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AUSTIN - After more than three decades, Austin police investigators on Monday identified a dead serial killer as the man they believe is responsible for the unsolved 1991 quadruple murder at an Austin yogurt shop.

Austin 1991 Yogurt Shop Murders

The suspect, identified as Robert Eugene Brashers, died by suicide in 1999. His identity was revealed to the victims' families, who had been waiting for decades for this bittersweet moment of a breakthrough.

Detective Daniel Jackson, who took over the cold case in 2022, said it was significant advancements in DNA testing that finally provided the name of the suspected killer. The Travis County District Attorney's office stated that while the investigation is ongoing, they are confident Brashers acted alone.

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