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Austin yogurt shop murders linked to known serial killer, rapist through DNA
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After more than three decades, Austin police investigators on Monday identified a dead serial killer as the man they believe is responsible for the unsolved 1991 quadruple murder at an Austin yogurt shop.
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Suspect identified in Austin's 1991 yogurt shop murders
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Austin yogurt shop murders linked to known serial killer, rapist through DNA
DNA evidence has helped to identify a man who died decades ago as a new suspect in the 1991 killing of four teenage girls in Texas, after authorities linked him to multiple killings in other states, police said Friday.
Police identified the suspect as Robert Eugene Brashers through DNA and ballistics testing. He is connected with several other violent crimes across the Southeast U.S., and died by suicide in a 1999 standoff with police.
Robert Eugene Brashers has been named by police as a suspect in the 1991 killings of four teenage girls in Austin - the subject of “The Yogurt Shop Murders” miniseries.
Austin police have identified a new suspect in the 1991 yogurt shop murders of four teenage girls. They announced Friday that DNA tests point to Robert Eugene Brashers, who died by suicide in 1999. The case remains open, and police plan to share more details at a news conference on Monday.
Austin police identified Robert Eugene Brashers, who killed himself 26 years ago, as a suspect in the 1991 yogurt shop murders that left Amy Ayers, Eliza Thomas, and Jennifer and Sarah Harbison dead.
Robert Eugene Brashers identified as killer in Austin's 1991 "Yogurt Shop Murders" cold case through DNA evidence, though the suspect died by suicide in 1999.
After more than three decades, Austin police investigators on Monday identified a dead serial killer as the man they believe is responsible for the unsolved 1991 quadruple murder at an Austin yogurt shop.
Officials provided a timeline of the 1991 murders of four teenaged girls in Austin, Texas, after identifying a suspect in the killings last week, and described him on Monday as a potential serial killer who is linked to multiple cases around the country.
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