Key Highlights
- The murders struck during homecoming weekends, inside neighborhood bars, at campgrounds and along hiking trails. Together, the cases exposed vulnerabilities in small-town America: unresolved personal disputes, untreated mental health crises and domestic violence.
- Clinton and Cristen Brink were murdered at Devil's Den State Park on Saturday, July 26, 2025.
- (GoFundMe) FRIENDS UNVEIL DEVIL'S DEN COUPLE'S HAUNTING FINAL MESSAGE BEFORE DEADLY PARK AMBUSHDevil’s Den, Arkansas: In northwest Arkansas, a visit to a state park ended in a double homicide.
- Clinton Brink, 43, and Cristen Brink, 41, the parents of three children, were stabbed to death while hiking at Devil’s Den State Park on July 26. The couple had recently moved to Arkansas to be closer to family and begin a new chapter.
- Friends described them as gentle, active and devoted parents.
