember as a young inexperienced Investigator making the same mistake only to get no support in future cases from the people I blasted.

GardenBoat

3y↑26

Those cops are just as responsible as the murderer in assuring that justice wasn't served.

Christina M. Cayton

3y↑44

I live in Austin. This is still something that stains this city. Thank you for this.

Christina M. Cayton

@Dark Matter I agree with that.

Donna Lombardo

2y↑1

They need to find those two men they're most likely the guilty ones

bubble bath

3y↑63

Thank you for showing so much respect and care to the victims.

Donna Lombardo

2y↑1

@Amy Spencer they're dead lunatic they were brutally murdered do u heart a piece of glass where it should be

Mrs. M

2y↑4

@Amy Spencer
You are a sick and depraved person to think that these four young ladies essentially "deserved" what happened to them.
What you perceive as the "torture" of animals is far from it.
Show animals are well fed, kept warm in pampered housing, provided with routine healthcare, etc.

Chingon

@ryannn_ imagine choosing exploded galaxy as your username.. shit just writes itself lmao

ryannn_

@Chingon imagine calling someone a nerd on s YouTube comment 🤡

StarSparkleMonkey

3y↑8

@Amy Spencer This is why animal rights lunatics are hypocrites. That you think these teen girls deserved such brutal deaths says a lot about you--and all of it self righteous, pompous, petty, and pathetic.

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troynov1965

3y↑23

This case and the Burger Chef murders should have been solved pretty quickly but for the shoddy police work early on that let the criminals get away.
Now it will be a miracle if any one of the two cases will be solved.
All those poor teens killed for no reason its heart breaking.

Dar Was

3y↑20

Your closing monologues out the girls literally had me tearing up. Such a great video!

Humayra Faizah

3y↑18

Thank you for bringing their background story to light! Almost 30 years and still no update on who pulled this gruesome murder! These poor girls and their families deserve justice!

Christine Ingram

3y↑25

So sad .It’s such a shame justice was not found for these girls.They had so much to look forward to in their lives too 😢

cruisepaige

Yeah they were amazing young people.

Donna Lombardo

Find those two losers sitting in the booth and justice will be served

jo kell

3y↑25

The cops, lawyers and judges were almost worse than the murderous rapists in this case.

Bob Hulsey

3y↑9

I lived in Austin during this time. It was the sort of crime Austinites thought couldn't happen there until it did.
As for police/prosecutors and their methods, go examine the murder of Nancy DePriest in Austin in 1988. She was murdered in a Pizza Hut. Police coerced a confession from two men which later proved innocent after another prisoner confessed years later during a religious conversion. The Travis County District Attorney's Office has been, for many years, the bastion of political hacks whose acquaintance with the law is whatever suits their political goals.
One key factor in bungling the case was the amount of contamination because those first on the scene were there to extinguish a fire. They did not realize there were dead bodies inside until later. The person I hold most accountable, other than the assailants themselves, is the store manager who thought it was appropriate to put high school girls as the only store employees late at night - making a tempting target for any career criminal. I agree with your conclusion - multiple attackers, likely the two that eyewitnesses pointed out, although there may have been more in the parking lot waiting for an "all clear". 30 years later, finding any killers is a long shot. The store is no longer there but there is a plaque in the parking lot in memory of the victims.

ProfRavenSteel

3y↑9

Showing footage of the girls make them more than a victim of a crime and makes the case more real as if it happened to someone who we knew for a long time. RIP girls, you live on in our hearts.😟

Ariana Maria

3y↑7

By telling the suspect what he “did” and showing him weapons and holding them for extreme lengths of time can cause false memories to occur and thus false confessions that don’t add up

I truly support the police and the good work they do, but never, never waive your right to a lawyer when being interrogated because you never know when you’re going to get the bad cop who cares more about his reputation than your rights.

Lisa-Michelle Morgan

3y↑33

Thank you for the way you respected the victims in these videos. Very well done.

