Arkansas couple murdered while hiking with children *ARREST* (1 Viewer)

Clinton Brink, 43, and wife Cristen, 41, were found dead on a walking trail at Devil’s Den State Park in northwestern Arkansas.

Police are now searching for a White male with a medium build, who was seen wearing a long-sleeved shirt with the sleeves rolled up, dark pants, a dark ballcap, sunglasses and fingerless gloves. He was also carrying a black backpack, police said.

The suspect was also seen driving toward a park exit in a black, four-door sedan – possibly a Mazda with tape covering the license plate. The vehicle may have been traveling on State Route 170 or 220, police said.

Couple killed at Arkansas’ Devil’s Den State Park ‘died heroes protecting their little girls,’ family says

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[Belle]

Preliminary Report

https://wehco.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/news/document/2025/07/31/McGann_Affidavit.pdf

 

[Guess Who]

Thats only 3 facts. So its not all in here then if we don't know how she was killed.

Re the taped over licence plate- they said plate not plates. I figured if he had come from a state that required two plates one front and one rear and Arkansas is one plate requirement, it could be something like that. Again we don't know. They certainly found it quickly.
So like i said, there's a lot we don't know. This will change hopefully now they have the perp in custody.

ETA Arkansas only require rear plates.

Plate vs plates is irrelevant in this instance. He covered them/it on purpose for nefarious reasons. I seriously doubt he even had Arkansas plates yet. He hadn't even started working in Arkansas quite yet. Hired, but hadn't actually started so I doubt he had moved there long ago and he came from out of state, where he also hadn't stayed long. We have no idea what state his car was registered in. I don't think that has been reported on yet..

 

[Guess Who]

Preliminary Report

https://wehco.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/news/document/2025/07/31/McGann_Affidavit.pdf

What a brainiac! He hadn't even cleaned the blood from his vehicle after several days!

 

[Cousin Dupree]

It’s a great bargaining tool.

I was once called for jury duty on what I assumed was a death penalty case. I received a very lengthy questionnaire on my feelings and opinions on the death penalty. I used to wholeheartedly and in theory still do support the death penalty. When faced with the reality that I could be chosen to dole out that sentence, I knew in my heart that it would be a near impossible thing for me to do. I was never so thankful for a flood that canceled court that week. And the case moved on to the next potential set of jurors.

I would need to be 1000% sure the person was guilty. Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy and Jeffrey Dahmer wouldn't have been a hard decision for me.

 

[Cousin Dupree]

Have we heard about a motive yet?

 

[Guess Who]

Have we heard about a motive yet?

Pretty sure it's just like BK in that he just wanted to, but no, no notice has been officially stated.

 

[Cousin Dupree]

Pretty sure it's just like BK in that he just wanted to, but no, no notice has been officially stated.

I think BK was after one girl and didn't count on the others who were visiting. They ended up as collateral damage.

 

[Guess Who]

I think BK was after one girl and didn't count on the others who were visiting. They ended up as collateral damage.

But he committed it in a house where there was probably nearly always multiple people in it. I think he meant for mass carnage because of that.

 

[Kimster]

I would need to be 1000% sure the person was guilty. Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy and Jeffrey Dahmer wouldn't have been a hard decision for me.

Same here. I could easily give the death penalty to a sadistic serial killer.

 

[Tresir]

I would need to be 1000% sure the person was guilty. Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy and Jeffrey Dahmer wouldn't have been a hard decision for me.

Why 1000% and not 100%?

 

[Cousin Dupree]

Why 1000% and not 100%?

Emphasis.

 

[Guess Who]

 

[Cousin Dupree]

The same thing is true of doctors and nurses too.

 

[Guess Who]

The same thing is true of doctors and nurses too.

And cops.

 

[Guess Who]

At least a couple of districts actually looked at his qualifications - or lack thereof.

Devil's Den homicide suspect applied at multiple Northwest Arkansas school districts

 

[Guess Who]

Take with a grain of salt, but here it is...

Devil's Den 'murderer' sparks serial killer fears as he's investigated for 2nd unsolved death with eerie 'satanic' link | The US Sun

 

[Cousin Dupree]

That dude is scary looking!!!

 

[Guess Who]

That dude is scary looking!!!

Between that and the way he was dressed on a very hot day, I sure can see how he got other's attention. He sure wasn't very bright on covering his tracks, that's for sure. He made himself stand out in nearly every way possible.

 

[Tresir]

Not sure if this link has already been posted but the part i have copied specifically relates to his school experience 2022-2025.

3 years/3 states/3 schools = alarm bells IMO.

Flower Mound,Texas/
Broken Arrows,Oklahoma/
Springdale, Arkansas.

Teacher arrested for Arkansas double murder admits to killing married couple: Police

Clinton David Brin and his wife, Cristen Amanda Brink, were "fatally attacked" while out hiking with their two daughters at Devil's Den State Park, police said.

abcnews.go.com

McGann had recently moved to the area from Oklahoma and had been hired to work at a local school, officials said.

He was hired to teach in the Springdale Public Schools district this upcoming school year but had not yet begun employment, according to the district's superintendent, Jared Cleveland.
"This individual has not at any time come into contact with Springdale students or the families we serve," Cleveland said in a statement, adding that no additional information is available at this time due to the ongoing investigation.
"Our entire team extends our deepest condolences to the Brink family. Their children are especially in our thoughts and prayers," he said.
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Arkansas State Police said Andrew James McGann, 28, of Springdale, was arrested in connection with the double slaying of Clinton and Cristen Brink.
Courtesy Arkansas State Police
McGann was a fifth grade teacher in Broken Arrows, Oklahoma, during the 2023-2024 school year, the school district said. He passed required background checks, a Broken Arrow Public Schools spokesperson said.
The prior school year, he was employed at an elementary school in Flower Mound, Texas, the Lewisville Independent School District confirmed. He was placed on administrative leave in the spring of 2023 "following concerns related to classroom management, professional judgment, and student favoritism," and he ultimately resigned, the school district said.
"An internal investigation found no evidence of inappropriate behavior with students," the school district added.

The North Entrance of Devil's Den State Park in West Fork, Arkansas, July 28, 2025.
Michael Woods/AP
Asked about a motive in the double homicide, Hagar said it remains under investigation, though he did say it appeared to be a "completely random event."
"We have no reason to believe that there was any known association between our suspects and our victims," Hagar said.

 

[Guess Who]

Note to self: never send kids to Springdale School District. They hire the unqualified, problem teachers and seen to not care about the safety of the kids.