In my 27 years that I’ve been with the State Police, this is probably one of the most heinous that we’ve had, especially the aspect of just how random it was.”

A teacher arrested in the murder of a married couple found stabbed to death on a trail in an Arkansas park was held without bond after a brief court appearance on Friday. Andrew James McGann, 28, of Springdale, Arkansas, was appointed a public defender, according to ABC affiliate KHBS.

Teacher Andrew James McGann is accused of killing Clinton David Brink and Cristen Amanda Brink while they were hiking in Arkansas' Devil's Den State Park.