Killer Connection? Devil's Den Double Murderer Probed for Gruesome Cold Case Killing| Crime Alert 6AM 08.14.2025

Was it a random slaughter or is he a serial killer? Investigators are looking into if Devil's Den double slayer suspect Andrew McGann may be linked to other, unsolved cold case murders. A fugitive's twisted plot to fake his death & dodge rape charges crumbled...as he now faces his accuser in a Utah court. Plus, fake heiress Ana Delvey involved in a hare-raising scandal!  Jennifer Gould reports. 

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime Alert. I'm Nancy Grace, breaking crime news now. Information
continues to unfold in the death of Clint and Kristen Brink,
the mom and dad who died fighting off an assailant
in Devil's Den Park protecting their two little girls, ages
seven and nine. Jennifer Gould has the details.

Speaker 2 (00:21):
Nancy A Grewsome double murder at Arkansas's devil Den State
Park has on leash a terrifying new investigation, with authorities
now probing if the killer is linked to a chilling
unsolved case with eerie similarities, including potential Satanic ties. Andrew mcgannn,

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a twenty eight year old former teacher, is in custody
for the brutal stabbing deaths of Clinton Brin forty three
and Kristin Brink, forty one. Here's Arkansas State Police Colonel
Mike Hager at a previous news conference.

Speaker 3 (00:56):
Well, we know right now we have no indication to
suggest that the girls were here target and I can't
tell you that we had no reason to believe that
there was eighty known association which are suspects and orgasms.

Speaker 2 (01:11):
But authorities now fear he may be a serial predator
stalking America's remote Parklands. The horror unfolded on July twenty sixth,
when the Brinks were viciously attacked while hiking with their
two young daughters, aged seven and nine. The couple died,
shielding their children, who escaped unharmed and are now with family.

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Arkansas State Police acted fast, swiftly identifying McGann, a Springdale resident,
after DNA evidence found at the crime scene matched his profile.
McGann was nabbed on July thirtieth at a barber shop
mid Trim. He faces two counts of capital murder, with
prosecutors vowing to pursue the death penalty, but the case

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took a darker turn when investigators began digging into a
possible connection to the twenty twenty unsolved murder of John
Schmitzer at Wisconsin's Devil's Lake State Park. Here's an official
at the news conference. We just simply think that he
was in the wrong place, at the wrong time. He
was alone. It was probably an attack that he did

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not see coming. Schmitzer was stabbed to death while hiking alone,
and the discovery of symbols carved nearby that authorities described
as quote potentially ritualistic end quote has fueled wild speculation.
Prime labs in Arkansas and Wisconsin are now exchanging DNA
evidence to see if McGann, who has lived in Oklahoma

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and Texas, was in the area at the time of
the Wisconsin slang. Meanwhile, an unsolved twenty twenty three shooting
death in Vermont also garnered attention, but police have since
ruled out any link to McGann. The FBI's Little rock
Field office is a Arkansas state police who released a

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composite sketch and photo of McGann before his arrest, depicting
a white male in dark clothing and fingerless gloves fleeing
in a black sedan. Police have not released a motive
for the murders. As the investigation continues, Devil's Den remains
under heightened patrols with trails closed. For the latest on

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Speaker 1 (03:31):
Nancy Thanks, Jennifer More crime and justice news after this.

Speaker 2 (03:40):
A monster who allegedly faked his own death to vanish
from justice is now back from the grave and facing
his accuser in a Utah courtroom. The man known in
the US as Nicholas Rossi, whose legal name is Nicholas Alaverdian,
is accused of orchestrating a brazen scheme to escape rape charges.

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He was arrested in Scotland in twenty twenty one, a
year after his phony death was reported, when he was
recognized at a Glasgow hospital while receiving treatment for COVID nineteen.
He initially tried to pretend he was an Irish orphan
named Arthur Knight who had never set foot on American soil.

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He tried to keep up the charade at a previous hearing. Listen,
mister Rossi nightt his theatrical act of appearing in court
in a wheelchair and breathing from an oxygen tank during
his high stakes trial underway right now, is, prosecutors say,

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just another twisted manipulation by a man who used at
least a dozen aliases to dodge the law for years.
State of Utah versus Rossi. The shocking case centers on
the testimony of a woman whose identity is being protected.
She told the court how she met Rossi through a

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Craigslist personal ad in November of two thousand and eight,
while she was recovering from a traumatic brain injury. A vulnerability.
Prosecutor's claim he was quick to exploit. The relationship was
a whirlwind, with the pair getting engaged in just two weeks,
but she alleges Rossi quickly became a controlling nightmare. He

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demanded she pay for dates, his rent, and even the
engagement rings. The romance soured after a heated argument where
Rossi allegedly pounded on her car, blocking her from leaving
a parking garage. She testified that after finally getting him
to go home, she went inside to end things for good.
It was there she claims that Rossi pushed her onto

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his bed, held her down, and raped her. Deputy Salt
Lake County District Attorney Brandon Simmons painted Rossie as a
cunning predator who preyed on her fragility. Rossi's defense, however,
argues the woman and only fabricated the allegations years later
out of resentment over the financial strain of their month
long relationship. Rossi's saga of deception hit a new level

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when he allegedly faked his death in twenty twenty, even
having an obituary published claiming he died of non Hodgkin lymphoma.
Rossi fought his extradition from Scotland for months, but his
claims that he was Arthur Knight were ultimately rejected by
the courts and he was returned to the US in
January of twenty twenty four. Rossi faces a second rape

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trial in September in Utah County. And finally, New York's
most notorious fake heiress, Anna Deelvi is in a burrow
of trouble after her latest photo shoot went sideways. You
might remember this not so basic moment when she appeared
on the TV show Dancing with the Stars. What are
you going to take away from this competition?

Speaker 1 (06:56):
Nothing?

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But now she's accused of doing something that many hopping mad.
A couple of gland up rabbits she used as props
for her social media choot were heartlessly ditched in Brooklyn's
Prospect Park, sparking a ferocious backlash from animal lovers everywhere. Delvy,
whose real name is Anasaurakin, who is still sporting an

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ankle monitor, initially hopped away from blame, saying she had
no knowledge the animals were abandoned, and her nineteen year
old assistant later confessed to the hair brained move. Now
the con artist who spent four years in prison for
stealing two hundred and seventy thousand dollars from friends and
businesses to fund her lavish lifestyle, is claiming she's receiving

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a whole fur ball of death threats over the kerfuffle.
In a desperate tailspin to save face, she's reportedly coughed
up a donation of one thousand bucks to a rabbit rescue.
This whole ordeal leaves a pawful lot of questions about
her judgment, proving once again that she is still not
who she said she is, and she's still dealing and

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a whole lot of bunny business Nancy.

Speaker 1 (08:06):
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