Case 175: Gail & Rick Brink

DESCRIPTION
When newlyweds Gail and Rick Brink failed to show up to their respective jobs on the morning of November 23 1987, the alarm was immediately raised...
CREDITS
Narration - Anonymous Host
Research & writing - Erin Munro
Creative direction - Milly Raso
Production and music - Mike Migas
Music - Andrew D.B. Joslyn
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[@emilyflotilla931]

Thanks! I'm from Holland, Michigan and remember all 3 of these cases. Deb Polinsky's case is still cold. Ironically, I have a connection to all 3 of these cases. I worked in an office with Deb for a brief time. She was very sweet and quiet. In the Wilson case, I knew the father of the alleged dead suspect. He was a good man. I don't remember if he knew about his son or not, before he died. 😢 (I'll have to ask.) In Debbie Polinsky's case, I also knew her. She worked day shift, and I worked 2nd shift at the same over the counter manufacturer of medicines, vitamins, lip balms, and yes, even cod liver oil. I've got some friends who know of people who may be suspects, but nothing has panned out. I pray for justice for Deb all the time. Thanks for the dignity and respect you showed all 3 of these victims.

[@jeffreydodge2586]

The psychopath depends on others to keep dark secrets. Always captivating, another excellent Saturday morning learning about lives I am grateful aren’t mine. Great job.

[@klientproby]

I thought about Ryan even before the part where we hear of the strange things he said shortly after the funeral of his sister and her hubby. Another great Casefile episode. Thank you for this!

[@patedwards8844]

Yea, me too about Ryan

[@Jath2112]

I could listen to the Casefile Voice reading “The Terms” of any random agreement, and still be ridiculously happy about it.

[@filomenadossantos8606]

Agree needs to do audio books

[@lenafranklin7262]

Just wondering are you from Australia?

[@stephanierichards1096]

@@lenafranklin7262 certainly is an Aussie accent

[@lisetteeliseparis7070]

Me too!

[@nothinglikejamaica6056]

As always great and interesting podcast!! That voice.... so mesmerising, could listen to it all day and night long. Absolutely fantastic.

[@Girlytang]

The Voice! 💚. RIP Gail & Rick.

[@twelvesmylimit]

Whoop, whoop! This has to be the most underrated true-crime channel on KZbin.

[@billymacktexasdetective5827]

Horrible voice, dreadful pauses and riddled with inaccuracies... And you think this channel is UNDER rated???

[@Firecracker66]

Thank you from Washington

[@Jimmytheman1]

Oh yes...that’s my night sorted...hold my calls, put the beer in the fridge and get the popcorn ready...

[@plusminus5483]

What an awful person! That made me sick to the stomach 🤢 ....glad he's jailed !

[@MegaDublinguy]

The latest in a consistently excellent presentation of cases with the usual high standard of in-depth research and flawless narration. Thank you yet again Casefile!

[@zenscout]

Sadist ruin as many lives as humanly possible 💀 My top 3 favorite channels. THANK YOU SO MUCH 🔥😘

[@Jolenesmart1980]

Who’s the other two?

[@zenscout]

@@Jolenesmart1980 Also kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4O3qqKtntGKna8

[@zenscout]

@@Jolenesmart1980 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKrdZaOCgq6qmdU

[@lenafranklin7262]

That chapter is good and JPS channel

[@zenscout]

@@lenafranklin7262 JCS bats it outta the park too

[@trishemerald2487]

I just love an Aussie accent! Canadian here.

[@lenafranklin7262]

I like Canadian accents too😊 love Aussie chick

[@Holktube]

"Everything seemed to be going perfectly." *checks timestamp* 🤔

[@TheInvestiGatorYT]

I really like this podcast, listen to it while doing housework :)

[@leesmith6792]

Another great narration for a quality program.