Topher 'Goldenfoxx' Morris

3y↑63

Remember hearing about this one at some point; always stuck out to me that these girls were roughly in my own age group.

Ok, so basic question not addressed at all here, and I don't want people to get the wrong idea about my asking, as both my best and oldest friends are cops, and I'm just some yokel on a YouTube comments section asking questions, but I'd love to know if they looked into Officer Croft. You said they ruled out first responders, et al, but I mean... he's flat out telling you he was there that night. Moreover, his story only accounts for one other guy (who somehow suspected or knew he used to be a cop), and we have Austin PD trying REALLY hard to convict four innocent guys. And the criminals apparently knew what they were doing, soooo... just seems like the most incredibly obvious question to ask when and how he was ruled out, is all I'm saying. Surely, that other witness was asked about Croft, right?

raymondwise

3y↑4

I'm sure they looked into Croft, but again, this is a lame police department 🤷🏽‍♂️

Elle Wes

3y↑9

Yeah, thinking the other patron is suspicious but deciding to just MYOB and leave? For a former cop? A little hard to believe. For other people maybe, but I just don’t see this guy as the type to be like welp that was weird ok bye! Red flag imo

Moe J.Priest

3y↑8

Ya ain' no Yokel ! since you shared points that no one, not even in 3 parts videos would bring up, you are super sharp witted & Thanks again for sharing

Jmfia23

3y↑9

Right. And that would explain why no suspects have been identified. Cops know how to conceal evidence. So horrible.

Topher 'Goldenfoxx' Morris

3y↑12

@Jeannette Ugorji Watch that section of the video again (I had to, too, to be sure): he only mentions one other guy. In line, kept asking people to go ahead, asks if Croft used to be a cop (really strange detail, imo), then goes back behind the counter, ostensibly to use the bathroom. Unless Croft said something later, that story only accounts for one guy. Moreover, laying it out like that, Croft shouldn't have had to ask why the guy was allowed back there...he would've seen this man ask for permission.

But imagine you're a cop in 1991, and you know you may need to answer questions later, or even pass a polygraph test (we know now how unreliable they are, but I don't remember what the prevailing opinion was in '91). IF he was the other guy, none of his story is actually false. I could easily, EASILY be wrong, of course. I'm just really curious if they ever looked into it, and if so, how he was ruled out.

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Delia L. Ruiz

3y↑10

I pray for justice, and anyone harboring these criminals including their families should do the righteous thing and report them. The blood of these girls cries out for justice.

Lisa Fanucchi

3y↑11

What an amazing tribute to the young lives lost. What a tragedy. Great content.

Paul Carpenter

3y↑12

I lived a few miles from the shop and had been in several times prior to the crime, it was back when yogurt shops were a relatively new thing. Everything about this crime was and remains agonizing. Austin was a pretty violent place in the early '90s, there were quite a few high profile crimes, but this was by far the worst.

Mrs. M

2y↑8

So heartbreaking.
I hope that this case will be solved one day.

Sue Girling

3y↑12

Great work in pulling the evidence and case files of what happened together to make this awesome video, thank you for all of your hard work. xx

Addie

3y↑2

You are correct, ma'am!

Clara Benton

3y↑18

This case is one which has haunted me for several years since I first heard about it. Thank you for this incredibly detailed video. Really incredible.

MrsGamgee977

3y↑1

Same, I watch a lot of true crime but this one is right there among the most baffling.

HELLRZR1966

3y↑17

Those poor girls. All they had to do was threaten the youngest and most vulnerable and the rest would fall in line. Outgoing and spirited or not. Somebody grabs your baby sister by the throat and threatens her life you're gonna freeze frame at that age. God keep those families close..♡

Trish Pipkins

3y↑10

Thank you so much for covering this! I really hope it can get solved. And thank you for being so respectful of the victims and for calling out the police and prosecutors for royally screwing up this case. I've never understood wanting just anyone to confess. I would much rather have the ACTUAL killers behind bars.

