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Arkansas couple murdered while hiking with children *ARREST*

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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.

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RoundPeg said:
I don’t.

For one, it's entirely possible the park is open to considering extenuating circumstances. Like murder.

For another, a camping fee is less valuable than a life. Period.
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I agree and it would not be of their making, a DOUBLE MURDER happened there, surely that is an argument for not staying or a refund. Regardless, a bit of money would never compare to our lives. Can't even IMAGINE making that decision.
 
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Teacher charged with killing of hikers at Arkansas park pleads not guilty to murder

Andrew James McGann entered the plea during a brief hearing before a state judge at Washington County’s jail Thursday morning
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Teacher charged with killing of hikers at Arkansas park pleads not guilty to murder​

The teacher who authorities say admitted to fatally stabbing two hikers at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas last month pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges.

Andrew James McGann entered the plea during a brief hearing before a state judge at Washington County’s jail Thursday morning. Circuit Judge Joanna Taylor scheduled McGann’s next hearing for Nov. 14. He’s being held without bond.


State Police have said McGann admitted to the killings shortly after his arrest and that investigators matched his DNA to blood found at the crime scene.
 

Gabriella Phelan, Kyler Swaim
Updated: Aug 14, 2025 / 02:24 PM CDT
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Andrew James McGann, the man accused of killing two people at Devil’s Den State Park in July, has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.
McGann, 28, is charged with two counts of capital murder connected to the stabbing deaths of Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41, from Prairie Grove, at the West Fork park.
He entered a not guilty plea during his arraignment at the Washington County Detention Center on Thursday morning.
Washington County Judge Joanna Taylor scheduled McGann’s next hearing for Nov. 14.
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A court order filed by Taylor on Aug. 13 barred any recording devices from being in the courtroom.
McGann’s arraignment lasted around 30 minutes and as his team of public defenders left the jail, questions were met with complete silence.
NewsNation local affilaite KNWA spoke with Washington County Prosecuting Attorney Brandon Carter after the arraignment. Carter said that McGann showed very little emotion and had little to say.
Carter said he expects a gag order to be set in the case, given the national attention it has received.
McGann made his initial court appearance on Aug. 1, where he was appointed a public defender.
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Carter requested during the Aug. 1 hearing that McGann have no contact with the victim’s family. McGann was ordered to be held without bond.
McGann’s arraignment was originally scheduled for Aug. 25, but was moved up 11 days.
Carter has said that the state has not ruled out the death penalty in the case against McGann.

Devil’s Den double homicide: Case background​

Arkansas State Police previously said that McGann confessed to the killings and that DNA found at the crime scene matched his. ASP said the attack on the couple was random.
A preliminary report from the Washington County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said dispatch received a 911 call from Devil’s Den State Park on July 26 from someone saying they found two bodies on a trail, and a “large amount” of blood was present.
The hiker found two girls and led them off the trail before attempting to look for their parents. That hiker then found the bodies of the parents on the trail, according to the report.
Devil’s Den killings suspect was ‘inappropriate’ toward children: Mom
ASP investigators arrived at the park and interviewed a person at the park who said they saw someone get into a black sedan with blood on his face and drive away onto State Highway 170. A second witness said the black sedan was a Kia Stinger.
On July 28, an autopsy was performed on the two victims’ bodies, and preliminary findings showed both victims died in a homicide by stabbing wounds.
On July 30, police located the suspect’s vehicle at Lupita’s Beauty Salon in Springdale around 4:58 p.m.
Investigators walked into the barber shop and asked about the vehicle in the parking lot. A man who was receiving a haircut, later identified as McGann, said he owned the vehicle.
The report said investigators noted that while speaking with McGann, they saw cuts on his hands. McGann was then detained, and investigators entered his vehicle with his consent to get his ID.
Devil’s Den suspect admitted to killings after DNA found, police say
Once investigators got into McGann’s vehicle, they found “a substance appearing to be blood” inside the vehicle.
McGann’s vehicle was then seized and taken to Arkansas State Police Troop L Headquarters in Lowell.
McGann was taken to ASP’s headquarters to be interviewed, and he made statements indicating he had committed two homicides.
Authorities in two states have looked into possible connections between McGann and other unsolved murder cases.
Vermont State Police said on Aug. 7 that the department found “no known link” between McGann and an unsolved homicide case involving Honoree Fleming or Vermont in general.
Authorities in Wisconsin are also reviewing possible connections between a 2020 unsolved stabbing at Devil’s Lake State Park and Devil’s Den State Park double homicide.
 
