AUSTIN (KXAN)— A breakthrough in DNA evidence pointed to a single suspect in the infamous 1991 Yogurt Shop Murders, but in the early 2000s, police believed four men were linked to the crime.

17-year old Jennifer Harbison, 15-year-old Sarah Harbison, 17-year-old Eliza Thomas, and 13-year-old Amy Ayers were shot and killed at a north Austin frozen yogurt shop, which was then set on fire. After 34 years of investigation, police said they’ve identified Robert Brashers, who died by suicide in 1999, as a suspect in the case.

“The pain again of not getting it right really knows no limits,” said Jessi Freud, senior staff attorney with the Innocence Project of Texas. “There are so many circumstances here that could have led to this day never coming, had legal miracles not occurred.”

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