Bobby Salkeld

3y↑4

You certainly treated this case with the respect and class it deserves. I've never heard this case covered before with as much information on the victims.

Necron990

3y↑80

"These police were criminals in their own right."

Truer words have never been spoken.
Great work, as usual!

Anita K

3y↑2

I like that quote a lot as well, it's SO VERY TRUE, but also worded in an admirably hilarious way!
That's exactly, why I love watching these Youtube videos, the author of them is truly brutally honest!

PS.
Edited, bc I've nearly mixed Cold Case Detective up with one of my favourite podcasts on YouTube, who's also a very good one and able to admit, when authorities have botched a case beyond recognition.

Addie

3y↑3

I have always thought of them like they are a criminal syndicate. Nothing more nothing less. Oh except old-time mobsters had a code of honour and were good at crime. I don't admire them, I'm just that the cops are morons.

NARIS BLACK

3y↑16

I really hope the gentlemen who were falsely accused of murder sued the hell out of the Austin PD. This is so sad and upsetting. Completely ruined these guys lives. I really hope they get the real killers.

dntlss

One of them was pulled over in 2010,took off running , when the police tackled him he took the cops own knife from his belt and slashed the cops neck,before the cop passed out he was able to pull his service gun and shot him dead so there's only 3 of them now,something else Ive read is that 2 of the four "gentlemen" knew things about the murder that the cops hadn't released to the public, not accusing anybody but this case has more twists and turns than a racetrack.

Ivana Bostrom

3y↑7

This just proves the shady things law enforcement will do on high profile cases. They’ll accuse anyone just to say the case is solved.

JR

3y↑3

I came upon this channel accidentally, I love how very respectful you are regarding the victims, and your focus on them. I hope justice is served asap, condolences to the girls families and those unjustly convicted.

Yankee The Rebel

3y↑27

Don't talk to cops without a lawyer.

Don't talk to cops without a lawyer.

Don't talk to cops without a lawyer!!!!

Yankee The Rebel

@Babylonian Cowboy agreed!

Yankee The Rebel

2y↑1

@christyramosortiz yes, most definitely.

Cops always say that it's "suspicious" to request a lawyer or opt out of a polygraph, but they think everything is suspicious, so whatever. Fortunately, suspicious cops don't get to decide whether a person is guilty or innocent.

christyramosortiz

Even if you’re innocent, have a lawyer

Yankee The Rebel

3y↑1

@BKK naive much

M.J.

2y↑2

Thanks Cold Case Detective. Your work is much appreciated. I'm just sorry for the families of the victims here. They deserved so much for from the cops investigating their cases. The cops who let killers go free while they were busy framing innocent young men deserved jail. Just disgusting what they did.

Euclidus Chaumeau

3y↑4

This is easily the best True Crime channel I've found in a long time. Really quite thorough and concise. I agree that the two guys who made a customer's "skin crawl" were likely the perpetrators. It's a damn shame they can't do a familial DNA search on this case. Kind of makes me wonder why this evidence has been "sealed". I smell a rat in high places.

Dee D

3y↑6

Thanks for the in-depth coverage of this unforgettable cold case. You mentioned details that I've never heard before, though I've followed this case off & on since it happened. It's so sad that despite vast improvements in using old DNA evidence & new technology that this case has never been solved. It would be awesome if the fairly recent form of using DNA to develop sketches of what the criminals would look like in the 90's & now, or genetic genealogy or GEDmatch, could be used to finally apprehend these very sick individuals!

sandi C

3y↑16

This one was hard to watch. I've heard of it before,but never so well told. I've said it before,but this channel should have a million subs! Great job!

Julio Fernandez Jr

3y↑4

You are so detailed and specific with your findings. Your podcast is definitely going places. I am a fan! You have a keen eye for explanations like Robin Warder from the Trail went Cold. Keep them coming!

Yani E

3y↑8

This case made me emotional. These girls did not deserve what happened to them.

