Mind Over Murder

Mind Over Murder

By William F. Thomas and Kristin M. DilleyTrue Crime
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  • NEW: Victim F: From Crime Victims to Suspects to Survivors
    Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn join "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss their book, co-written with Nicole Weisensee Egan, "Victim F: From Crime Victims to Suspects to Survivors," which tells the shocking true story of their bizarre 2015 kidnapping and the revictimization by the justice system in Vallejo, California, where investigators refused to believe their story until it proved to be completely true. Denise and Aaron's story was featured in a hit 2024 Netflix documentary series, "American NIghtmare." 

    "Victim F: From Crime Victims to Suspects to Survivors" Book

    https://victimf.com/

    "American Nightmare" on Netflix

    https://www.netflix.com/title/81620852

    Won't you help the Mind Over Murder podcast increase our visibility and shine the spotlight on the "Colonial Parkway Murders" and other unsolved cases? Contribute any amount you can here:

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/mind-over-murder-podcast-expenses?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

    WTVR CBS News:  Colonial Parkway murders victims' families keep hope cases will be solved:

    https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/colonial-parkway-murders-update-april-19-2024

    WAVY TV 10 News:  New questions raised in Colonial Parkway murders:

    https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/new-questions-raised-in-colonial-parkway-murders/

    WTKR News 3: Colonial Parkway Murders podcast records in Yorktown:

    https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/historic-triangle/colonial-parkway-murders-podcast-records-in-yorktown

    WVEC 13 News Now:  Live Podcast to Discuss Colonial Parkway Murders Monday in Yorktown

    https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/crime/true-crime/live-podcast-to-discuss-colonial-parkway-murders-monday-yorktown/291-601dd2b9-d9f2-4b41-a3e1-44bce6f9f6c6

    Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. has been named as the killer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the Colonial Parkway Murders in September 1987, as well as the murderer of Teresa Howell in June 1989. He has also been linked to the April 1988 disappearance and likely murder of Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey, another pair in the Colonial Parkway Murders.

    13News Now investigates: A serial killer's DNA will not be entered into CODIS database:

    https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/13news-now-investigates/291-e82a9e0b-38e3-4f95-982a-40e960a71e49

    WAVY TV 10 on the Colonial Parkway Murders Announcement with photos:

    https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/deceased-man-identified-as-suspect-in-decades-old-homicides/

    WTKR News 3

    https://www.wtkr.com/news/is-man-linked-to-one-of-the-colonial-parkway-murders-connected-to-the-other-cases

    Virginian Pilot: Who was Alan Wade Wilmer Sr.? Man suspected in two ‘Colonial Parkway’ murders died alone in 2017

    https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/01/14/who-was-alan-wade-wilmer-sr-man-suspected-in-colonial-parkway-murders-died-alone-in-2017/

    Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 18,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase

    You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:
    https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders

    Mind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:

    https://www.spreaker.com

    Join the discussion on our Mind Over Murder and Colonial Parkway Murders pages on Facebook.

    Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcast

    You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:
    https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders

    Follow Othram's DNA Solves: You can help solve a case. Help fund a case or contribute your DNA. Your support helps solve crimes, enable the identification of John & Jane Does, and bring closure to families. Joining is fast, secure, and easy.

    https://dnasolves.com/

    Daily Beast: "Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia’s Colonial Parkway Serial Killer" By Justin Rohrlich

    https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-happened-to-cathleen-thomas-and-rebecca-dowski-inside-the-hunt-for-the-colonial-parkway-killer

    Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other good stuff !

    https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-murder-podcast?ref_id=23885

    Washington Post Op-Ed Piece by Deidre Enright of the Innocence Project:

    "The FBI should use DNA, not posters, to solve a cold-case murder"

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/25/julie-williams-laura-winans-unsolved-murder-test-dna/

    Oxygen: "Loni Coombs Feels A Kinship To 'Lovers' Lane' Victim Cathy Thomas"

