TX TX - Yogurt Shop Murders, Austin, 6 Dec 1991 - Robert Eugene Brashers (died by suicide in 1999)

[cujenn81]

I forgot, a third big thing: Brashers was stopped at the TX/Mexico border 2 days after the ICBY crime, and was arrested and convicted for a stolen car (out of Georgia) and I think for possession of a gun. That gun was matched in 2025 to the ICBY crime, and apparently it was also the gun that Brashers used to kill himself in 1998. They didn't say how long his sentence was for the stolen car crime. (I'm still wondering about the gap in his known crimes.)

Wait… they gave him back the gun after he was arrested at the border? A convicted felon who had already served time for attempted murder and aggravated battery?

 

[Warwick1991]

Wait… they gave him back the gun after he was arrested at the border? A convicted felon who had already served time for attempted murder and aggravated battery?

According to the press conference, the pistol was given at some point to Brasher's father after he was arrested. Brasher was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm, a Federal offense. Apparently, Brasher retrieved the pistol from his father after release from prison.

 

[jackornaught]

That little 13 year old girl is a hero. Where ever you are, you are a hero.

 

[Snoopster]

I haven't watched the HBO documentary but now I want to watch it particularly for the parts about the 4 young men who were incorrectly charged. The thought of this breaks my heart. None of them could subsequently live a normal life, yet alone the 2 guys who spent a lot of time in prison.

 

[zerbert]

Did anyone else's ears perk up when the detective said Brasher was stopped in Las Cruces, probably on the way to see his father in Arizona? Similar MO at the bowling alley in 1990. There was an eyewitness who gave a description of two Hispanic men, the younger one around 30 with a mustache. Brashers is fair-skinned, but maybe? IDK it tickled my brain when I heard that.

 

[outback]

Sonora Thomas, sister of Eliza Thomas, said knowing who killed her sister does not change their reality, but does "ease [her] suffering."PRESS CONFERENCE: https://youtube.com/live/Mbuw5yMfG_Y

https://twitter.com/x/status/1972698856933462170

This actually made me cry. I can't imagine losing a sister. When she started talking about not just losing her sister, but nieces and nephews she may have had broke my heart.

Jmo

 

[Psamanthe]

Has anyone seen a tip line or a specific agency requesting information about sightings of Brasher or a travel timeline for him?

 

[cujenn81]

I haven't watched the HBO documentary but now I want to watch it particularly for the parts about the 4 young men who were incorrectly charged. The thought of this breaks my heart. None of them could subsequently live a normal life, yet alone the 2 guys who spent a lot of time in prison.

I watched it when it was released. It seemed pretty clear to me that the current lead detective and the majority of the family members were still convinced of their guilt at the time of filming. That’s the impression I was left with anyway.

 

[deadinthewater]

This actually made me cry. I can't imagine losing a sister. When she started talking about not just losing her sister, but nieces and nephews she may have had broke my heart.

Jmo

Yep. I have an older sister who's got a little boy and he brings so much joy to my life. I can't imagine being robbed of his or her existence.

 

[Kitsey]

I’m sobbing. I can’t even watch the documentary on HBO, this case hurts me so much. Even though it may be solved I can’t feel anything approaching closure. My prayers continue to be with the families and for the eternal rest of those girls.

 

[SpringDonut77]

I watched it when it was released. It seemed pretty clear to me that the current lead detective and the majority of the family members were still convinced of their guilt at the time of filming. That’s the impression I was left with anyway.

In the documentary I do think the families still believed in the guilt of the men that had been priorly arrested and that the unknown male DNA could have been transfer DNA, but Detective Jackson was like, no this is not transfer DNA and he didn't have an opinion either way if the prior arrested men were guilty, he just wanted to find out who the unknown male DNA belonged to--and he did!

 

[justtrish]

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Police: DNA links 3 deaths to killer who died in 1999

Genevieve Zitricki, 28, was found beaten and strangled to death in her bathtub in her Greenville Apartment, South Carolina, in April 1990.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Who is Robert Eugene Brashers and How Did He Die?