Christy T

3y↑6

If ANYONE had acted on their feelings about the suspicious behavior of those two men, this tragedy would never have happened. Even if the police had shown up to take a look around, it would have dissuaded the killers.

nicola mckenzie

3y↑3

This is what bugs me even if one had stayed the guys would have been less likely to do anything how can they say they had that bad a feeling but leave those young girls alone

Nichole Alderfer

3y↑3

What made this a great video, I actually felt like I knew these wonderful girls. Great job of capturing the victims, who they were and why we should care. Glad you focused on the victims, true crime doesn't always, and you did these girls stories justice.

Sharon Tanner

3y↑1

I love this channel and how he presents the victims’ tragedies with such dignity and respect! Great job! You should so proud of yourself.

l time

2y↑1

I've passed that location hundreds of times over the years and always think of the young girls. It was a huge loss for our community. I remember all the wrongly accused over the yrs. APD is horrible for their tactics. Hopefully they find the killers someday. Great documentary!

Ebal08

3y↑2

Incredible work.
I believe it was done by someone within in the police force. The police should also have their members provide DNA since so many of them turn out to be horrible criminals.

Avardenth

3y↑13

Do any of the families ever reach out to you guys at how awesome and respectful you are to these? It's inspiring what you guys do.

Holly

3y↑1

Most of the cases covered on this channel are nothing new to me, as I've been into true crime and cold cases for over 30 years. But I absolutely love how much you guys bring to life the victims. You remind us all very poignantly of the human cost of a case, and how many victims there really are. In almost every case, the murdered individual is just one of many impacted by the crime. And, in this case, whatever those boys got into as kids, they're just as much innocent victims of these murders. Their lives were destroyed by that bungled investigation. And those girls deserve to be remembered for more than just being victims. Thank you so much for what you bring to these cases, and for all the effort and work you put into bringing them back into the light to remind us that they should never be forgotten or left cold.

Jay Lozier

3y↑20

The sleazy antics of the APD remind me of the Dana Andrew's movie 'Boomerang' which was based on an unsolved 1924 murder case in Connecticut. In the movie and in real life there was a forced confession from an innocent man but the twist in both was the DA had his doubts about the case for numerous reasons as dramatized in the film. Even with the confession the DA opening statement to the court basically outlined why the defendant was innocent, the movie is more dramatic here.

McNulty's Sober Companion

3y↑2

Excellent film. One of Elia Kazan's earliest. Dana Andrews is indeed great in it, as is Karl Malden in an early small role.

I actually own it dvd and bluray. Highly recommended to anyone with an interest in Golden Age Hollywood, and/or film noir.

And it does draw interesting parallels to this exceedingly tragic case.

Diamondgirl

3y↑2

This has been the #1 case that have haunted me every since I first heard it many years ago. I couldn't wait to find out what kind of person or people do something like this and what kind of people allowed them to get away with it. Round them up and send them all to a California prison/ gladiator school. They deserve no less.

Miss J

3y↑1

Thank you for sharing the stories of these girls. It makes this tragedy so much more human and heartbreaking.

Jinx

3y↑2

This was great! Would love to see more like this docu style, longer, 1 case videos that dive real deep. Well done 😁

Robert Woods

3y↑1

Tragic story, truly awesome work providing in-depth information regarding victims and family.
Great channel for avid crime viewers, keep safe everyone out there in this cruel world..............

Chris Bennett

3y↑3

One good thing did come from this case: it ended the debate about whether minors should have a parent or guardian as well as an attorney present during interviews with law enforcement. The Supreme Court would unanimously make it compulsory in law. Meaning law enforcement isn't even allowed to talk to minors without a parent or guardian present.