[@hanagraham7376]

Thank you for your great research and excellent story telling!!! Best true crime podcast. These get my through my days at work

[@doxasophosmoros]

You can listen to entertainment at work?!? (I take it not doing any form of typing or writing it interacting or maths )What sort of job do you have where that's allowed? The only one I can't rack my brain of, is basic house painting it truck driving maybe. Is that it? Or similar. Or maybe warehouse packing.. but only without the supervisor if at all. Am curious cause it's impossible to do in most jobs... :) Or house cleaning that might work. I want to know lol , your boss is either cool or right sort of work . Oh wait. Is it uber driving?! (But only without the passengers) or food delivery?! I bet it's delivery. 😬. Or shelve stacking?Which is it?! Lol

[@lauriejohnstone8217]

@@doxasophosmoros Hana knows how multitask. It’s a handy ability to have. 🙂

[@Happinosis]

Oh, I love Saturdays. ❤️

[@Jolenesmart1980]

Greetings from England

[@lenafranklin7262]

Ryan didn't like being called out on his past by the police, then harrased the police about what he did calling all the time.

[@Maligroot]

Thanks Mate 🙏🏻 never disappoints 👍

[@Whippenburg]

Awesome , I will try not to binge this one .. so hard!

[@sarahsarah3945]

My favourite podcast :) The stories are always really interesting and it also helps that your voice is totally dreamy ;)

[@danrobinson572]

Thanks from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in America 🇺🇸

[@ameliaflowers9836]

Pittsburgh 👍

[@danrobinson572]

@@ameliaflowers9836 where you from?

[@Jolenesmart1980]

England here

[@danrobinson572]

@@Jolenesmart1980 cool

[@cottonmouth0088]

Looks like I'm gonna have a good hour and a half at work.

[@gaybarrie6451]

Love his voice! It puts me to sleep at night in spite of the stories being so interesting and well narrated. Haven’t heard any new episodes for a while. No new ones in 2023 as yet! Best pop cast and awesome narrator! 👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@chavocinco]

I love your podcasts, I love falling asleep to them….. When the commercials come on, the volume and cadence changes…and wakes me up. So then I have to fast forward:( Please please can’t the ads be at the end????

[@nancychisholm5399]

Huge cup of coffee with the rest of the bodum to follow, grandkids still sleeping and Casefile....great Saturday morning in Cabbagetown Toronto! Plus I get to play with my monstrous munchlins later....life is good.

[@DEATH-THE-GOAT]

Gawdam it, now I got a deep crawing for a bodum of java 😃 Hi from Sweden

[@nancychisholm5399]

@@DEATH-THE-GOAT greetings and salutations from Canada! As one of those about to imbibe I salute you!

[@lovedogshatepeople4340]

Another excellent case and a fabulous Saturday night entertainment, cheers

[@dougstyles]

Nice production mate. Cheers.

[@ldg1414]

I feel bad for the unborn baby that never got to have these two as their parents.

[@janniebee5509]

New subscriber here, this is in my hometown and listened with rapt curiosity.

[@shafarashid173]

I'm subscribed to Spotify but casefiles podcast isn't available in my country 😭😭😭😭

[@melanieruawai3363]

It always turns out to be a bad idea for friends and families to go and check on their loved ones, when they haven't heard from them.

[@debraleavy8338]

I just found CASEFILE! Awesome, true crime, Thank you

[@Jolenesmart1980]

Wicked needed a new video and already seen hours of bondi beach today with the Aussie accent lol

[@carolynslist6118]

I can almost guarantee that Gail told her mother, and the mother likely punished her and called her a liar. Gail would never tell anyone after that. I went through this. 30 years later, I confronted my mother. Her response? I must be bipolar. I never forgave her. Oh, and that explains why Gail didn’t want her parents parking their camper in her driveway!

[@gaylemc2692]

I have a good friend this happened to. She finally told her mother when she was 32. The mother confronted her husband and he of course denied it. They said let's "put this behind us" and move on. She went on to write a book about her experience, and got her second degree in philosophy. She ended up having her own practice and counseling others. I'm so proud of her. I'm proud of you too. Peace and love

[@emilyflotilla931]

Her husband didn't want it there if I recall correctly, but don't quote me. The other comment may be correct as well. I'm a native of Holland, and I remember this well. They mentioned one place they worked at, but Gail worked in an office where I worked for a brief time. She was very quiet and pleasant. It was grueling, waiting for this to be solved.

