AUSTIN, Texas — The Travis County District Attorney is taking the first steps to clear the names of the four men who were wrongly accused of murdering four teen girls in Austin 34 years ago.

On Dec. 6, 1991, Amy Ayers, Eliza Thomas and sisters Jennifer and Sarah Harbison were killed at the "I Can't Believe It's Yogurt" shop.

At the end of Sept. 2025, Austin police announced they used DNA evidence to finally identify Robert Eugene Brashers , as their killer. He died by suicide in 1999, more than 25 years ago.

Back in 1999, Michael Scott, Robert Springsteen, Maurice Pierce and Forest Welborn were arrested and charged with four counts of capital murder. Two of them were convicted and spent years in prison before their cases were overturned.

On Thursday, the Travis County District Atto

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