JK number5

2y↑3

Sadly, this and the Lane Bryant murders were the perfect crimes. RIP to the victims

None Yourbiz

3y↑2

I truly enjoy and appreciate your unique content. It’s refreshing to see new cases that haven’t been covered on every other channel. Hats off to you for bringing lesser known cases to the spotlight. 💚🖤💚🖤

n/a n/a

3y↑4

Thank you for actually saying the word "rape" instead of using some BS word that makes it not seem as bad as it really is.

Angie Brown

3y↑4

Excellent video, Cold Case ! If the Austin Police had put their efforts into finding those two shady characters who were last seen at the Yogurt Shop, they probably would have solved the case years ago. Unfortunately they wanted to simply " arrest anyone " regardless of whether it was the real killers or not. Why in the world would they want to leave the real killers out there, knowing what horrible things they did ? The poor families of the victims, and those poor innocent people who were arrested, what a tragedy for all involved ! Especially the four young ladies.

Purp Hummus

2y↑4

My hat's off to the parents of these 4 incredible girls , So hardworking and talented with the entire world in their hands, God rest the souls of these angels 😇❤

E Holly

2y↑1

💯 agree. These four girls had such potential. I'm sure since their untimely passing, their murderers haven't accomplished a fraction of what these smart young women could have done in the years that have passed. I hope their are caught! Recent news articles within the past week look promising.

Deep Thought

2y↑2

"A cowards last attempt to frame 4 innocent men" perfectly said!

CammieInOz

3y↑1

Such a sad and tragic case. Four young girls brutally murdered and almost 30 years later, still no justice for them. Also, the four young men wrongfully persecuted are victims.
Thank you for covering this story in a very dignified way. Subscribed to your channel.

Ali Cassidy

3y↑2

Excellent investigative skills. Thank you for your hard work.

Cindy Saroya

3y↑112

Sounds like it's time for some genetic genealogy and a CODIS search.

J K

3y↑2

They found a dna match with y chromosome but they haven't divulged the information. It only tells them the familial gene. So they can't pinpoint it to who but they know one of the perpetrators come from a specific genealogy.

Frank Benham

3y↑2

@Cindy Saroya I do that all the time. I write an idea or something that hasn't been brought up yet, only to then find out that it just hadn't been talked about yet.

gwen sawchuk

3y↑5

@Cynthia Piazza Mitochondrial DNA is carried on the female line, and probably isn't sufficient to provide a 'snapshot'. (That would be my best guess)

Pamela B

3y↑5

I think if they look at the evidence again they may be able to find a new DNA source instead of going off of the vaginale swab. Particularly on Amy since her clothes and body were the least burned. I wonder if they tried to get evidence off of whatever was used to strangle her that was left on her body. DNA analysis has come a long way even in the last 5 years. Hopefully some touch DNA could be found on existing evidence that hasn’t been tested yet. I hope they will look carefully at the evidence they have and push for more testing so they can use genealogy to trace these killers

Cynthia Piazza

3y↑10

What about Parabon, the company that can come up with a composite sketch based on the DNA, such as eye & hair color and heritage?

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Angelica

3y↑57

NOW...they can use this nanolabs skills in finding the REAL killers!!! This has solved many very cold cases. It is past time for this to be solved!

How Dare You Exist

2y↑1

@Addie because it isn't on file

Bobby Salkeld

Maybe the fire consumed everything the prints could have been pulled from. Either that, or they're not in the system. Or the police force, or whoever would call for it in these circumstances, hasn't even attempted it.

Bob Hulsey

3y↑4

@Addie DNA technology hasn't been a staple in crime solving until the late 1990s. Police collected evidence but it was for blood typing and other crimesolving ventures. It's very possible that someone who had been committing crimes in the 1970s and 1980s does not have a profile in these databases unless he continued afterwards. And if he did, he'd have to have committed the crime in a jurisdiction willing to pay for the testing to be done (a serious consideration in DNAs early days). There are literally thousands of crimes that could be helped by re-testing DNA but a match is not always certain.

Humayra Faizah

@Addie Right? It blows my mind to think why they couldn't find any match so far! Something is totally not right here.

