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Devil’s Den Homicide Suspect Pleads Not Guilty, November Trial Scheduled

Prosecutors will pursue the death penalty in McGann’s capital murder case.

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FILE - The trail head to the Devil's Den trail at Devils Den State Park remains closed Monday, July 28, 2025, in West Fork, Ark. Police in Arkansas are searching for a suspect in the deaths of a couple who investigators said were attacked while on the wooded walking trail with their two young daughters. (AP Photo/Michael Woods, File)
Cristen Amanda Brink and Clinton David Brink.
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Overview

  • At his Aug. 14 arraignment in Fayetteville, Andrew James McGann pleaded not guilty to two counts of capital murder over the July 26 deaths of Clinton and Cristen Brink.
  • Judge Joanna Taylor set a Nov. 14 trial date and ordered that McGann be held without bond at the Washington County Detention Center.
  • Prosecutors confirmed they will seek the death penalty if McGann is convicted of capital murder in the stabbings at Devil’s Den State Park.
  • Arkansas State Police characterize the killings as a random attack with no known connection between McGann, a former teacher, and the victims.
  • Investigators nationwide are reviewing unsolved hiking-trail homicides for possible links, and the Brink children are now in relatives’ care with local community support mobilizing around them.