UPDATE
Jul 29, 2025 6:45 PM CDT
Arkansas State Police released a photo Tuesday of a man they say is a "person of interest" wanted for questioning in the murder of a couple who were hiking with their young daughters in Devil's Den State Park on Saturday. Police said the photo was taken by another hiker, the New York Times reports. "He could have been captured in the background of someone's photo," police spokesman Nick Genty said. In a news release, police asked people who were at the park on Saturday to review photos, videos, and GoPro footage for images of the man or his vehicle, described as a "black, four-door sedan—possibly a Mazda—with its license plate obscured by tape." They urged the public to preserve the original files and submit information to police instead of posting evidence online.
Jul 29, 2025 5:33 AM CDT
An Arkansas couple killed on a trail in Devil's Den State Park on Saturday "died heroes, protecting their little girls," according to a family statement. Clinton and Cristen Brink had traveled a short distance from their home in Prairie Grove to hike with their two daughters, ages 7 and 9. It's unclear what happened next, but police believe the couple were attacked on the Devil's Den Trail, in an area without cellphone service, by a white male seen driving a black four-door sedan with a partially obscured license plate. He "likely sustained an injury while attacking the couple," police said Monday, per CNN. The girls were unharmed.
Police radio audio indicates two children "advised that their parents were assaulted. One was possibly stabbed" and "the parents are missing," per CNN. Two bodies were later found. "We are using all available resources to apprehend this suspect and bring him to justice," Col. Mike Hagar of the Arkansas State Police said Sunday, per ABC News. On Monday evening, authorities released a sketch of a man seen in the park on Saturday, calling him a "person of interest." He's described as a white man of medium build, seen wearing dark pants, a long-sleeved shirt with the sleeves rolled up, fingerless gloves, a dark ball cap, and sunglasses.
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The couple's family also released a statement Monday night, asking for privacy and for anyone with information "to please contact the proper authorities immediately." Clinton and Cristen Brink, originally from California, had only recently moved to Arkansas. Clinton had been due to start work as a milk delivery driver at Hiland Dairy on Monday after transferring from a job with its parent company, Prairie Farms Dairy, in South Dakota, CBS News reports.
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