Addie

3y↑18

It seems weird that they cannot match up the DNA they have with any on file. There is no way this was the pair's first crime and I'm guessing no way it was their last, how could their DNA not be on file? I don't understand.

tracishea

3y↑20

This case makes me so angry. That woman, and A FREAKING COP, just mosey on outta there... Leaving those little girls with the "suspicious, bad aura" men. WTF is wrong with people?! You couldn't have pulled me out the door before those dudes were gone! I'd have either deterred them, or died trying. But I'd have never left those kids alone with creeps.

Donna Lombardo

2y↑1

@Dulce Amada yeah no cell phones then that would have helped and those other businesses were closed but they could have found a payphone somewhere around there

AdrienneMint

I agree with what you said, and you said it well.

Donna Lombardo

2y↑1

@Dulce Amada exactly why didn't they do anything that was dumb

Georgie Simmons

3y↑4

Exactly thank you!!! I would NOT have left those babies alone with those creeps. Those grown ass men left those poor girls alone and when they saw the girl turn the sign closed and those creeps still there they should of called the police what the heck all these deaths could of been prevented

Dulce Amada

3y↑4

I would have called the cops. They saw two young girls in there, it would have maybe saved their lives.

AM

2y↑1

I really hope these girls and their families get justice!! And I hope this teaches ppl if you think or see weird behavior from someone to call cops. Take a picture! Or alert whoever. You just may never know. Only if Croft would have stayed and waited until the girls left safely or that couple would have called an officer!

Georgie Simmons

3y↑1

48 hrs mystery has done an amazing job covering this story through the years. Its def those two creeps the customers saw lingering the cops screwed this up and the poor girls were too naive to pick up on how scary those guys were behaving. Yet all those adults realized and left them alone wtf they should of stayed there called the cops something. I wish some rich person would offer a million dollar reward that might just get someone talking bc these predators are likely to have told someone something

Jackie Losey

3y↑16

Those involved in the wrong convictions should be in jail. As usual sloppy work from the “justice “ department

EbonyPope

3y↑5

Unfortunately cops get away far too often with this kind of behavior. I'm always shocked about the lack of training especially in interrogation when it comes to the US police.

Dana Davis

3y↑3

So sad for these girls families. This was an unbelievable act of evil. And the Austin police were evil! Those are terrible men. It's scary to know there are police officers like these men. They are.supposed to protect us from evil. Who protects us from them? I'm so sorry for what the families of these girls have had to go through. Lord bless them and give them peace. 🙏 This is the best coverage of this crime. God bless you for showing us the lives of these sweet girls! I know they are in heaven with our loving Father God!

G-STAR RAW

3y↑3

Thankyou for showing the lives of the young girls, seen the case so many times but by far your as always was the best!

Gregor Triggs

3y↑4

Really impressed with the high quality presentation of your videos , best true crime channel on YouTube

Luisa A

3y↑6

these lousy police investigators should be hold responsible and sent to prison for their part in destroying the lives of innocent people.

Samantha B

3y↑6

This is still one the most senseless cases. Saw it on 48hrs. years ago. Please hope something new happens 🙏🏻

Patricia Slocum

3y↑1

It's really sad that coerced confessions caused such a sad state of affairs. However, it's still sadder that this mysterious DNA and its owner have not been found. I pray that these murders will be solved.

Best Version

3y↑3

Respect to you for showing these victims respect.

The man with Inflatable knees

3y↑1

Utterly horrific for the family. To know the fear and pain those poor girls went through. Then for the appalling police work. I am sick of hearing so many cases on here were ruined by inept police work. Truly truly sad

Your Highness

2y↑2

I don't normally like watching the cold case crime shows I just hate the fact the evil people are getting away with horrific murders and that really bothers me so much!

A

3y↑2

your kind words about the victims at the end of your videos is so nice and can bring me to tears. so sad when people are robbed of life and we don’t get to know what they could have accomplished

Andrew Harvey

3y↑2

Wow, you really went hard this time, and for good reason!

