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DNA Links Late Criminal to 1991 Austin Yogurt Shop Murders

12/13/2025

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Robert Eugene Brashers, a violent criminal, is linked by DNA to the 1991 Austin yogurt shop murders, where four teenage girls were killed, a case long unsolved.
The finding comes 26 years after his 1999 suicide and after a 2018 exhumation for testing.
DNA testing revealed ties to multiple rapes and murders across the South.
Brashers’ daughter expressed shock at the revelations.

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Story summary

Robert Eugene Brashers, a violent criminal, is linked by DNA to the 1991 Austin yogurt shop murders, where four teenage girls were killed, a case long unsolved.
The finding comes 26 years after his 1999 suicide and after a 2018 exhumation for testing.
DNA testing revealed ties to multiple rapes and murders across the South.
Brashers’ daughter expressed shock at the revelations.