    Loni Coombs felt an immediate connection to Cathy Thomas, a groundbreaking gay woman who broke through barriers at the U.S. Naval Academy before she was brutally murdered along the Colonial Parkway in Virginia.

    https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/loni-coombs-feels-a-kinship-to-colonial-parkway-victim-cathy-thomas

    You can contribute to help "Mind Over Murder" do our important work:

    https://mindovermurderpodcast.com/support


    Four one-hour episodes on the Colonial Parkway Murders are available on Oxygen as "The Lover's Lane Murders." The series is available on the free Oxygen app, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon, and many other platforms. https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders

    Oxygen" "Who Were The Colonial Parkway Murder Victims? 8 Young People All Killed In Virginia Within 4 Years" https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders/crime-news/who-were-the-colonial-parkway-murder-victims

    Washington Post Magazine: "Victims, Families and America’s Thirst for True-Crime Stories." "For Bill Thomas, his sister Cathy’s murder is a deeply personal tragedy. For millions of true-crime fans, it’s entertainment." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/07/30/feature/victims-families-and-americas-thirst-for-true-crime-stories/

    Daily Press excellent series of articles on the Colonial Parkway Murders: "The Parkway" http://digital.dailypress.com/static/parkway_cottage/main/index.html

    Colonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com

    Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.com

    Please subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends!

    We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning, and a bonus episode every Thursday morning.

    Sponsors: Othram and DNAsolves.com

    Contribute Your DNA to help solve cases: https://dnasolves.com/user/register

    Follow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOver

    Follow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56

    Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook:
    https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/

    Follow us on InstaGram:: https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders/

    Check out the entire Crawlspace Media network at http://crawlspace-media.com/

    All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley,
    Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero Productions

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mind-over-murder--4847179/support.
    49 min
  • BONUS: Were Same Sex Couples Targeted in Colonial Parkway Murders?
    With a confirmed serial killer, Alan Wade Wilmer, Sr. being named in the Colonial Parkway Murders in Virginia, "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley discuss whether same sex couples were targeted in the Colonial Parkway Murders. Several of the sites of murders in this series were commited at locations where there was a lot of gay cruising, and even serial killer Alan Wade Wilmer, Sr. said odd things that seemed to reference this fact. Was Wilmer targeting gay and lesbian couples?  This bonus episode of "Mind Over Murder" originally ran on February 26, 2024,

    Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. has been named as the killer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the Colonial Parkway Murders in September 1987, as well as the murderer of Teresa Howell in June 1989. He has also been linked to the April 1988 disappearance and likely murder of Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey, another pair in the Colonial Parkway Murders. We also tell you how you can get involved and pass along tips about Alan Wade Wilmer, Sr. to the Virginia State Police and the FBI.

    13News Now investigates: A serial killer's DNA will not be entered into CODIS database:

    https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/13news-now-investigates/291-e82a9e0b-38e3-4f95-982a-40e960a71e49


    WAVY TV 10 on the Colonial Parkway Murders Announcement with photos:

    https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/deceased-man-identified-as-suspect-in-decades-old-homicides/

    WTKR News 3

    https://www.wtkr.com/news/is-man-linked-to-one-of-the-colonial-parkway-murders-connected-to-the-other-cases

    Virginian Pilot: Who was Alan Wade Wilmer Sr.? Man suspected in two ‘Colonial Parkway’ murders died alone in 2017

    https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/01/14/who-was-alan-wade-wilmer-sr-man-suspected-in-colonial-parkway-murders-died-alone-in-2017/

    Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 18,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase

    You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:
    https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders

    Mind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:

    https://www.spreaker.com

    Join the discussion on our Mind Over Murder and Colonial Parkway Murders pages on Facebook.

    Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcast

    You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:
    https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders

    Follow Othram's DNA Solves: You can help solve a case. Help fund a case or contribute your DNA. Your support helps solve crimes, enable the identification of John & Jane Does, and bring closure to families. Joining is fast, secure, and easy.

    https://dnasolves.com/

    Daily Beast: "Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia’s Colonial Parkway Serial Killer" By Justin Rohrlich

    https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-happened-to-cathleen-thomas-and-rebecca-dowski-inside-the-hunt-for-the-colonial-parkway-killer

    Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other good stuff !

    https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-murder-podcast?ref_id=23885

    Washington Post Op-Ed Piece by Deidre Enright of the Innocence Project:

    "The FBI should use DNA, not posters, to solve a cold-case murder"

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/25/julie-williams-laura-winans-unsolved-murder-test-dna/

    Oxygen: "Loni Coombs Feels A Kinship To 'Lovers' Lane' Victim Cathy Thomas"

    Loni Coombs felt an immediate connection to Cathy Thomas, a groundbreaking gay woman who broke through barriers at the U.S. Naval Academy before she was brutally murdered along the Colonial Parkway in Virginia.

    https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/loni-coombs-feels-a-kinship-to-colonial-parkway-victim-cathy-thomas

    You can contribute to help "Mind Over Murder" do our important work:

    https://mindovermurderpodcast.com/support


    Four one-hour episodes on the Colonial Parkway Murders are available on Oxygen as "The Lover's Lane Murders." The series is available on the free Oxygen app, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon, and many other platforms. https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders

    Oxygen" "Who Were The Colonial Parkway Murder Victims? 8 Young People All Killed In Virginia Within 4 Years" https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders/crime-news/who-were-the-colonial-parkway-murder-victims

    Washington Post Magazine: "Victims, Families and America’s Thirst for True-Crime Stories." "For Bill Thomas, his sister Cathy’s murder is a deeply personal tragedy. For millions of true-crime fans, it’s entertainment." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/07/30/feature/victims-families-and-americas-thirst-for-true-crime-stories/

    Daily Press excellent series of articles on the Colonial Parkway Murders: "The Parkway" http://digital.dailypress.com/static/parkway_cottage/main/index.html

    Colonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com

    Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.com

    Please subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends!

    We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning, and a bonus episode every Thursday morning.

    Sponsors: Othram and DNAsolves.com

    Contribute Your DNA to help solve cases: https://dnasolves.com/user/register

    Follow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOver

    Follow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56

    Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook:
    https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/

    Follow us on InstaGram:: https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders/

    Check out the entire Crawlspace Media network at http://crawlspace-media.com/

    All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley,
    Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero Productions

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mind-over-murder--4847179/support.
    38 min
  • NEW: Avoiding Missing Persons Scams with Already Gone Podcast
    Nina Innsted, host of the "Already Gone" podcast and the "Missing in Michigan" Facebook page joins "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss why some missing persons posts on social media turn out to be scams, why fake notices like these hurt real efforts to find missing people, and how to avoid these scams.  Why do people run scams like this? What can families of missing people do to let people know their posts are legitimate?  How can we avoid such scams? Join us for a fascinating conversation.

    Already Gone Podcast:  https://www.alreadygonepodcast.com/

    Missing in Michigan Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/MichigansMissing/

    Won't you help the Mind Over Murder podcast increase our visibility and shine the spotlight on the "Colonial Parkway Murders" and other unsolved cases? Contribute any amount you can here:

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/mind-over-murder-podcast-expenses?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

    WTVR CBS News:  Colonial Parkway murders victims' families keep hope cases will be solved:

    https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/colonial-parkway-murders-update-april-19-2024

    WAVY TV 10 News:  New questions raised in Colonial Parkway murders:

    https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/new-questions-raised-in-colonial-parkway-murders/

    WTKR News 3: Colonial Parkway Murders podcast records in Yorktown:

    https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/historic-triangle/colonial-parkway-murders-podcast-records-in-yorktown

    WVEC 13 News Now:  Live Podcast to Discuss Colonial Parkway Murders Monday in Yorktown

    https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/crime/true-crime/live-podcast-to-discuss-colonial-parkway-murders-monday-yorktown/291-601dd2b9-d9f2-4b41-a3e1-44bce6f9f6c6

    Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. has been named as the killer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the Colonial Parkway Murders in September 1987, as well as the murderer of Teresa Howell in June 1989. He has also been linked to the April 1988 disappearance and likely murder of Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey, another pair in the Colonial Parkway Murders.

