Overview

• Vermont State Police concluded there is no known link between McGann and the 2023 Honoree Fleming homicide following routine information-sharing.
• DNA from the Devil’s Den crime scene matched McGann’s profile and he admitted to randomly stabbing Cristen and David Brink on July 26.
• The couple’s daughters, ages 7 and 9, were unharmed and have been placed with relatives as Devil’s Den State Park reopens with increased patrols.
• Prosecutors charged McGann with two counts of capital murder and announced on July 31 that they will seek the death penalty.
• McGann’s transient teaching career spanned districts in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas, where he passed background checks despite prior internal reviews.