仅事实
1991年奥斯汀酸奶店谋杀案34年后告破
摘要
基因家谱学的进步确认连环杀手罗伯特·尤金·布拉舍斯为1991年奥斯汀酸奶店谋杀案的凶手，为这起悬案带来了解决。
1991年12月，四名少女在奥斯汀北部一家酸奶店被发现遇害，此案悬而未决超过三十年。近期基因家谱学的进展确认了凶手为美国连环杀手罗伯特·尤金·布拉舍斯，他于1999年自杀身亡。
布拉舍斯的DNA与多起犯罪案件相关联，包括1990年南卡罗来纳州格林维尔的一起谋杀案；1997年孟菲斯对一名14岁少女的强奸案；以及1998年密苏里州一名妇女及其12岁女儿的双重谋杀案。
奥斯汀案中的受害者分别是17岁的詹妮弗·哈比森、她15岁的妹妹莎拉·哈比森、17岁的伊莱扎·托马斯和13岁的艾米·艾尔斯。詹妮弗和伊莱扎是酸奶店员工，莎拉和艾米在关门前曾到店里。女孩们被绑缚、堵口并头部中枪，现场建筑被纵火焚毁以销毁证据。
1999年，四名男子被逮捕并被控谋杀，但由于证据不足及对逼供的担忧，案件后来被推翻或撤销。布拉舍斯被确认是凶手，为这起悬案带来了期待已久的结局。
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In December 1991, four teenage girls were found murdered in a North Austin yogurt shop.
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Recent advancements in genetic genealogy have now identified the perpetrator as Robert Eugene Brashers, an American serial killer who died by suicide in 1999.
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Brashers's DNA has been linked to multiple crimes, including a 1990 murder in Greenville, South Carolina; the 1997 rape of a 14-year-old in Memphis; and the 1998 double murder of a woman and her 12-year-old daughter in Missouri.
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The victims in the Austin case were 17-year-old Jennifer Harbison, her 15-year-old sister Sarah Harbison, 17-year-old Eliza Thomas, and 13-year-old Amy Ayers.
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Jennifer and Eliza were employees at the yogurt shop, while Sarah and Amy had stopped by before closing time.
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The girls were found bound, gagged, and shot in the head, with the building set on fire to destroy evidence.
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In 1999, four men were arrested and charged with the murders, but their cases were later overturned or dismissed due to lack of evidence and concerns over coerced confessions.
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