    13News Now investigates: A serial killer's DNA will not be entered into CODIS database:

    https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/13news-now-investigates/291-e82a9e0b-38e3-4f95-982a-40e960a71e49

    WAVY TV 10 on the Colonial Parkway Murders Announcement with photos:

    https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/deceased-man-identified-as-suspect-in-decades-old-homicides/

    WTKR News 3

    https://www.wtkr.com/news/is-man-linked-to-one-of-the-colonial-parkway-murders-connected-to-the-other-cases

    Virginian Pilot: Who was Alan Wade Wilmer Sr.? Man suspected in two ‘Colonial Parkway’ murders died alone in 2017

    https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/01/14/who-was-alan-wade-wilmer-sr-man-suspected-in-colonial-parkway-murders-died-alone-in-2017/

    Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 18,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase

    You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:
    https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders

    Mind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:

    https://www.spreaker.com

    Join the discussion on our Mind Over Murder and Colonial Parkway Murders pages on Facebook.

    Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcast

    You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:
    https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders

    Follow Othram's DNA Solves: You can help solve a case. Help fund a case or contribute your DNA. Your support helps solve crimes, enable the identification of John & Jane Does, and bring closure to families. Joining is fast, secure, and easy.

    https://dnasolves.com/

    Daily Beast: "Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia’s Colonial Parkway Serial Killer" By Justin Rohrlich

    https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-happened-to-cathleen-thomas-and-rebecca-dowski-inside-the-hunt-for-the-colonial-parkway-killer

    Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other good stuff !

    https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-murder-podcast?ref_id=23885

    Washington Post Op-Ed Piece by Deidre Enright of the Innocence Project:

    "The FBI should use DNA, not posters, to solve a cold-case murder"

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/25/julie-williams-laura-winans-unsolved-murder-test-dna/

    Oxygen: "Loni Coombs Feels A Kinship To 'Lovers' Lane' Victim Cathy Thomas"

    Loni Coombs felt an immediate connection to Cathy Thomas, a groundbreaking gay woman who broke through barriers at the U.S. Naval Academy before she was brutally murdered along the Colonial Parkway in Virginia.

    https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/loni-coombs-feels-a-kinship-to-colonial-parkway-victim-cathy-thomas

    You can contribute to help "Mind Over Murder" do our important work:

    https://mindovermurderpodcast.com/support


    Four one-hour episodes on the Colonial Parkway Murders are available on Oxygen as "The Lover's Lane Murders." The series is available on the free Oxygen app, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon, and many other platforms. https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders

    Oxygen" "Who Were The Colonial Parkway Murder Victims? 8 Young People All Killed In Virginia Within 4 Years" https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders/crime-news/who-were-the-colonial-parkway-murder-victims

    Washington Post Magazine: "Victims, Families and America’s Thirst for True-Crime Stories." "For Bill Thomas, his sister Cathy’s murder is a deeply personal tragedy. For millions of true-crime fans, it’s entertainment." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/07/30/feature/victims-families-and-americas-thirst-for-true-crime-stories/

    Daily Press excellent series of articles on the Colonial Parkway Murders: "The Parkway" http://digital.dailypress.com/static/parkway_cottage/main/index.html

    Colonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com

    Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.com

    Please subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends!

    We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning, and a bonus episode every Thursday morning.

