Details surrounding an unimaginable tragedy have come to light.

More than three decades after four teenage girls were murdered inside a Texas frozen yogurt shop , which was also set on fire, authorities announced that they had made a breakthrough in the case.

"We have identified a suspect in these murders through a wide range of DNA testing," the Austin Police Department shared in a Sept. 26 press release. "The suspect is Robert Eugene Brashers , who committed suicide in 1999. This remains an open and ongoing investigation."

"Our team never gave up working this case," the statement explained. "For almost 34 years, they have worked tirelessly and remained committed to solving this case."

Decades after Brashers died during a four-hour standoff with police in Missouri, authorities

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