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AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin constabulary person linked the killing of 4 teenage girls astatine a yogurt store successful Texas' superior metropolis successful 1991 to Robert Eugene Brashers, a serial slayer and rapist known to person killed astatine slightest 2 women and 1 12 year-old girl.
On Dec. 6, 1991, 4 teenage girls were recovered dormant wrong the “I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt!” yogurt store on a bustling concern roadworthy successful northbound Austin. All 4 girls were recovered bound and stacked connected apical of each different -- each changeable successful the head. Some had been sexually assaulted.
The case was ne'er solved, and it's go 1 of Texas' astir well-known acold cases. Thirty-four years later, the lawsuit is backmost successful the spotlight aft DNA and ballistics investigating identified Brashers arsenic the suspect, according to Austin Mayor Kirk Watson's office.
Though Brashers had a notable grounds of convulsive crimes, his sanction was comparatively chartless until 2018, erstwhile DNA investigating tied him to the murders of 2 women and a miss (one of the women's 12-year-old daughter, who helium raped) successful the aboriginal 1990s. He was besides named successful the rape of a 14-year-old Tennessee miss successful 1997, per reporting by NewsNation affiliate WREG.
Robert Eugene Brashers (Photo from the Missouri Highway State Patrol and Department of Public Safety)Brashers was antecedently convicted for attempted murder successful a 1985 incidental successful Fort Pierce, Florida, wherever helium changeable a 25-year-old pistillate doubly successful the caput aft she refused his advances. He served 12 years successful prison.
Brashers died by termination aft a 1999 standoff with constabulary astatine a Missouri motel. During the incident, Brashers took his wife, daughters and stepdaughter hostage earlier yet shooting himself. His decease was ruled a termination though helium died days aboriginal from his injuries.
The victims successful the Austin yogurt store murders were 17-year-old Jennifer Harbison and her sister Sarah, 15, Eliza Thomas, 17, and 13-year-old Amy Ayers.
Nexstar's Grace Reader contributed to this story.
