Devils Den Attack Police Chaos, Late Alerts, Non-Working Tip Line & Public Outrage
Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary
True Crime Today
3 • 791 Ratings
🗓️ 30 July 2025
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
How does a double homicide in broad daylight at a popular state park go unannounced to the public for over six hours?
In this eye-opening episode, retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke joins Tony Brueski to examine the catastrophic early response to the Devil’s Den State Park murders. Clinton and Cristen Brink were brutally stabbed while hiking with their daughters, and the public was left completely in the dark. Campers remained at their sites. Families kept hiking. No press conference. No alerts. And when a tip line was finally announced—it didn’t even work.
Dreeke breaks down why this isn’t just a communications breakdown, but a leadership vacuum. From jurisdictional confusion to a total absence of operational readiness, this conversation explores the ripple effect of law enforcement silence: delayed tips, eroded public trust, and a community forced to rely on podcasts instead of police to learn what happened.
You’ll hear why good departments run rehearsals, how chaos exposes poor leadership, and why failing to control the narrative means losing cooperation that could solve the case. If you want a blueprint for how not to handle a crisis, this is it.
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