DNA links deceased man to 1991 Texas yogurt shop murders
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The 1991 Yogurt Shop Murders in Austin, Texas, where four teenage girls were brutally killed, have been solved after 34 years using modern DNA and genetic genealogy techniques, leading to the identification of Robert Eugene Brashers as a suspect, who died by suicide in 1999. The case had remained unsolved due to limited evidence and technological constraints, but new methods finally provided closure for the victims' families and the city.
- A Man Is Linked to the Brutal ‘Yogurt Shop Murders’ 34 Years Ago The New York Times
- Yogurt shop murders solved 34 years later with DNA testing, APD says Austin American-Statesman
- DNA evidence links a dead man to the 1991 killings of 4 girls at Texas yogurt shop AP News
- Daughter of Yogurt Shop Murders suspect grapples with father's dark legacy KVUE
- What to know about the new suspect identified in Texas’ infamous yogurt shop killings Yahoo
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