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Chasing a Ghost: Robert Brashers

Chasing a Ghost: Robert Brashers

By: Kathy Sweeney
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Summary

The hunt began in a small Missouri town. Chasing a Ghost: Robert Brashers follows how new DNA testing and relentless police work identified Robert Brashers as a serial killer responsible for murders across four states - Missouri, Texas, South Carolina, Kentucky. New reporting, family voices, and investigators on the case.

2026 Gray Television
True Crime
Episodes
  • Chasing a Ghost: Robert Brashers - Chapter Nine: He Can't Be That Lucky
    Apr 29 2026

    Episode 9: “He Can’t Be That Lucky.” Kathy Sweeney digs into the string of breaks that helped Robert Brashers evade detection for decades—from an early release after attempted murder to missing firearms investigators believe are tied to multiple cases. The episode traces the .380 linked to the Yogurt Shop murders and Lexington, the missing .22 connected to the Scherer murders, and why agencies across the country still want ballistics answers.

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    31 mins
  • Chasing a Ghost: Robert Brashers - Chapter Eight: Hide and Seek
    Apr 22 2026

    After 20 years, investigators exhume Robert Brashers’ body to confirm—by DNA—that he killed Sherri and Megan Scherer. But Brashers’ death doesn’t bring closure. In Hide and Seek, detectives in Texas, Missouri, and beyond trace how he stayed hidden while alive—using aliases, false documents, and stolen vehicles—and why the search now focuses on where he traveled and what other crimes may be connected.

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    30 mins
  • Chasing a Ghost: Robert Brashers - Chapter Seven: A Daughter's Reckoning
    Apr 15 2026

    Deborah Brashers grew up loving her dad...until she learned he was a serial killer. In Chapter 7, “A Daughter’s Reckoning,” Deborah tells Kathy Sweeney what it’s like to lose your childhood memories to a brutal timeline of crimes, and why she only speaks about her father when she’s asked. The conversation returns to the spotlight as authorities and media revisit Robert Brashers’ past, including attention tied to the 1991 Austin Yogurt Shop murders.

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    40 mins
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