    Sponsors: Othram and DNAsolves.com

    Contribute Your DNA to help solve cases: https://dnasolves.com/user/register

    Follow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOver

    Follow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56

    Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook:
    https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/

    Follow us on InstaGram:: https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders/

    Check out the entire Crawlspace Media network at http://crawlspace-media.com/

    All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley,
    Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero Productions

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mind-over-murder--4847179/support.
    42 min
  • BONUS: Joe Giacalone: True Crime with the Sarge
    Retired NYPD Homicide Detective Sargent Joe Giacalone joins "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss happenings in true crime, including the Karen Read case in Boston, the upcoming Idaho 4 trial of Bryan Kohberger, the Long Island Serial Killer/Giglo Beach 4 suspect Rex Huermann, and much more. This bonus episode of "Mind Obver Murder" originally ran on May 13, 2024,

    You Tube: Welcome to My Channel: True Crime with the Sarge

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q5AHcg92sA

    Won't you help the Mind Over Murder podcast increase our visibility and shine the spotlight on the "Colonial Parkway Murders" and other unsolved cases? Contribute any amount you can here:

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/mind-over-murder-podcast-expenses?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

    Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 18,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase

    You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:
    https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders

    Mind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:

    https://www.spreaker.com

    New Article in Virginia Gazette: 35 Years Later, Victims’ Families in Colonial Parkway Murders Still Searching for Answers, Hope DNA Ad

    Join the discussion on our Mind Over Murder and Colonial Parkway Murders pages on Facebook.

    Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcast

    You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:
    https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders

    Follow Othram's DNA Solves: You can help solve a case. Help fund a case or contribute your DNA. Your support helps solve crimes, enable the identification of John & Jane Does, and bring closure to families. Joining is fast, secure, and easy.

    https://dnasolves.com/

    Virginia Gazette: 35 Years Later, Victims’ Families in Colonial Parkway Murders Still Searching for Answers, Hope DNA Advances will Solve Case By Em Holter and Abigail Adcox

    https://www.dailypress.com/virginiagazette/va-vg-colonial-parkway-murders-anniversary-1024-20211022-76jkpte6qvez7onybmhbhp7nfi-story.html

    Medium: The Colonial Parkway Murders — A Tale of Two Killers? By Quinn Zane

    https://medium.com/unburied/the-colonial-parkway-murders-a-tale-of-two-killers-1e8fda367a48

    Washington Post: "Crimes of Passion"

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1997/08/15/crimes-of-passion/0a38e8f9-6d04-48e4-a847-7d3cba53c363/

    Daily Beast: "Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia’s Colonial Parkway Serial Killer" By Justin Rohrlich

    https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-happened-to-cathleen-thomas-and-rebecca-dowski-inside-the-hunt-for-the-colonial-parkway-killer

    Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other good stuff !

    https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-murder-podcast?ref_id=23885

    Washington Post Op-Ed Piece by Deidre Enright of the Innocence Project:

    "The FBI should use DNA, not posters, to solve a cold-case murder"

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/25/julie-williams-laura-winans-unsolved-murder-test-dna/

    Oxygen: "Loni Coombs Feels A Kinship To 'Lovers' Lane' Victim Cathy Thomas"

    Loni Coombs felt an immediate connection to Cathy Thomas, a groundbreaking gay woman who broke through barriers at the U.S. Naval Academy before she was brutally murdered along the Colonial Parkway in Virginia.

    https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/loni-coombs-feels-a-kinship-to-colonial-parkway-victim-cathy-thomas

    Four one-hour episodes on the Colonial Parkway Murders are available on Oxygen as "The Lover's Lane Murders." The series is available on the free Oxygen app, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon, and many other platforms. https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders

    Oxygen" "Who Were The Colonial Parkway Murder Victims? 8 Young People All Killed In Virginia Within 4 Years" https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders/crime-news/who-were-the-colonial-parkway-murder-victims

    Washington Post Magazine: "Victims, Families and America’s Thirst for True-Crime Stories." "For Bill Thomas, his sister Cathy’s murder is a deeply personal tragedy. For millions of true-crime fans, it’s entertainment." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/07/30/feature/victims-families-and-americas-thirst-for-true-crime-stories/

    Daily Press excellent series of articles on the Colonial Parkway Murders: "The Parkway" http://digital.dailypress.com/static/parkway_cottage/main/index.html

    Colonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com

    Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.com

    Please subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends!

