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Breaking News: Robert Eugene Brashers identified as killer in Austin Yogurt Shop Murders

Criminology

Emash Digital

True Crime

4.77K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Major breaking news here as serial killer Robert Eugene Brashers has been identified as being responsible for the infamous quadruple Yogurt Shop murder in December, 1991 in Austin, TX. 

Killed were Jennifer Harbison, and Eliza Thomas who were employees of the 'I Can't Believe it's Yogurt' shop in Austin, along with Jennifer's sister Sarah Harbison, and her friend Amy Ayers who were in the shop in order to get a ride home with Jennifer after closing. All four girls were shot in the head execution style and at least one of them was raped. After they were killed, the shop was set on fire to cover up the crime and destroy evidence. 

Robert Eugene Brashers was a known rapist and serial killer who roamed from state to state. Among many twisted crimes, We know Brashers was responsible for the murders of Genevieve "Jenny" Zitricki in Greenville, SC in 1990, as well as that  of mother and daughter  Sherri and Megan Scherer in Portageville, Missouri in 1998. We did a full episode on Brashers way back in 2018; season 4 episode 5. You can listen to that full episode here

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0:00.0

Hey, everyone. It's Mike Morford here, and I just wanted to tell you about some major breaking news.

0:04.9

The infamous 1991 Austin Yogurt Shop Murder's case has been solved.

0:10.1

We had planned on covering this case in an upcoming episode of criminology.

0:14.5

One of the most shocking revelations in the case being solved is who the killer turned out to be.

0:19.2

Robert Eugene Brasher's, a man that we covered in a

0:22.4

full episode way back in season four of criminology in episode five. Robert Eugene Brasher was a predatory

0:30.0

rapist and serial killer who seemed to drift from state to state in search of victims. He was

0:35.0

identified using genetic forensic genealogy, and he was one of the

0:38.5

earliest serial killers to be identified through this method. He took his own life in a Kenet, Missouri

0:43.3

hotel room in January 1999, after a standoff with police. Among many twisted crimes that

0:50.0

pressure is committed, we know he was responsible for the murders of Genevieve, Jenny

0:54.4

Satriky, in Greenville, South Carolina in 1990, as well as that of mother and daughter,

0:59.4

Sherry and Megan Scherer in Portageville, Missouri in 1998. Now we know that Brashers is also

1:05.7

responsible for the infamous yogurt shop murders in Austin, Texas, in December 1991, that took four young lives.

1:13.5

Killed were Jennifer Harbison and Eliza Thomas, who were employees of the I Can't Believe

1:17.8

It's yogurt shop in Austin, along with Jennifer's sister, Sarah Harbison, and her friend Amy Ayers,

1:23.3

who were in the shop in order to get a ride home with Jennifer after closing.

1:26.9

All four girls were shot in the head execution style, get a ride home with Jennifer after closing. All four girls were

1:27.9

shot in a head execution style, and at least one of them was raped. After they were murdered,

1:33.2

the shop was set on fire to cover up the crime and destroy evidence. For more than three decades,

1:38.7

investigators worked the case as it made headlines, and it was a popular topic on websites,

1:43.2

like Reddit and websluse.

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