[@DavidGonzalez-ov5dx]

Great Job!!!...however 22 caliber...not gage. If they were revolvers..the gun would have to be manually emptied of its bullet casings. Most 22 caliber revolver handguns carry 6,7 or 8 rounds. If it was a 22 caliber rifle, capacity could be in excess of 12 rounds. Not a criticism. Your channel is in my top 5 for true crime. Your narration is second to none. Please continue to make us crimey addicts full. I owe my very realistic nightmares to you. No REM sleep since I started Casefile. Good day.

[@celestialknight2339]

Lol! Well stay safe & well out there, brother

[@gaylemc2692]

I don't know if Pam stayed with him out of fear alone. She went on to have three more children and didn't want to raise them alone. I don't think she took part in the murders. I just don't think she was a victim like she portrays.

[@brendajstevens3719]

👏👏👏

[@lenafranklin7262]

It's pretty simple to see the whole family knew different parts of Ryan's sickness and what he did. They all kept it secret. How did Ryan get so much power over all around him?

[@voiceofreason1208]

Not defending any awful behavior or sickness, but as you said, they all knew one part or at least suspected one part. Possibly, until it was all put together in their minds they were able to excuse the individual things they knew. To many people the bond of family is very very powerful and can lead people to defend awful things done by their relatives, especially immediate family. Even Lionel Dahmer father of Jeffrey, was quoted in an interview and I'm paraphrasing here, that while he totally supported any kind of justice that needed to be done in relation to his criminally insane son up to including the death penalty, Jeffrey was still his son and he loved him. Just my thought.

[@lenafranklin7262]

@@voiceofreason1208 Great input 💕

[@sidstovell2177]

8 kids - you don't hear about any of the others, except Cheryl.

[@britth5333]

@@sidstovell2177 his brother is mentioned saying they are happy the case turned out this way.

[@cynthiagibson2286]

I try not to do housework

[@patedwards8844]

That's the attitude 👍. My people!😅

[@teaspoonsofpeanutbutter6425]

I screenshotted these comments to add to my inspo quotes page😂nice to meet my people!

[@JD-qd5zp]

WOW! How many personalities did this psycho have? I can’t believe his mother cannot see the truth.

[@Missajoshash]

The anonymous host has such a sexy mesmerising voice

[@loveforeignaccents]

I need some visuals... podcasts aren't for me unfortunately.

[@VladRadu-tq1pg]

why tf did you feel the need to comment this lol ?

[@loveforeignaccents]

@@VladRadu-tq1pg Why did you feel the need to comment what you just did? 🤡

[@SHurd-rc2go]

The wonderful mother that somehow never knew of her son's proclivities. Of course, he's not guilty.

[@yellowheart9255]

...me next lol..from nz

[@jjanclark6279]

Just wondering technically, after abusing the females in his life for all those years, was he firing blanks? Don’t mean to be rude

[@dr.calebrobbins.3177]

MAN, THIS IS SICK SHIT ... I CAN LIVE WITHOUT LISTENING TO IT ... OK. NO MORE PLS . OVER AND OUT !. CR.

[@zenscout]

How about Ryan's wife allowing her children to be homeschooled while knowing the truth...turned my face red.😡

[@lenafranklin7262]

How could Crystal & Pam keep that a secret for 20 years

[@goldstar846]

@CALEB ROBBINS not sure what you expect from a true crime channel.... Casefile is not for the faint hearted. Maybe Nancy Grace fluff be more for you.

[@dr.calebrobbins.3177]

@@goldstar846 I'M SURE MANY WOULD AGREE ... THE MAJORITY OF LISTENERS HAVE NOTICED VICTIMS ARE INVARIABLY FEMALE /CHILDREN. IT DOES WEAR A BIT THIN. I ENJOY THE WORK & EFFORT WHICH GOES INTO EACH PRESENTATION. SOMETIMES IT BORDERS ON THE SALACIOUS. OBVIOUSLY, THE CRIME'S RECANTING HIT IT'S MARK WITH ME; I HAVE NO INTENTION OF OFFERING YOU OR ANYONE ELSE AN APOLOGY FOR MY LEVEL OF SENSITIVITY ) CALEB. R.

[@VladRadu-tq1pg]

i think you should visit a shrink doctor, your old age is also making you a schizo it seems with that writting@@dr.calebrobbins.3177

[@lesliejacobs3605]

I enjoy the podcasts but there’s too many and too long of ads.