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Court order prohibits over a dozen agencies from commenting on Devil's Den murder case

The order, which was agreed upon by all parties in the case, said that comments made by some agencies could affect McGann's right to a fair trial.
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"Public statements by participants are likely to influence the opinions and beliefs of potential jurors, thereby posing a serious and imminent threat of material prejudice to this proceeding," the order says.

The agencies specifically affected by the order are:

  • Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
  • Arkansas State Parks and Tourism
  • Arkansas State Police
  • Children's Safety Center of Washington County
  • United States Department of Homeland Security
  • Elkins Police Department
  • Fayetteville Police Department
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Springdale Police Department
  • United States Forest Service
  • United States Marshal Service
  • Washington County Sheriff's Office
  • West Fork Police Department

Other parties included in the order are the Arkansas State Crime Lab, the Washington County Circuit Clerk and his staff, other court staff, and witnesses.

All parties are restricted from making public statements regarding evidence in the case, their opinions on the defendant's guilt or innocence, or their opinions as to the likelihood of conviction.
 
I don't think I knew she got her children to safety and then returned to help her husband. I watched the last one.

The randomness of this attack is downright scary. I can't imagine what it will do to their children for the rest of their lives possibly. The attack on the parents and how out of the blue it was and just on an outing and place that many do. I'd think it would instill fear of going anywhere.

Sounds like they are seeking the death penalty and imo the case seems to deserve such.
 

Oklahoma State Board of Education suspends teaching certification for Devil’s Den double homicide suspect​

The man accused of killing two hikers at Devil’s Den State Park in Northwest Arkansas earlier this year had his teaching certification suspended in Oklahoma on Thursday.


McGann has pleaded not guilty to the murder charges and is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 14.
 
SheWhoMustNotBeNamed said:

Oklahoma State Board of Education suspends teaching certification for Devil’s Den double homicide suspect​

The man accused of killing two hikers at Devil’s Den State Park in Northwest Arkansas earlier this year had his teaching certification suspended in Oklahoma on Thursday.


McGann has pleaded not guilty to the murder charges and is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 14.
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They waited this long to suspend his license??? :thud:
 
SheWhoMustNotBeNamed said:

Oklahoma State Board of Education suspends teaching certification for Devil’s Den double homicide suspect​

The man accused of killing two hikers at Devil’s Den State Park in Northwest Arkansas earlier this year had his teaching certification suspended in Oklahoma on Thursday.


McGann has pleaded not guilty to the murder charges and is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 14.
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I thought he had already admitted it when he was arrested, so that will come out at his trial, presumably.
 
SheWhoMustNotBeNamed said:

Oklahoma State Board of Education suspends teaching certification for Devil’s Den double homicide suspect​

The man accused of killing two hikers at Devil’s Den State Park in Northwest Arkansas earlier this year had his teaching certification suspended in Oklahoma on Thursday.


McGann has pleaded not guilty to the murder charges and is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 14.
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Guess Who said:
They waited this long to suspend his license??? :thud:
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My thoughts exactly!!!
 
I wonder if this heathen ever thought about what he would lose after killing two innocent adults and leaving their children without parents? His teaching license and freedom already but probably not, he probably thought he'd get away with it as he possibly had before. I'm waiting to hear what WI comes up with. Tail end of post 163.
 
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