Overview
On December 6, 1991, four teens—Jennifer and Sarah Harbison, Eliza Thomas, and Amy Ayers—were found bound, gagged, and shot inside the I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt! shop on West Anderson Lane in Austin, which had been set on fire. Police arrested four local youths in 1999, leading to two convictions in 2001–2002, but appellate rulings and new DNA evidence prompted their release in 2009 and formal exonerations in February 2026. In September 2025, Austin police named deceased serial offender Robert Eugene Brashers as the likely perpetrator based on DNA and ballistics, yet the case remains officially unsolved.
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by Beverly Lowry
The best-known and most case-specific book on the Austin yogurt shop murders, with deep local reporting and long-term attention to the investigation.
Best for readers who want the central narrative account of the case and its investigative failures.
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Case At A Glance
High confidence
Status: Unsolved
Also known as: Austin Yogurt Shop Murders, 1991 Austin yogurt shop murders, I Can't Believe It's Yogurt murders, West Anderson Lane yogurt shop murders
Coverage: 10 timeline events, 10 persons, and 2 locations
Sources collected: 2704 sources