Major Break in 1991 ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt’ Murders | Crime Alert 6AM 11.18.2025
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Summary
Austin police say new investigative work has advanced the long-unsolved 1991 “I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt” murder case, one of the city’s most enduring cold cases.
A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy has been convicted of second-degree murder for fatally shooting Sonya Massey after she called 911 seeking help.
In Nebraska, a man has pleaded guilty to murder and related charges for killing a Catholic priest during a 2023 break-in at the priest’s home.
A Cuyahoga County, Ohio jury has found Bionca Ellis guilty on all counts in the stabbing death of 3-year-old Julian Wood outside a North Olmsted grocery store.
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| 0:00.0 | Crime Alert, I'm John Lemley. We begin with a major breakthrough in a case that has haunted Austin, Texas for more than three decades. |
| 0:09.6 | Austin Police, a DNA testing, has identified a new suspect in the 1991 killings of four teenage girls at the I Can't Believe It's Yogurt Shop, a case that shocked the city and remained |
| 0:22.9 | unsolved for years. Authorities say DNA evidence now links the killings to Robert Eugene Brasher's, |
| 0:29.8 | a man who died in 1999 and who investigators believe was responsible for other violent crimes |
| 0:36.5 | in several states. Austin police |
| 0:39.0 | described the development as a significant breakthrough. In 1994, four teens were found bound, |
| 0:46.3 | shot, and the building set on fire after the attack. Two men were once charged and later cleared, |
| 0:53.1 | and the case remained open as new forensic technology evolved. |
| 0:57.1 | The latest match came after samples from the scene were re-examined using modern DNA methods, |
| 1:03.8 | producing a profile that investigators matched to brashers. |
| 1:07.8 | Police say the case remains open as they continue to review evidence and explore |
| 1:12.6 | possible connections to crimes elsewhere. For the victim's families, the news is bittersweet. |
| 1:18.9 | There will be no prosecution because the suspect is deceased, but the identification brings |
| 1:25.2 | long-sought answers. Officials plan to release more details in the days to come. |
| 1:30.8 | Thanks, John. |
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| 1:38.3 | More crime and justice news after this. |
| 1:48.5 | Now with the latest crime and justice breaking news, crime online's John Limley. |
| 1:54.5 | In Illinois, a jury has convicted former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson of second-degree murder in the death of Sonia Massey, a Springfield woman who called 911 |
| 2:00.8 | to report a possible prowler. |
| 2:03.4 | Prosecutor said Grayson fired three shots, killing Massey inside her own home after she pleaded |
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