Kentucky cold case solved after 27 years, linked to suspected serial killer
The episode details the forensic breakthrough that resolved the 1998 murder of Linda Rutledge in Lexington, Kentucky, after twenty-seven years. Investigators utilized advanced DNA analysis and the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network to link the crime to Robert Eugene Brashers, a deceased serial killer. This connection was established by matching a shell casing from the Kentucky scene to the infamous 1991 "Yogurt Shop Murders" in Austin, Texas. Brashers, who died by suicide in 1999, is now tied to at least eight homicides across multiple states. The sources highlight how modern…
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