Old-fashioned detective work and advances in forensic science led to the identification of a suspect in the killings of four teenagers in Austin, Texas, in 1991, officials said.
The Yogurt Shop Murders were the subject of a four-part documentary released on HBO this year. On Friday, police said DNA evidence collected at the crime scene linked Robert Eugene Brashers to the ...
Austin police partnered with genealogical experts who traced an unknown DNA sample found at the crime scene to Robert Eugene Brashers.
Authorities in Austin, Texas say DNA technology helped them identify a suspect in the gruesome murder of four teenage girls in a yogurt shop nearly 34 years ago.
DNA evidence has linked now-dead Robert Eugene Brashers to a Texas quadruple murder cold case from 1991 where four teenage girls were killed at an Austin yogurt shop.
More than 30 years after four teenage girls were murdered in a Texas yogurt shop and their bodies burned, police revealed that a suspect with a lengthy criminal background had been identified.
After testing for sexual assault and analyzing material found from teenagers, authorities said no DNA was found matching that of murder suspects.
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Police identified Robert Eugene Brashers as the suspect they believe killed four teenage girls in a yogurt shop in Austin, Texas, in 1991.