Suspect identified in Austin's 1991 yogurt shop murders
FULL: APD Det. shares timeline of investigation
The Austin Police Department is sharing the latest on the breakthrough in the 1991 I Can?t Believe It?s Yogurt murder investigation. APD revealed last week that a suspect has been named in the murders. APD Cold Case Detective Daniel Jackson shares how investigators identified the suspect.
AUSTIN, Texas - The suspect in connection to the 1991 "I Can't Believe It's Yogurt" murder case has been identified.
Jennifer Harbison, Sarah Harbison, Eliza Thomas, and Amy Ayers were all killed almost 34 years ago.
Suspect identified in Austin yogurt shop murders
The suspect in connection to the 1991 ?I Can't Believe It's Yogurt" murder case has been identified.
What we know:
Austin police said the suspect was Robert Eugene Brashers. Police said he committed suicide in 1999.
Investigators identified Brashers as the suspect in the murders through DNA testing.
APD said they will host a news conference on Monday, Sept. 29, to go over the timeline.
"Our team never gave up working on this case," APD said in a statement. "For almost 34 years, they have worked tirelessly and remained committed to solving this case for the families of Jennifer Harbison, Sarah Harbison, Eliza Thomas, and Amy Ayers, all innocent lives taken senselessly and far too soon."
What happened?
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On December 6, 1991, a fire broke out at the ?I can?t believe it?s yogurt? business. When firefighters arrived, four bodies were found: sisters Sarah and Jennifer Harbison and their friends, Amy Ayers and Eliza Thomas.
The backstory:
On December 6, 1991, a fire broke out at the ‘I can’t believe it’s yogurt’ business. When firefighters arrived, four bodies were found: sisters Sarah and Jennifer Harbison and their friends, Amy Ayers and Eliza Thomas.
The families of these girls have been fighting for answers ever since.
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On December 6, 1991, a fire broke out at the ‘I can’t believe it’s yogurt’ business. When firefighters arrived, four bodies were found: sisters Sarah and Jennifer Harbison and their friends, Amy Ayers and Eliza Thomas.
In 1999, Austin police charged four men with the crime. Two of their convictions were overturned because of a mistake made by prosecutors and investigators. Two men were never tried.
The Source: Information from the Austin Police Department and previous coverage