A double homicide in 1998 could have gone cold—but investigators in southeast Missouri refused to let the Scherer case fade. This episode follows the exhaustive, multi-state search for a suspect, the early warning signs of a traveling predator, and the breakthrough that finally came with new DNA testing and a CODIS match linking Missouri to a 1990 murder in South Carolina. The trail points to a violent criminal who disappeared in plain sight.... and whose story is only beginning to surface.
March 18th, 2026, 04:32 pm
Chasing a Ghost: Robert Brashers
Chasing a Ghost: Robert Brashers - Chapter Three: The Case They Wouldn't Let Go
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Published March 18th, 2026, 04:32 pm
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A double homicide in 1998 could have gone cold—but investigators in southeast Missouri refused to let the Scherer case fade. This episode follows the exhaustive, multi-state search for a suspect, the early warning signs of a traveling predator, and the breakthrough that finally came with new DNA testing and a CODIS match linking Missouri to a 1990 murder in South Carolina. The trail points to a violent criminal who disappeared in plain sight.... and whose story is only beginning to surface.
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Chasing a Ghost: Robert Brashers
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.
