DEVIL'S DEN "KILLER" SNARED AFTER MOM & DAD SLAUGHTERED PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM HIKING TRAIL KILLER, COPS
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 31 July 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
A teacher is arrested for the cruel double murder of a mom and dad trying to save their two young daughters from a vicious attack during a family hike on a trail in Arkansas, known as Devil’s Den State Park, ending a five-day manhunt for the alleged predator.
Clinton David Brink, 43, and his wife, Cristen Amanda Brink, 41, were hiking Saturday with their 7- and 9-year-old daughters through Devil’s Den State Park when a man attacked them on the trail around 2:30 p.m., officials say. The two young girls ran to safety as they heard their mother's screams echoing; currently, both girls are with family members and suffered no physical injuries. The parents are being hailed as heroes for saving their daughters from the vicious fatal attack.
James Andrew McGann, 28, was arrested in Springdale, Arkansas, around 30 miles from the crime scene at a hair salon. getting his hair cut, possibly shaved. McGann is charged with two counts of capital murder, according to a release from the Arkansas State Police. The motive for the brutal attack that resulted in the deaths of both parents is still unclear.
Joining Nancy Grace today:
- Andrea Lewis - Partner at Searcy Law in Pam Beach, Florida, Former Felony Prosecutor at Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office - where Epstein was prosecuted, President of the Palm Beach County Bar Association, WEBSITE: searcylaw.com
- Dr. Janie Lacy - Licensed Psychotherapist and CEO of Life Counseling Solutions, Author of "How To Heal From A Toxic Relationship: A Guide To Reclaiming Your Mental Health and Happiness", Host of “The Resilient Professional” Podcast on YouTube, janielacy.com, Instagram & Facebook: @JanieLacy
- Ron Bateman - Former Sheriff for Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Former Homicide and Undercover Narcotics Detective, Author of Crime Ttrilogy, "Silent Blue Tears" [he is currently directing and producing a film documentary on the murders at the Capital Gazette Newspaper in Annapolis];.X: Ronbatemanbooks
- Dr. Michelle DuPre - Forensic Pathologist and Consultant, Medical Examiner and Detective: Lexington County Sheriff's Department; Author: “Money, Mischief, and Murder: The Murdaugh Dynasty...the Rest of the Story," "Homicide Investigation Field Guide" & "Child Abuse Investigation Field Guide;"Currently Working on New Book: "The Inside Story"
- Carsen Holaday- Senior News Reporter, The U.S. Sun
- Sydney Sumner - CRIME STORIES Investigative Reporter
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:04.8 | Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. |
| 0:10.0 | The so-called Devil's Den Killer snared after a mom and dad slaughtered on the hiking trail in front of their little girls while protecting them from |
| 0:22.7 | the hiking trail killer, according to police. I'm Nancy Grace. This is crime stories. I want to thank |
| 0:29.3 | you for being with us. Medical for six-perse responders, states for police, assault, possible |
| 0:34.8 | stabbing. We have more breaking news tonight, the Arkansas State Police giving us more details of the arrest in the devil's den double homicide. |
| 0:44.8 | Take a listen from KOTV. |
| 0:47.0 | Although everyone is innocent until proving guilty, we did confirm this morning that our suspect's DNA has been a positive match to the DNA that we suspected to belong to our suspect at the scene. |
| 1:01.7 | Not just two hikers dead on a trail. |
| 1:04.0 | A mother and a father in the prime of their lives with their two little girls, ages seven and nine, brutally stabbed dead on a family hiking trail. |
| 1:18.6 | But in the last hours, this. |
| 1:21.6 | Arkansas State Police Special Agents have arrested James Andrew McGann, 28 of Springdale. |
| 1:28.5 | He's been charged with two counts of capital murder in the deaths of Clinton, David Brink, |
| 1:32.9 | and Kristen Amanda Brink. |
| 1:34.7 | If you commit a violent, senseless act here in our state, our law enforcement will hunt you down and bring you to justice. |
| 1:46.2 | That, my friends, at Five News, this is what we know right now. |
| 1:50.6 | Straight out to Carson Holiday, joining us investigative senior news reporter, US Sun. |
| 1:55.7 | I understand the 28-year-old alleged double killer is a white male teacher who was just moved to this area. |
| 2:08.8 | And according to reports that we're trying to corroborate right now, he was taken off his last job as a teacher for inappropriate conduct with girls, |
| 2:22.5 | oh dear Lord in heaven. There he is. And it looks just like the composite sketch. What is that? |
| 2:31.5 | What do we know about this guy? Right. So Nancy, we know that he had just moved from |
| 2:38.3 | Oklahoma to Arkansas and was preparing to be a third grade teacher at the elementary school |
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