On July 26, a married couple, Cristen Amanda Brink and her husband, Clinton David Brink, were attacked and stabbed to death while hiking with their two daughters at Devil's Den State Park in Arkansas. The girls, aged 7 and 9, managed to flee and seek help at a visitors’ center.
The attack seemed utterly random, but
a possible male suspect caught the attention of other park visitors, who worked
with a forensic sketch artist to create a composite image of the man.
Five days after the murders, police
arrested a man named Andrew James McGann at Lupita’s Beauty Salon in
Springdale, Arkansas, while he was in the middle of getting a haircut. He
reportedly admitted to the murders once taken into custody, though no motive
has yet been revealed.
What I find most incredible is the
accuracy of the sketch produced by the forensic artist based on witness
descriptions—the sharp chin and the too-deep, dead eyes. The sketch captured
what arresting officers described as the murderer’s “soulless” look.
I’ve posted a photo of McGann and the
forensic artist’s rendering for comparison.
—Mitchell Hegman
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