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Speaker 1: Crime Alert. I'm John Lemley. We begin with a major

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Speaker 1: breakthrough in a case that has haunted Austin, Texas for

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Speaker 1: more than three decades. Austin police say DNA testing has

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Speaker 1: identified a new suspect in the nineteen ninety one killings

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Speaker 1: of four teenage girls at the I Can't Believe Its

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Speaker 1: Yogurt Shop, a case that shocked the city and remained

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Speaker 1: unsolved for years. Authorities say DNA evidence now links the

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Speaker 1: killings to Robert Eugene Brasher's, a man who died in

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Speaker 1: nineteen ninety nine and who investigators believed was responsible for

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Speaker 1: other violent crimes in several states. Austin police described the

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Speaker 1: development as a significant breakthrough. In nineteen ninety four, fourteens

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Speaker 1: were found bound, shot and the buildings set on fire

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Speaker 1: after the attack. Two men were once charged and later cleared,

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Speaker 1: and the case remained open as new forensic technology evolved.

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Speaker 1: The latest match came after samples from this scene were

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Speaker 1: re examined using modern DNA methods, producing a profile that

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Speaker 1: investigators match to Brashers. Police say the case remains open

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Speaker 1: as they continue to review evidence and explore possible connections

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Speaker 1: to crimes elsewhere. For the victims' families. The news is bittersweet.

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Speaker 1: There will be no prosecution because the suspect is deceased,

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Speaker 1: but the identification brings long sought answers. Officials plan to

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Speaker 1: release more details in the days to come.

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Speaker 2: Thanks John for the latest crimestice news. Go to crime

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Speaker 2: online dot com and please join us for our daily podcast,

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Speaker 2: Crime Stories, more crime and justice news after this.

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Speaker 3: Hey y'all, I'm Cheryl McCollum, host of the brand new

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Speaker 3: cold case podcast Zone seven. Now this ain't just any

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Speaker 3: old podcast, honey. As a crime scene investigator with over

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Speaker 3: forty years experience in the criminal justice system, going to

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Speaker 3: be bringing you into the depths of these cases with me.

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Speaker 3: We're going to talk to family members, detectives, and prosecutors

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Speaker 3: on these cases, and I'm going to be bringing in

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Speaker 3: some special guests from my own Zone seven, a group

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Speaker 3: of professionals that I have called on for years to

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Speaker 3: help me work hundreds of cases you've heard of and

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Speaker 3: thousands you haven't.

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Speaker 1: We started a podcast.

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Speaker 3: To help find perpetrators, not just tell stories, that's right.

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Speaker 3: I want you to help me actually solve these cases,

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Speaker 3: many of which have been colled for decades. Listen to

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Speaker 2: Now with the latest crime and justice breaking news. Crime

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Speaker 2: Onlines John Lemley.

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Speaker 1: In the Saint Louis area, investigators have solved in nineteen

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Speaker 1: ninety four cold case after exhuming remains and using modern

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Speaker 1: DNA testing to identify a man long known only as

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Speaker 1: John Doe. Jefferson County, Missouri authorities say the man found

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Speaker 1: in the Mississippi River in nineteen ninety four has been

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Speaker 1: identified as Benny Leo Olsen of Edwardsville, Illinois. Officials say

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Speaker 1: the identification came after new DNA samples were analyzed, allowing

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Speaker 1: family members to finally learn the fate of their loved one.

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Speaker 1: Sheriff's investigators report no evidence of foul play, but the

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Speaker 1: discovery provides long awaited closure. They credit advances in forensic

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Speaker 1: science for helping resolve the mystery after thirty one years proof.

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Speaker 1: They say that no case is ever truly forgotten. In

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Speaker 1: Los Angeles, police say a major burglary ring responsible for

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Speaker 1: nearly one hundred residential break ins has been dismantled following

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Speaker 1: months of investigation. A coordinated operation between the Los Angeles

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Speaker 1: Police Department and the County Sheriff's Office led to multiple

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Speaker 1: arrests in early morning raids this past August. Authorities recovered

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Speaker 1: stolen luxury goods, firearms, ammunition, burglary tools, and digital devices.

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Speaker 1: Officials say that many of the suspects have gang affiliations

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Speaker 1: and prior records. District Attorney Nathan Hockman says his office

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Speaker 1: will pursue maximum penalties under state law. Investigators are now

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Speaker 1: tracing the stolen property back to victims and say the

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Speaker 1: arrest mark a broader crackdown on organized property crime spanning

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Speaker 1: multiple jurisdictions. Finally, a national snapshot, the FBI's latest annual

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Speaker 1: report shows US violent crime fell about four and a

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Speaker 1: half per cent in twenty twenty four, while property crime

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Speaker 1: dropped nearly eight percent, continuing a multi year decline after

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Speaker 1: the sharp increases seen during the pandemic. The report notes

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Speaker 1: decreases in homicide and vehicle theft, though rates remain above

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Speaker 1: pre pandemic levels in several large cities. Crime prevention experts

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Speaker 1: say the numbers may reflect better policing strategies, improve technology,

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Speaker 1: and stronger community partnerships, but warn that sustained progress will

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Speaker 1: require ongoing investment in both law enforcement and social service programs.

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Speaker 1: Despite the downward trend, public concern about safety remains high,

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Speaker 1: with many Americans still perceiving crime as a serious problem

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Speaker 1: in major cities.

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Speaker 2: Thanks John for the latest crime and justice needs. Go

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Speaker 2: to crime online dot com and please join us for

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Speaker 2: our daily podcast, Crime Stories, where we do our best

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Speaker 2: to find missing people, especially children, and solve unsolved homicides.

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Speaker 2: With this crime alert, I'm ninsy Grace,