Summary
Austin, Texas police have identified Robert Eugene Brashers as the suspect in the 1991 yogurt shop murders where four teenage girls were killed. This identification comes decades later due to advancements in DNA testing and increased public interest. Brashers, a known criminal involved in various violent crimes, died in 1999.
Key Facts
- Robert Eugene Brashers is the suspect in Austin's 1991 yogurt shop murders.
- The case involved the killings of four teenage girls: Amy Ayers, Eliza Thomas, and sisters Sarah and Jennifer Harbison.
- The identification was made possible by new DNA testing methods and attention from an HBO docuseries.
- Brashers was involved in multiple violent crimes, including rape and murder, across Southern states.
- He committed his first known violent crime in 1985 and was sentenced to prison but was released on parole in 1989.
- After his release, he committed more crimes, including the 1998 murder of Sherri Scherer and her daughter.
- In 1999, Brashers died by suicide when cornered by police in Missouri.
- His body was exhumed in 2018 for DNA testing, linking him to unsolved cases.
