AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police have linked a suspect to the 1991 "Yogurt Shop Murders."

On Friday, APD announced the development a "significant breakthrough" in the cold case. Police identified the suspect through DNA and ballistics testing as Robert Eugene Brashers.

KXAN spoke to Deborah Brashers, who is the daughter of Robert Brashers, following him being named the suspect on Friday.

KXAN asked Deborah if she had ever heard about the yogurt shop murders before Friday.

"I am just finding out recently, today about them," said Deborah. "And when I got the email about them I was cooking dinner and I seen it on my phone and I was like wait a minute. So, I googled my father's name which I hadn't done in a while, for the longest time I would google my name or my father's name just to see if

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