Investigators stated that Clinton Brink, 43, was the initial victim of the attack. His wife, Cristen, 41, managed to lead their two daughters to safety before bravely heading back to support her husband. Now, their accused killer makes his first court appearance.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime Alert.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
I'm Nancy Grace.
Speaker 1 (00:01):
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. Straight
out to Nicole Parton for the latest.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Authorities revealed that Christine Amanda Brink returned to help her husband,
Clinton Brink, during the tragic double homicide at Devil's Den
State Park in Arkansas. Investigators stated that Clinton forty three,
was the initial victim of the attack. Christine forty one,
managed to lead their two daughters to safety before bravely
(00:41):
heading back to help her husband. Major Stacey Rhodes from
the Arizona State Police Criminal Investigation Division explained quote, the
mother did not fully return to the car with the children.
We believe she took them to safety first and then
went back to help her husband. The children were later
found approximately half a mile into the park, unharmed physically.
(01:03):
The couple was hiking with their daughters, ages seven to nine,
at the time of the incident. Fortunately, their daughters were
not injured and are currently in the care family members.
The couple also has a third daughter who was not
present on this hiking trip. Andrew James McGann, a twenty
eight year old former school teacher, has been charged with
two counts of capital murder. He was apprehended at a
(01:25):
barber shop in Springdale following a five day manhunt and
over five hundred tips from the community. During a press briefing,
officials disclosed that McMahon admitted to killing the couple, with
Rhodes describing it as quote an admission. Arkansas State Police
Colonel Mike Hager noted that there is no evidence suggesting
(01:47):
McGann was acquainted with the Brink family, and the motive
behind the attack remains unknown. McGann made his first court appearance,
where he was charged with two counts of capital murder.
The judge ordered him to be held without bell at
the Washington County Detention Center and appointed him a public defender.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
You also have a right to communicate with your council,
your family, or friends.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
And are reasonable means when we provided for you to
do that.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
I've been presented with an affidaated of indigency this morning
from mister Parrish.
Speaker 2 (02:18):
I'm going to sign off on that and appoint.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
The public Defender's office to your case mom in Florid
to represent you be out with us, sirs.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
The courts appointing the roll farms off point to the
tartist ropersent know through so too great to do that.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Yes, certainly, mister Kresh, I'll give you the extupport game
from when they finished this.
Speaker 2 (02:42):
His arraignment is scheduled for August twenty five. Police confirmed
that McGann's DNA matched evidence collected at the crime scene,
and he sustained an injury during the attack that resulted
in blood loss, aiding in the DNA profiling process. Additionally,
a search horn executed at McGann's residence in Springdale, located
(03:03):
about thirty miles north of Devil's Den State Park, uncovered
items believed to be linked to the crime. Hager reported
until May of this year, McGann worked as a teacher
in a small school district in Oklahoma before resigning to
pursue a job in another state. Authorities noted that he
has no prior criminal record or known mental health issues.
(03:25):
The bodies of the couple were discovered on Saturday at
Devil's Den State Park in Washington County. That's about one
hundred and forty miles northwest of Little Rock, the capital
of Arkansas. Nancy. For now, McGann is currently detained without bond,
awaiting that next court appearance on August twenty five.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Nicole thank you more Crimate Justice news.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
After this, authorities have discovered the vehicle belonging to Austin
Robert Drummond. He's the suspect in the quadruple homicide case
who remains at law argin Tennessee. Drummond is accused of
murdering four family members in Tennessee, leaving a seven month
old baby girl abandoned in a front yard. The car
(04:09):
was found in Jackson, Tennessee, which is over an hour's
drive from Tiptonville, where the bodies of the four alleged
victims were found. This according to an announcement from the
Dyer County Sheriff's Office, the Jackson Police Department has located
the vehicle associated with Austin Drummond. The post said, we
found the car in a wooded area near the end
(04:30):
of MC Road. It appears he may have been living
in the car and could still be in the vicinity.
The DCSO stated residents in the area are urged to
secure their homes and stay indoors while the search for
Drummond continues. He is considered armed and extremely dangerous. The
alert emphasized if you see him, please call nine to
(04:52):
one one right away and do not attempt to engage
the suspect. As of Saturday, August two, the Jackson Police
Department confirmed that Drummond was still on the run. Please
be cautious while out and about and stay alert. Residents
should ensure their doors are locked, as we do not
know the suspect's current location. The police department cautioned report
(05:14):
any sightings to nine to one one immediately. You can
continue your daily activities, but please do so with increased awareness.
