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On November 23, 1987, Richard Rick Brink, 28, and his 22-year-old wife Gail were found shot to death in their Park Township, Michigan home. Rick’s body was discovered in his Chevy Blazer in the driveway while Gail was found in their bed. The couple had been married 18 months when the double homicide shattered their families and community.

The killings went cold for decades. A renewed inquiry by the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office in 2011 reopened the case, re-examined evidence and re-interviewed witnesses. Investigators focused on Gail’s brother, Ryan Wyngarden, amid allegations the murders were committed to conceal an incestuous relationship and out of jealousy, according to prosecutor claims. Wyngarden’s wife, Pam, told authorities he had confessed years earlier and later became a key witness.

Ryan Wyngarden was arrested in January 2013 and tried in March 2014; a jury found him guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and he received life without parole. Does anyone have memories of the Brinks or new information about the case that could still be relevant?