    We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning, and a bonus episode every Thursday morning.

    Sponsors: Othram and DNAsolves.com

    Contribute Your DNA to help solve cases: https://dnasolves.com/user/register

    Follow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOver

    Follow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56

    Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook:
    https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/

    Follow us on InstaGram:: https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders/

    Check out the entire Crawlspace Media network at http://crawlspace-media.com/

    All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley,
    Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero Productions

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mind-over-murder--4847179/support.
    52 min
  • NEW: Getting Answers in the Colonial Parkway Murders
    Janette Edwards Santiago, older sister of Colonial Parkway Murders victim Robin Edwards, shares her thoughts on getting answers in her sister and David Knobling's murder with "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley. On January 8, 2024, Virginia State Police and FBI investigators announced that deceased suspect Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. had been liked to Robin and David's 1987 murder through DNA analysis, and that Wilmer had also been linked to the the 1989 rape/murder of Teresa Howell.   Wilmer is also the leading suspect in the 1988 disappearance and likely homicide of Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey as part of the Colonial Parkway Murders.

    WAVY TV 10:  Some closure for family member of Colonial Parkway victim after learning of killer

    https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/some-closure-for-family-member-of-colonial-parkway-victim-after-learning-of-killer/

    Won't you help the Mind Over Murder podcast increase our visibility and shine the spotlight on the "Colonial Parkway Murders" and other unsolved cases? Contribute any amount you can here:

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    WTVR CBS News:  Colonial Parkway murders victims' families keep hope cases will be solved:

    https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/colonial-parkway-murders-update-april-19-2024

    WAVY TV 10 News:  New questions raised in Colonial Parkway murders:

    https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/new-questions-raised-in-colonial-parkway-murders/

    WTKR News 3: Colonial Parkway Murders podcast records in Yorktown:

    https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/historic-triangle/colonial-parkway-murders-podcast-records-in-yorktown

    WVEC 13 News Now:  Live Podcast to Discuss Colonial Parkway Murders Monday in Yorktown

    https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/crime/true-crime/live-podcast-to-discuss-colonial-parkway-murders-monday-yorktown/291-601dd2b9-d9f2-4b41-a3e1-44bce6f9f6c6

    Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. has been named as the killer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the Colonial Parkway Murders in September 1987, as well as the murderer of Teresa Howell in June 1989. He has also been linked to the April 1988 disappearance and likely murder of Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey, another pair in the Colonial Parkway Murders.

    13News Now investigates: A serial killer's DNA will not be entered into CODIS database:

    https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/13news-now-investigates/291-e82a9e0b-38e3-4f95-982a-40e960a71e49

    WAVY TV 10 on the Colonial Parkway Murders Announcement with photos:

    https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/deceased-man-identified-as-suspect-in-decades-old-homicides/

    WTKR News 3

    https://www.wtkr.com/news/is-man-linked-to-one-of-the-colonial-parkway-murders-connected-to-the-other-cases

    Virginian Pilot: Who was Alan Wade Wilmer Sr.? Man suspected in two ‘Colonial Parkway’ murders died alone in 2017

    https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/01/14/who-was-alan-wade-wilmer-sr-man-suspected-in-colonial-parkway-murders-died-alone-in-2017/

    Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 18,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase

    You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:
    https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders

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    Join the discussion on our Mind Over Murder and Colonial Parkway Murders pages on Facebook.