The news of Drummond's vehicle being found comes alongside emerging
details about his background and the identities of the four
individuals he is accused of killing. Drummond faces charges of
first degree murder, kidnapping, and firearm possession related to the
(05:37):
deaths of Adrianna Williams twenty, James Wilson twenty one, Courtney
Rose thirty eight, and Braden Williams just fifteen. All four
victims were discovered on Carrington Road in Tiptonville. They have
been identified as relatives of the abandoned baby, specifically her mother, father, grandmother,
and uncle, and are all connected to Drummond's current girlfriend. Additionally,
(06:03):
reports from Fox News indicate that at the time of
the alleged murders, Drummond was out on bond for a
previous incident in which he was accused of attempted murder.
While incarcerated in December twenty twenty four. His criminal history
includes a robbery conviction at just sixteen years old and
threats against jurors. As reported by The Associated Press.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
Nine year old Alexis Patterson walks from her Milwaukee, Wisconsin
home to school with her stepdad, Lauren Bourgeois. Borgeois says
he watched Alexis walk towards the playground before hitting home.
After school, Bourgeois and Alexis's mother, Arianna learn Alexis is
absent from school. Mom believes Alexis skipped class because she
got in trouble for not completing homework and could not
(06:48):
bring cupcakes to school that day. Fellow classmates say they
saw Alexis crying on the playground before and after school.
Alexis reported missing. Police suspect foul play as Alexis he
has no runaway history. Searches of the surrounding area turn
up nothing. Alexis bio Dad Kenya Campbell cooperates with police,
(07:08):
as does Ariana and Laurent Bourgeois, but police say Bourgeois
fails a polygraph, still no arrest. Alexis Patterson an African
American female child, brown hair, brown eyes, three feet eight inches,
forty two pounds. At the time she disappeared a scar
below her right eye and a bump on her left pinky.
(07:32):
That was twenty two years ago. If you have info
on what happened to little girl Alexis Patterson, please call
Milwaukee PD four one four nine three five seventy four
zero one. For the latest crime injustice news, go to
crime online dot com and please join us for our
daily podcast, Crime Stories, where we do our best to
(07:53):
find missing people, especially children, and help solve unsolved homicides.
With this crime alert, I Nancy Grace
Crime Alert.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
I'm Nancy Grace.
Speaker 1 (00:01):
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. Straight
out to Nicole Parton for the latest.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Authorities revealed that Christine Amanda Brink returned to help her husband,
Clinton Brink, during the tragic double homicide at Devil's Den
State Park in Arkansas. Investigators stated that Clinton forty three,
was the initial victim of the attack. Christine forty one,
managed to lead their two daughters to safety before bravely
(00:41):
heading back to help her husband. Major Stacey Rhodes from
the Arizona State Police Criminal Investigation Division explained quote, the
mother did not fully return to the car with the children.
We believe she took them to safety first and then
went back to help her husband. The children were later
found approximately half a mile into the park, unharmed physically.
(01:03):
The couple was hiking with their daughters, ages seven to nine,
at the time of the incident. Fortunately, their daughters were
not injured and are currently in the care family members.
The couple also has a third daughter who was not
present on this hiking trip. Andrew James McGann, a twenty
eight year old former school teacher, has been charged with
two counts of capital murder. He was apprehended at a
(01:25):
barber shop in Springdale following a five day manhunt and
over five hundred tips from the community. During a press briefing,
officials disclosed that McMahon admitted to killing the couple, with
Rhodes describing it as quote an admission. Arkansas State Police
Colonel Mike Hager noted that there is no evidence suggesting
(01:47):
McGann was acquainted with the Brink family, and the motive
behind the attack remains unknown. McGann made his first court appearance,
where he was charged with two counts of capital murder.
The judge ordered him to be held without bell at
the Washington County Detention Center and appointed him a public defender.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
You also have a right to communicate with your council,
your family, or friends.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
And are reasonable means when we provided for you to
do that.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
I've been presented with an affidaated of indigency this morning
from mister Parrish.
Speaker 2 (02:18):
I'm going to sign off on that and appoint.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
The public Defender's office to your case mom in Florid
to represent you be out with us, sirs.
Speaker 2 (02:29):
The courts appointing the roll farms off point to the
tartist ropersent know through so too great to do that.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Yes, certainly, mister Kresh, I'll give you the extupport game
from when they finished this.
