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Wisconsin and Arkansas Explore Possible Link in 'Devil' State Park Murders
Investigators are exploring a possible link between two state park stabbings after a suspect was arrested in Arkansas, with multiple tips prompting DNA analysis.
- On October 14, 2020, John Craig Schmutzer, a 24-year-old solo hiker from the Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosa, was found dead from stab wounds along the Grottos Trail within Devil's Lake State Park.
- Following the double homicide of Clinton and Cristen Brink by stabbing at Devil's Den State Park, Arkansas, on July 26, 2025, police reopened the investigation into Schmutzer's unsolved 2020 murder due to noted similarities between the cases.
- Andrew James McGann, age 28, was taken into custody in Arkansas on July 30, 2025, facing charges related to the murders of the Brinks. Meanwhile, investigators in Sauk County are exploring whether he may also be connected to the 2020 stabbing of John Schmutzer.
- McGann admitted to the Brink killings, and Arkansas State Police confirmed his DNA matched blood at the scene, but Wisconsin authorities have no confirmed suspect for Schmutzer's case.
- The Schmutzer case remains active and unsolved in 2025 as authorities in Wisconsin and Arkansas continue to investigate a possible connection between the two incidents.
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Montana Standard
Wisconsin and Arkansas explore possible link in 'Devil' state park murders
The Sauk County Sheriff's Office in Wisconsin is in contact with Arkansas State Police after getting "numerous tips from citizens and other law enforcement agencies," Lt. Scott Steinhorst said.
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The Western Journal
DailyTruthReportWisconsin Police Working Devil's Lake Homicide Looking at Devil's Den Double-Murder Suspect in Arkansas
Police in Wisconsin have reopened a 2020 murder investigation to see whether fatal stabbings in two different state parks in two different states could have a common link Andrew James […] The post Wisconsin Police Working Devil's Lake Homicide Looking at Devil's Den Double-Murder Suspect in Arkansas appeared first on The Western Journal.
Investigators revisit 2020 Devil’s Lake homicide after Arkansas state park killings
Detectives with the Sauk County Sheriff's Office are reviewing possible connections between a 2020 unsolved stabbing at Devils Lake State Park and the recent double homicide at Devils Den State Park in Northwest Arkansas.28-year-old Andrew James McGann was arrested in late July and charged with killing Clinton and Cristen Brink while they were hiking with their two daughters at Devils Den State Park in Washington County, Arkansas, on July 26.Wat…
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