Deborah Roberts

Welcome back to 2020 The After Show.

I'm talking with Mindy Montford, who is a former cold case prosecutor.

She helped solve a case that seemed to be unsolvable in Austin, Texas over the years.

It was called Yogurt Shop Murders.

Four young girls who were just brutally murdered.

And Mindy, it's just so great to talk to you about this because many of the cases that we talk about turn on DNA, and even when they're old cases, and people are often surprised by that because when you apply modern technology,

but that made such a big difference in this case it everything evolved over the years and the family of course is in limbo or the families because we're talking two sisters and then two other girls so three sets of families here um and you got to know the families really well over time you know they you had to gain their trust you're working to solve these murders it

Give me a sense of what that was like for you.

You grew up knowing about this case, and now you're talking and working with the families.

What was that like for you and for them as you all made this connection?

Their daughter was the youngest one, 13 years old.

Yeah, you formed a real bond with these families, and this family in particular.

Well, let's talk about the cold case unit, because that was what sort of turned this whole thing around.

Many states have started these cold case units, but this one started, and you had a lot to do with that,

Was it because of your memories and your connection to this case?

Yeah, and then to start connecting the dots with all of these different places.

So they were still hanging in there, if nothing else, just for the impact.

So, of course, you're teaming up with others and you've got to deal with law enforcement when you're doing this.

And about a year later, Detective Dan Jackson gets involved in the case.

Talk a little bit about his work on the case and the two of you working together.