Rick and Gail Brink
Police search for killer
Few Clues Surface In Couple’s Slaying
Ryan Wyngarden: To trial for Gail and Rick Brink murders
Suspect in 1987 cold-case murders implicated by sister, fellow jail inmate
Jury selection starts in double homicide cold case
Ryan Wyngarden sent 29 letters from jail, hoped wife would change story about double murder
Witnesses describe Gail and Rick Brink’s last day alive
Cold case double murder trial: Victim’s body likely moved after he was shot in 1987
Ryan Wyngarden was convicted of killing Rick and Gail Brink in 1987
‘We finally got him,’ sister of Ryan Wyngarden says of his double murder conviction
Justice For Newlywed Couple Shot To Death In ’87, How Detectives Cracked The Case
With murders of Rick and Gail Brink solved, friend gives $100,000 to crack other cold cases
Movies/Documentaries
Murder Book: Snake in the Grass
INMATE INFORMATION
MDOC Number: 929727
SID Number: 1116534M
Name: RYAN MARK WYNGARDEN
Racial Identification: White
Gender: Male
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Height: 6′ 1″
Weight: 250 lbs.
Date of Birth: 12/12/1962 (52)
MDOC STATUS
Current Status: Prisoner Earliest Release Date: LIFE
Assigned Location: Saginaw Correctional Facility Maximum Discharge Date: LIFE
Security Level: IV
ALIASES
None
MARKS, SCARS & TATTOOS
Tattoo- Front Right Forearm – Leopard
PRISON SENTENCES
ACTIVE
Sentence 1
Offense: Homicide – Murder First Degree-Premeditated
Minimum Sentence: LIFE
MCL#: 750.316A
Maximum Sentence: LIFE
Court File#: 13037270-FC
Date of Offense: 11/21/1987
County: Ottawa
Date of Sentence: 04/21/2014
Conviction Type: Jury
Sentence 2
Offense: Homicide – Murder First Degree-Premeditated
Minimum Sentence: LIFE
MCL#: 750.316AMaximum
Sentence: LIFE
Court File#: 13037270-FC
Date of Offense: 11/22/1987
County: Ottawa
Date of Sentence: 04/21/2014
Conviction Type: Jury