Speaker 2 (02:42):
His arraignment is scheduled for August twenty five. Police confirmed
that McGann's DNA matched evidence collected at the crime scene,
and he sustained an injury during the attack that resulted
in blood loss, aiding in the DNA profiling process. Additionally,
a search horn executed at McGann's residence in Springdale, located
(03:03):
about thirty miles north of Devil's Den State Park, uncovered
items believed to be linked to the crime. Hager reported
until May of this year, McGann worked as a teacher
in a small school district in Oklahoma before resigning to
pursue a job in another state. Authorities noted that he
has no prior criminal record or known mental health issues.
(03:25):
The bodies of the couple were discovered on Saturday at
Devil's Den State Park in Washington County. That's about one
hundred and forty miles northwest of Little Rock, the capital
of Arkansas. Nancy. For now, McGann is currently detained without bond,
awaiting that next court appearance on August twenty five.
Speaker 1 (03:43):
Nicole thank you more Crimate Justice news.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
After this, authorities have discovered the vehicle belonging to Austin
Robert Drummond. He's the suspect in the quadruple homicide case
who remains at law argin Tennessee. Drummond is accused of
murdering four family members in Tennessee, leaving a seven month
old baby girl abandoned in a front yard. The car
(04:09):
was found in Jackson, Tennessee, which is over an hour's
drive from Tiptonville, where the bodies of the four alleged
victims were found. This according to an announcement from the
Dyer County Sheriff's Office, the Jackson Police Department has located
the vehicle associated with Austin Drummond. The post said, we
found the car in a wooded area near the end
(04:30):
of MC Road. It appears he may have been living
in the car and could still be in the vicinity.
The DCSO stated residents in the area are urged to
secure their homes and stay indoors while the search for
Drummond continues. He is considered armed and extremely dangerous. The
alert emphasized if you see him, please call nine to
(04:52):
one one right away and do not attempt to engage
the suspect. As of Saturday, August two, the Jackson Police
Department confirmed that Drummond was still on the run. Please
be cautious while out and about and stay alert. Residents
should ensure their doors are locked, as we do not
know the suspect's current location. The police department cautioned report
(05:14):
any sightings to nine to one one immediately. You can
continue your daily activities, but please do so with increased awareness.
The news of Drummond's vehicle being found comes alongside emerging
details about his background and the identities of the four
individuals he is accused of killing. Drummond faces charges of
first degree murder, kidnapping, and firearm possession related to the
(05:37):
deaths of Adrianna Williams twenty, James Wilson twenty one, Courtney
Rose thirty eight, and Braden Williams just fifteen. All four
victims were discovered on Carrington Road in Tiptonville. They have
been identified as relatives of the abandoned baby, specifically her mother, father, grandmother,
and uncle, and are all connected to Drummond's current girlfriend. Additionally,
(06:03):
reports from Fox News indicate that at the time of
the alleged murders, Drummond was out on bond for a
previous incident in which he was accused of attempted murder.
While incarcerated in December twenty twenty four. His criminal history
includes a robbery conviction at just sixteen years old and
threats against jurors. As reported by The Associated Press.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
Nine year old Alexis Patterson walks from her Milwaukee, Wisconsin
home to school with her stepdad, Lauren Bourgeois. Borgeois says
he watched Alexis walk towards the playground before hitting home.
After school, Bourgeois and Alexis's mother, Arianna learn Alexis is
absent from school. Mom believes Alexis skipped class because she
got in trouble for not completing homework and could not
(06:48):
bring cupcakes to school that day. Fellow classmates say they
saw Alexis crying on the playground before and after school.
Alexis reported missing. Police suspect foul play as Alexis he
has no runaway history. Searches of the surrounding area turn
up nothing. Alexis bio Dad Kenya Campbell cooperates with police,
(07:08):
as does Ariana and Laurent Bourgeois, but police say Bourgeois
fails a polygraph, still no arrest. Alexis Patterson an African
American female child, brown hair, brown eyes, three feet eight inches,
forty two pounds. At the time she disappeared a scar
below her right eye and a bump on her left pinky.
(07:32):
That was twenty two years ago. If you have info
on what happened to little girl Alexis Patterson, please call
Milwaukee PD four one four nine three five seventy four
zero one. For the latest crime injustice news, go to
crime online dot com and please join us for our
daily podcast, Crime Stories, where we do our best to
(07:53):
find missing people, especially children, and help solve unsolved homicides.
With this crime alert, I Nancy Grace
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