Your indictment of the authorities here is so perfectly ordered that its one weak point is rather conspicuous. In fairness, I don't think there's a solid enough case to be made that a significant number of the false confessions were extorted. It wasn't specified when these confessions took place, but logically, when a department is throwing itself behind one lead, why complicate things with other confessions? I'm not saying it couldn't have happened, just that I don't think it's safe to assume.

That's honestly a very minor cavil, excellent job as always.

GAMERDANKAR

You guys keep outdoing yourselves with these documentaries, great work!

Ka0s Kitt

3y↑6

This happened under half a mile from my house. My sister knew one of them =/

Kim Dawn

Bravo! Your voice, precise verbiage, and stunning details were impeccably presented in each phase of this true crime story! The families can hope one day, these evil violent perpetrators will eventually be brought to justice. And when they are...Defendants chair straight to the Electric chair. 😡
God Bless Texas - A Death Penalty state.

Ninsk Design

3y↑6

Really appreciate the time you spent honoring the victims in this case. In all the coverage I’ve seen of it over the years, this is the best presentation of what was lost.... what could have been if these young lives weren’t cut so tragically short.
Also, great use of clips to help with the narrative! I could place a number of them but I only recognized the trial footage from the twin peaks/biker case as I saw it for the first time a couple days ago. Yet another Texas case of prosecutorial misconduct.

Pia Chavez

3y↑1

Binging these I realize how important it is not to trust the police. Lawyer up always.

Lydia Lilli

3y↑3

These 4 girls had bright futures ahead of them. I hope whoever committed these horrific murders burns in hell for eternity.

Anonymous Bosch

3y↑1

I'm seeing a common thread in the comments: great job with the victim details. So often the media highlights the villain and snubs the victims, and that's not right. Kudos to you for bucking the trend and giving the dear departed their recognition, and in such a respectful manner (another common comment thread). Bravo, sirs.

Angelica

3y↑4

Remember this very clearly and have wondered if there was any progress. Seems to me that there was, at one time, some possible suspects. Guess not... This should have been solved long before now!

Michelle Sartori

3y↑2

I really hate it when cops get tunnel vision and focus on one theory to the exclusion of all others plus the use of the Reid technique which is just abusive. I don't believe all men and women who wear the uniform are decent law abiding citizens, some of them are criminals too, the wolves in sheep's clothing! Poor girls to die that way, they would have been terrified. Poor parents to have to mourn the loss of their children and, at least for Sarah and Jennifer's mum, I hope I got that right, no possibility of watching your children have children of their own one day. And poor boy's who were locked in up in tiny boxes by evil men who are would do ANYTHING for a conviction. My grandson is 16 and I can't IMAGINE how angry I would be of that treatment if it was him being interrogated. Poor boys for the years they spent trapped with true criminals when they did nothing wrong! Such a collection of tragedies! Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

gary gallozzi

Awesome upload,amazingly sad story,well written and narrated as always,thank you so much

mark g.

2y↑1

A couple of mistakes here. Scott's coerced confession came about when he has in his mid 20s, not when he was a minor. And there is zero evidence that McDuff ever confessed to this.

William Morris

2y↑1

Cops do us no favor by torturing a confession from someone, you end up with innocent ppl convicted and criminals going free.

Doc Junaid

3y↑1

Hope through this channel some witnesses come forward and help solve some of these cold cases. It's great effort but I would like it to make an impact on closing these cases.

Fallen Angel

3y↑1

Those poor girls. I cannot imagine their terror at the hands of those scumbags. And those poor lads. Utterly shameful behaviour by the police. Hopefully all those innocent men got compensated. As for the killers, I hope Kama catches up with them soon.

Suz Ivor

Seen many docuseries on this tragic crime and this is the first that gave us a heartbreaking background on these lovely and accomplished girls. Someone knows and I wish we had an ending and catch these animals.