Similarities between the unsolved murder at Devil’s Lake State Park in Wisconsin in 2020 and the stabbing deaths of a couple at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas last month have members of the public and authorities wondering if the two cases are connected.

John Schmutzer, 24, of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, was fatally stabbed on Oct. 14, 2020, while reportedly hiking alone at the Wisconsin state park located south of Baraboo, Wisconsin. His murder remains unsolved, despite law enforcement conducting hundreds of interviews and continued efforts to gather additional information.

Sauk County detectives request help again with 2020 Devil's Lake murder

On July 26, at the state park in Arkansas, 43-year-old Clinton Brink and his 41-year-old wife, Cristen, were fatally stabbed while hiking with th

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