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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 Eleven: Never Again
    May 13 2026

    Episode 11: “Never Again.” Kathy Sweeney examines the growing network of investigators and families working to uncover more crimes tied to Robert Brashers. Austin detective Dan Jackson takes Brashers’ timeline, DNA, and ballistics details on the road to help other agencies compare cases—while victims’ families and prosecutors build the National Cold Case Center to connect the dots and support families still waiting for answers.

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    33 mins
  • Chasing a Ghost: Robert Brashers - Chapter Ten: No Set Path
    May 6 2026

    Episode 10: “No Set Path.” Kathy Sweeney explores how Robert Brashers’ constant movement—and lack of a consistent “hunting area”—may have helped him evade detection for decades. Investigators discuss key time windows they’re now rechecking, what genetic genealogy makes possible today, and what newly shared Navy records reveal about a younger Brashers before the crimes.

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    33 mins
  • 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
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