ABC’s ‘The Genetic Detective’ follows CeCe Moore, a genetic genealogist, as she tries to help the police in solving cases with unidentifiable crime scene DNA. She uses her advanced research skills to trace the genetic profile of potential killers by creating a family tree, using GEDmatch. Moore...

thecinemaholic.com

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Robert Eugene Brashers

https://fox8.com/news/dead-serial-killer-identified-as-texas-yogurt-shop-cold-case-killings-suspect/

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Missouri man who died in police standoff in 1998 may be responsible for other murders

The investigation is still open. Robert Eugene Brashers' DNA may be linked to murders in South Carolina, Texas, and Tennessee.

www.ksdk.com

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Heartland Solved: ‘My father was a serial killer’: Robert Brashers’ daughter speaks out pt 1

www.kfvs12.com

Wow those sketches are all so similar it's eerie. It's clear he felt so very bold that he never changed his appearance. He could have shaved that mustache or cut his hair short.

 

[arielilane]

Victim Amy Ayers' sister-in-law speaking at yesterday's press conference:

Timestamp 1:05:23

To the families of the cold case throughout the country, I hope you can find the right people who are willing to put their heart and soul in your case and willing to fight for you and with you. I hope that you can build a team of
law enforcements, geneticists, genealogologists, private investigators, for forensic experts, DNA experts,
whoever and whatever. whatever it takes to find the proof that you need in order to solve your case as
we did for the girls.

There have been so many detectives that have come and gone over the years, but I
guess now Daniel will be our favorite. He came in eager to work for the girls and work with the team.
He has he was warned against how intense and passionate I was in order to help willing help this case. He never wavered. He was willing to put all of his ego aside and do what was right for the girls. He followed the evidence and undoubtly invested his heart and soul into fighting for justice. He and his team worked diligently to
find the hidden puzzle pieces that we needed.

Dan, what you have done for Sarah, Jennifer, Eliza, and Amy, there is
absolutely no way that we can find the words. There is not a proper way to show our gratitude.
All I can say right now is thank you.

the other person in this room. I'm gonna make this.
She has been by our side the majority of the time. She has set the bar for cold
case units and missing persons units in Texas. And together, we will be forming a foundation to further advance law
enforcement agencies and coal cases around the country. Mindy Montford.
Thank you.

From our first meeting, she said she would never give up and would fight with us and would be there until she could deliver the news that the girls and the families deserved. And she did it. She has withtood the ups and the downs,
the twists and turns, and the exhausted amount of text, emails, phone calls that I have sent throughout the years.
Thank you for being a woman of your word.
There is nothing that we can do to repay you for what you and all of the team has done for us.

This has given so much hope to other families across the country. I hope that you hear me.

To law enforce and law enforcement far and near, please hear this.
Open the Cold Case boxes, please. Put the evidence in the databases.
Run the rape kits. Do not wait. Do it today.
You could help ease someone's pain today. With the technology, we should be
solving more cases. Let's quit letting murderers and habitual criminals out of prison. The justice system has failed
the girls numerous times over the decades. This system has got to change. We have got to do better for the
victims. I would like to ask President Trump for a conversation to help fix this broken system. I believe that you have the ability to help change it.

To the families of the girls, to my in-laws, thank you for trusting me with this task. I'm sorry that it took so long.
I hope that this helps heal part of your broken heart. The pain that you have endured over the decades can never be
healed. But I hope you can stop asking who did this to your girls.

To my son, to my daughter, I'm sorry that you were thrown into this.
I'm sorry for all the intense moments, all the meetings and frustrations you have witnessed and had to be a part of.
But I hope that you can see that your aunt and her friends were loved and it was all worth it.

To my husband, I'm sorry. I have seen you suffer in more ways than people will ever know. You've always been the strong and silent one, but sometimes in the silence, it's the one who's suffering the most.
I am glad I was able to keep my word. I was a and I'm I was able to help you and
our family find justice. I was never going to give up.

And lastly, to my sister-in-law, Amy Ayers. I'm so honored to have fought next to you.
But you can rest easy now, sister. I've got it from here. I will continue your fight to help other victims. Thank you.

 

[Dub33]

Has anyone seen a tip line or a specific agency requesting information about sightings of Brasher or a travel timeline for him?

Yes at the press conference one of the prosecutors said to contact I believe the Austin Cold Case detectives if you have any information at all about Brashers or his whereabouts. I am sure that there are other cases that can be connected to him by DNA or other evidence across the country.