The Yogurt Shop Murders: 34 Years, Four Girls, and a Killer Who Died Free

On the night of December 6, 1991, four teenage girls were murdered at a yogurt shop in Austin, Texas. For thirty-four years the case haunted the city — marked by a catastrophic arson that destroyed evidence, the wrongful convictions of four innocent young men, and a killer who slipped away and took his own life before anyone connected him to the crime. This episode tells the full story: the victims, the investigation failures, the false confessions, and the DNA and ballistics work that finally named Robert Eugene Brashers in September 2025 — leading to formal exonerations in February 2026 and a thirty-five million dollar settlement just days before this recording.

The Yogurt Shop Murders: 34 Years, Four Girls, and a Killer Who Died Free
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Sources

18 sources verified and used as factual basis for this episode:
  1. Wikipedia: 1991 Austin yogurt shop murders — [https://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Austin_yogurt_shop_murders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Austin_yogurt_shop_murders)](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Austin_yogurt_shop_murders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Austin_yogurt_shop_murders))
  2. Austin Police Department: Significant Breakthrough Made in 1991 I Can't Believe It's Yogurt Murders — [https://www.[austintexas.gov/police/news/significant-breakthrough-made-1991-i-cant-believe-its-yogurt-murders](https://www.austintexas.gov/police/news/significant-breakthrough-made-1991-i-cant-believe-its-yogurt-murders)](https://austintexas.gov/police/news/significant-breakthrough-made-1991-i-cant-believe-its-yogurt-murders](https://www.austintexas.gov/police/news/significant-breakthrough-made-1991-i-cant-believe-its-yogurt-murders))
  3. Associated Press: Police outline how DNA, ballistics evidence led to dead man as likely killer — https://apnews.com/article/austin-yogurt-shop-1991-murders-solved-a22540e1b9f89f91c2f1bbf1d23ab7db
  4. Associated Press: What to know about the new suspect identified in Texas' infamous yogurt shop killings — https://apnews.com/article/austin-yogurt-shop-1991-murders-solved-fc86a1997a8895224f6cd213be3f4321
  5. CNN: DNA evidence links a dead man to the 1991 killings of 4 girls at Texas yogurt shop — [https://www.[cnn.com/2025/09/27/us/dna-evidence-texas-yogurt-shop-killings](https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/27/us/dna-evidence-texas-yogurt-shop-killings)](https://cnn.com/2025/09/27/us/dna-evidence-texas-yogurt-shop-killings](https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/27/us/dna-evidence-texas-yogurt-shop-killings))
  6. CBS News / 48 Hours: Bullet casing in drain at Texas yogurt shop links serial killer to the infamous murders — [https://www.[cbsnews.com/news/suspect-identified-in-infamous-texas-yogurt-shop-murder-case-48-hours/](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/suspect-identified-in-infamous-texas-yogurt-shop-murder-case-48-hours/)](https://cbsnews.com/news/suspect-identified-in-infamous-texas-yogurt-shop-murder-case-48-hours/](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/suspect-identified-in-infamous-texas-yogurt-shop-murder-case-48-hours/))
  7. The Austin Chronicle: Scene of the Crime — [https://www.[austinchronicle.com/news/2011-12-16/scene-of-the-crime/](https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2011-12-16/scene-of-the-crime/)](https://austinchronicle.com/news/2011-12-16/scene-of-the-crime/](https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2011-12-16/scene-of-the-crime/))
  8. The New York Times: New Evidence Opens Old Wound in 1991 Slaying of 4 Girls — [https://www.[nytimes.com/2009/07/01/us/01austin.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/us/01austin.html)](https://nytimes.com/2009/07/01/us/01austin.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/us/01austin.html))
  9. KFVS-TV: Texas court officially exonerates men once accused of Yogurt Shop Murders — [https://www.[kfvs12.com/2026/02/19/texas-court-officially-exonerates-men-once-accused-yogurt-shop-murders/](https://www.kfvs12.com/2026/02/19/texas-court-officially-exonerates-men-once-accused-yogurt-shop-murders/)](https://kfvs12.com/2026/02/19/texas-court-officially-exonerates-men-once-accused-yogurt-shop-murders/](https://www.kfvs12.com/2026/02/19/texas-court-officially-exonerates-men-once-accused-yogurt-shop-murders/))
  10. Associated Press: Police: DNA links 3 deaths to killer who died in 1999 — https://apnews.com/general-news-f713abeb28824e1d89a66459da465972
  11. Wikipedia: Robert Eugene Brashers — [https://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Eugene_Brashers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Eugene_Brashers)](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Eugene_Brashers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Eugene_Brashers))
  12. Fox News: Yogurt Shop Murders investigators lay out how they solved killings of four teen girls — [https://www.[foxnews.com/us/yogurt-shop-murders-investigators-lay-out-how-they-solved-killings-four-teen-girls](https://www.foxnews.com/us/yogurt-shop-murders-investigators-lay-out-how-they-solved-killings-four-teen-girls)](https://foxnews.com/us/yogurt-shop-murders-investigators-lay-out-how-they-solved-killings-four-teen-girls](https://www.foxnews.com/us/yogurt-shop-murders-investigators-lay-out-how-they-solved-killings-four-teen-girls))
  13. The Guardian: Break in 1991 Texas yoghurt shop murders sparks hope for cold cases — [https://www.[theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/03/texas-yoghurt-shop-murders-dna-testing](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/03/texas-yoghurt-shop-murders-dna-testing)](https://theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/03/texas-yoghurt-shop-murders-dna-testing](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/03/texas-yoghurt-shop-murders-dna-testing))
  14. ABC News: DNA helps solve haunting yogurt shop quadruple killings more than 3 decades later — https://abcnews.com/US/haunting-yogurt-shop-quadruple-killings-solved-3-decades/story?id=126035260
  15. Associated Press: Judge declares 4 men wrongly accused of 1991 Austin yogurt shop murders innocent — https://apnews.com/article/austin-yogurt-shop-murders-exoneration-death-row-031d80ce017ab9d9b614c9afbd679df4
  16. KUT 90.5 (NPR Austin): Austin agrees to pay $35 million to men exonerated in yogurt shop murders case — [https://www.[kut.org/crime-justice/2026-05-12/austin-tx-yogurt-shop-murders-exonerated-suspects-35-million-settlement](https://www.kut.org/crime-justice/2026-05-12/austin-tx-yogurt-shop-murders-exonerated-suspects-35-million-settlement)](https://kut.org/crime-justice/2026-05-12/austin-tx-yogurt-shop-murders-exonerated-suspects-35-million-settlement](https://www.kut.org/crime-justice/2026-05-12/austin-tx-yogurt-shop-murders-exonerated-suspects-35-million-settlement))
  17. FOX Carolina: 8th homicide tied to serial killer behind Yogurt Shop Murders — [https://www.[foxcarolina.com/2026/01/14/another-homicide-linked-serial-killer-behind-yogurt-shop-murders-greenville-cold-case/](https://www.foxcarolina.com/2026/01/14/another-homicide-linked-serial-killer-behind-yogurt-shop-murders-greenville-cold-case/)](https://foxcarolina.com/2026/01/14/another-homicide-linked-serial-killer-behind-yogurt-shop-murders-greenville-cold-case/](https://www.foxcarolina.com/2026/01/14/another-homicide-linked-serial-killer-behind-yogurt-shop-murders-greenville-cold-case/))
  18. Slate: HBO and A24's Brilliant New Documentary Investigates True Crime Itself — https://slate.com/culture/2025/08/yogurt-shop-murders-hbo-max-true-crime-documentary.html

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