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Pierces Call $10M Settlement “Blood Money,” Demand Juvenile Interrogation Reforms

6/28/2026

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The Pierces call the $10 million settlement “blood money” and demand juvenile interrogation reforms.
Kimberli and Marisa Pierce signed the $10 million settlement after Maurice Pierce’s exoneration, part of a $35 million agreement for the 1991 Austin yogurt shop murders.
The family offered seven reform proposals, including child advocates for interrogations and a ban on deceptive tactics, and recounted Maurice Pierce’s 2010 fatal police shooting and alleged harassment while Austin police declined comment.

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The Pierces call the $10 million settlement “blood money” and demand juvenile interrogation reforms.
Kimberli and Marisa Pierce signed the $10 million settlement after Maurice Pierce’s exoneration, part of a $35 million agreement for the 1991 Austin yogurt shop murders.
The family offered seven reform proposals, including child advocates for interrogations and a ban on deceptive tactics, and recounted Maurice Pierce’s 2010 fatal police shooting and alleged harassment while Austin police declined comment.