AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Mayor Kirk Watson has now been part of two news conferences where the city, in coordination with the Austin Police Department and Travis County District Attorney's Office, announced they had made a breakthrough in what is widely known as the yogurt shop murders case.

The first time Watson was part of one of those announcements was in the late 90s, when Watson was serving his first term as mayor. During that time, the Austin Police Department arrested and charged four men with capital murder.

"Of course, I was relying upon, at that time, experts in policing to tell me what it was that we had and why we were having such a press conference," Watson said.

Last week, the mayor was part of another news conference where the city announced Robert Eugene Brashers had been

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