"DNA Breakthrough: Austin Police Identify Suspect in 30-Year-Old Cold Case Murder"
TL;DR
After nearly 30 years, DNA evidence has led Austin police to identify Kenneth Wayne Robbins as the suspect in the 1994 murder of Bert Allen Mann. The breakthrough came when a DNA sample collected at the crime scene was tested, leading to the identification of Robbins, who was found deceased in a truck in Weatherford, Texas. The Austin Police Department's Cold Case Unit has been actively pursuing leads in unsolved cases, with 162 currently on record, including 30 missing persons cases.
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