DNA evidence links serial killer to yogurt shop murders
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For decades, the murders of four teenage girls in Austin, Texas, remained unsolved. But now, investigators have a break in the case.
Breakdown
- DNA evidence links Robert Eugene Brashears to the 1991 Austin yogurt shop murders. 31s
- Brashears, a serial killer, matched DNA from three victims and died by suicide in 1999. 1m 22s
- A bullet casing found at the scene is believed to match the gun Brashears used to kill himself. 1m 38s
- Four men previously convicted in the case were released in 2009 due to lack of evidence. 1m 54s
- The district attorney will seek to exonerate the four men if Brashears is confirmed as the sole perpetrator. 2m 12s