[@Partyinglikeits1999]

Yes yes yes. So long. I end up fast forwarding but then it's too far ahead, so I rewind, start again....nope gone to far. Lol I hate them so much. Who listens to the entire adds and say "wow I'll buy this..."

[@chavocinco]

Just when I’m about to fall asleep! They wake me up n I gotta FF…

[@VladRadu-tq1pg]

true, i have the same issue with you with his adds lol. always go just a bit too far ahead or back, and indeed the last thing i want to hears about a product is a 10 minute presentation of it@@Partyinglikeits1999

[@nbr1096]

Aah just in time for my early afternoon nap 😴

[@catherineturley]

Pam was so shocked and horrified that she married him. That's not fear. That's selfishness. She wanted the dream and didn't care that the families suffered. She needs to be in prison.

[@theunfortunatespectacle7381]

Not for nothing, but .22 isn't a gauge, but a caliber.

[@gaynorwendes9367]

Is this a real voice?

[@yointhebedroom83]

Yes

[@PoetofHateSpeech]

Sorry, she sounds like 304....up and leaving your partner who you've purchased a house with at a whim...

[@juliequick5219]

Kind of greedy to have commercials through the show. I guess I’ll need to rethink my premium KZbin membership.

[@islandgirl581]

Oh my god... Far too many sponsors!!! Im out

[@Jolenesmart1980]

24:25 and A lacking emotion- nope just lacking emotion why keep putting a in front of things 29:25 and A later ?

[@ItsKrma00]

Do you do this for a living? I mean, geez, your comments are an hour apart re comments made just seconds apart...my visual is you with a fine tooth comb and replaying over and over and saying "There! did you hear that!" BTW anyone can say "and later" to themselves and it's going to sound like "and A later". Maybe you're just cursed with some type of hypersensitive vowel dysfunction hearing? Just try to get a grip, relax, and maybe hear the actual story?

[@goldstar846]

@ Jolene Smart You really need to get some hobbies....just sayin

[@Jolenesmart1980]

@@ItsKrma00 hahaha I heard the story just fine and it’s not hypersensitivity to vowels , it’s obviously jarred you enough for a whole bloody essay , lmao , so maybe you just let things slide too because by jumping on me your not any better ! Kthanksbye

[@Jolenesmart1980]

@@goldstar846 probably do now lockdowns lifting in the uk

[@ItsKrma00]

@@Jolenesmart1980 Yes, I admit it, I got a bit carried away...it just struck me as a little extreme as I've read your similar comments on other casefiles. Sorry for mocking your astuteness. Everyone has the right to express themselves and their observations.

[@Jolenesmart1980]

Doing it again saying A in front of names 13:35 - A gail - no just gail

[@susiefoxy8130]

Introduced to Gail...in an aussie accent is what i hear

[@Danny-mv6fv]

susie foxy I hear the same

[@calamityj3634]

@@susiefoxy8130 we tend to pronounce to as ta. We’re weird:))

[@VegemiteQueen1]

Actually I think we just enunciate more clearly than.. Some accents. He's saying 'introduceD Gail'. There is no 'a', you are just used to lazy speakers.

[@Jolenesmart1980]

@@VegemiteQueen1 maybe that is it

[@tkffin]

No one deserves murder. But crikey she was riding anything that moved

[@Partyinglikeits1999]

Who? Gail?

[@carolball5764]

What an ignoramus and arrogant arsehole!!

[@finosuilleabhain7781]

Does anyone else have to vomit on hearing 'farewell' used as a verb? Is this bizarre usage an Aussie thing or one confined to this podcast?

[@VladRadu-tq1pg]

you people realy have no lives to be bothered by non issues like that..like seriously see a pshichiatrist

[@finosuilleabhain7781]

@@VladRadu-tq1pg You people, is it? So you think the correct use of language is a non-issue? OK, but I judge.

[@Elena-tq9vs]

@@finosuilleabhain7781 - it's an Australian/New Zealand manner of speech. It is "correct use of language" in those parts of the world. Your way of speaking isn't the only "correct" way.

[@finosuilleabhain7781]

@@Elena-tq9vsSure. I didn't say it's wrong - just bizarre.

[@jerrymarshall2095]

Can hardly wait to read the women's comments