Two parents who were murdered while out hiking in Arkansas with their two young children have now been identified and a search has been launched for their killer.Mom Cristen Amanda Brink was attacked alongside her husband,

Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41, were killed on a walking trail at Devil's Den State Park in Arkansas.

Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41, died while they were in Devil's Den State Park with their daughters, ages 7 and 9, on Saturday, July 26, according to a press release from Arkansas State Police (ASP).

The married couple who were murdered in front of their daughters while hiking at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas died as “heroes protecting their little girls,” according to the victims’ devastated family, as a massive manhunt for the killer continues.

Clinton & Cristen Brink had two girls and had just moved to Prairie Grove from out of state. They were killed at Devil's Den on Saturday.

An Arkansas couple, Clinton David Brink, 43, and Cristen Amanda Brink, 41, were killed while they were hiking with their two young daughters in Devil's Den State Park in Ozark Mountains tourism region.