Nearly 34 years later, cold case detectives have now connected that man and the weapon to the horrific killings that stunned Texas' capital city.

Austin police on Monday outlined how a new, rapidly unfolding DNA and ballistics evidence trail led them to declare a dead man as the likely perpetrator in the killing of four teenage girls at an Aus...

"The number of drownings in Austin is a function of population, Lady Bird Lake visitation and the proliferation of nearby bars and nightclubs," the report said.