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EPISODE · Nov 13, 2025 · 38 MIN

Arkansas Twin Tragedies

from Criminal · host Vmedia

This episode reveals two true stories that shook Arkansas in 2025—two different tragedies, yet both born from the darkness of the human soul. First, the Jennings Family Massacre in Bryant, where Jared Mitchell shot and killed his mother, stepfather, and sister in a shocking and brutal attack. Three young children survived to bear silent witness to their family's tragedy. Although Jared had a history of mental illness and had been forcibly hospitalized in the past, these early warnings were ignored, and the motive for the murders remains a mystery. Even more horrifying, after slaughtering his family, Jared simply sat calmly in his truck, as if nothing had happened.From Bryant, the story shifts to Devil's Den State Park, where Clinton and Kristen Brink were brutally murdered while hiking with their two daughters. The perpetrator, Andrew James Man—a schoolteacher with no criminal record—shocked everyone. DNA left at the scene eventually linked him not only to this case, but also to a series of other murders in state parks named “Devil's.” In this episode, you will learn how these two tragic cases reveal the hidden dark side of humanity: from ignored signs of mental illness to predators without motive hiding behind normal faces.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support.This episode includes AI-generated content.

This episode reveals two true stories that shook Arkansas in 2025—two different tragedies, yet both born from the darkness of the human soul. First, the Jennings Family Massacre in Bryant, where Jared Mitchell shot and killed his mother, stepfather, and sister in a shocking and brutal attack. Three young children survived to bear silent witness to their family's tragedy. Although Jared had a history of mental illness and had been forcibly hospitalized in the past, these early warnings were ignored, and the motive for the murders remains a mystery. Even more horrifying, after slaughtering his family, Jared simply sat calmly in his truck, as if nothing had happened.From Bryant, the story shifts to Devil's Den State Park, where Clinton and Kristen Brink were brutally murdered while hiking with their two daughters. The perpetrator, Andrew James Man—a schoolteacher with no criminal record—shocked everyone. DNA left at the scene eventually linked him not only to this case, but also to a series of other murders in state parks named “Devil's.” In this episode, you will learn how these two tragic cases reveal the hidden dark side of humanity: from ignored signs of mental illness to predators without motive hiding behind normal faces.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support.This episode includes AI-generated content.

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