仅事实
奥斯汀警方确认1991年酸奶店谋杀案遇难嫌疑人身份
摘要
奥斯汀警方通过先进的DNA检测技术确认罗伯特·尤金·布拉舍斯为1991年当地一家酸奶店四名少女谋杀案的嫌疑人。
经过三十多年，奥斯汀警方确认罗伯特·尤金·布拉舍斯为1991年当地一家酸奶店四名少女谋杀案的嫌疑人。布拉舍斯有着丰富的犯罪记录，1999年在密苏里州与警方对峙时自杀身亡。此次确认得益于先进的DNA检测技术。
受害者分别是13岁的艾米·艾尔斯、17岁的伊莱扎·托马斯，以及姐妹詹妮弗和莎拉·哈比森，年龄分别为17岁和15岁。她们于1991年12月6日在“I Can't Believe It's Yogurt!”酸奶店内被发现被绑缚、堵嘴并遭致命枪击。作案者还纵火焚烧了店铺，增加了初期调查的难度。
1999年，四名男子因该案被捕，其中包括罗伯特·斯普林斯汀和迈克尔·斯科特，他们最初承认罪行，但后来撤回供词，声称受到胁迫。由于违反宪法权利，他们的定罪于2006年和2007年被推翻，2009年在DNA证据指向一名未知男性嫌疑人后获释。
布拉舍斯还与其他多起犯罪有关，包括1990年在南卡罗来纳州勒死一名女子，1997年在田纳西州强奸一名14岁女孩，以及1998年在密苏里州枪击一对母女。奥斯汀警方表示，此案仍是开放且持续的调查，强调他们致力于为受害者家属破案。
“我们的团队从未放弃此案的侦办。近34年来，他们不懈努力，始终致力于为詹妮弗·哈比森、莎拉·哈比森、伊莱扎·托马斯和艾米·艾尔斯的家属破案，这些无辜生命被无意义且过早地夺去，”奥斯汀警察局声明道。
当局已与受害者家属取得联系，并请求在调查继续进行期间保持耐心。
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