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.

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.

A breakthrough in the Austin Yogurt Shop Murders case collides with a devastating media leak. In Chapter 6 of Chasing a Ghost, Kathy Sweeney traces the hours when families learned that serial killer Robert Brashers is the new prime suspect and then watched the news spread before all loved ones were notified. Featuring Shawn and Angie Ayers, Det. Dan Jackson, and Mindy Montford, this chapter explores the human cost of leaks, the pressure of public disclosure, and what it will take to prove the case—beyond doubt.