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    Follow Othram's DNA Solves: You can help solve a case. Help fund a case or contribute your DNA. Your support helps solve crimes, enable the identification of John & Jane Does, and bring closure to families. Joining is fast, secure, and easy.

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    Daily Beast: "Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia’s Colonial Parkway Serial Killer" By Justin Rohrlich

    https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-happened-to-cathleen-thomas-and-rebecca-dowski-inside-the-hunt-for-the-colonial-parkway-killer

    Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other good stuff !

    https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-murder-podcast?ref_id=23885

    Washington Post Op-Ed Piece by Deidre Enright of the Innocence Project:

    "The FBI should use DNA, not posters, to solve a cold-case murder"

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/25/julie-williams-laura-winans-unsolved-murder-test-dna/

    Oxygen: "Loni Coombs Feels A Kinship To 'Lovers' Lane' Victim Cathy Thomas"

    Loni Coombs felt an immediate connection to Cathy Thomas, a groundbreaking gay woman who broke through barriers at the U.S. Naval Academy before she was brutally murdered along the Colonial Parkway in Virginia.

    https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/loni-coombs-feels-a-kinship-to-colonial-parkway-victim-cathy-thomas

    You can contribute to help "Mind Over Murder" do our important work:

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    Four one-hour episodes on the Colonial Parkway Murders are available on Oxygen as "The Lover's Lane Murders." The series is available on the free Oxygen app, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon, and many other platforms. https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders

    Oxygen" "Who Were The Colonial Parkway Murder Victims? 8 Young People All Killed In Virginia Within 4 Years" https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders/crime-news/who-were-the-colonial-parkway-murder-victims

    Washington Post Magazine: "Victims, Families and America’s Thirst for True-Crime Stories." "For Bill Thomas, his sister Cathy’s murder is a deeply personal tragedy. For millions of true-crime fans, it’s entertainment." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/07/30/feature/victims-families-and-americas-thirst-for-true-crime-stories/

    Daily Press excellent series of articles on the Colonial Parkway Murders: "The Parkway" http://digital.dailypress.com/static/parkway_cottage/main/index.html

    Colonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com

    Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.com

    Please subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends!

    We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning, and a bonus episode every Thursday morning.

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    https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/

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    34 min
  • BONUS: Serial Killer's Apprentice w Katherine Ramsland and Tracy Ullman
    "The Serial Killer's Apprentice: The True Story of How Houston's Deadliest Murderer Turned a Kid Into a Killing Machine" is the new book by authors Katherine Ramsland and Tracy Ullman. The authors join us for a fascinating discussion of killers Dean Corll, David Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley worked together as victims and perpetrators. This bonus episode of Mind Over Murder prigianlly ran on April 15, 2024.

    Goodreads: The Serial Killer's Apprentice 

    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/179846498-the-serial-killer-s-apprentice

    Amazon: The Serial Killer's Apprentice:

    https://www.amazon.com/Serial-Killers-Apprentice-Katherine-Ramsland/dp/1613164955/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1M3OJBR13ECVH&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ibaIeNuA2VvrPuHmFQt36rOAtA5QBR6gTxjtPcWRPHoWeHR7LZ-gX9WXBL-eV7J89DQZ61tOE99J9a8WALs5XDb_e-Cg3mwZLuXmTy_g5DkNcMrcNTC4lO--A6MESn3mLmpndsRGFp4Y8qtPA0hH4A5FU4H6Bf6xZsFSLh_sTOdACqucW6_lyFhYjVVGacBgOmPkfzwKGYcsxdEc3gxrkEMHIV1sW3bPsCE728pEPvs.Xh3ZBfAIQ5bEW7NsiAHG4_MuPudJemWTDs8OW0GYD6A&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+serial+killers+apprentice&qid=1712958352&s=books&sprefix=serial+killers+%2Cstripbooks%2C81&sr=1-1

    Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. has been named as the killer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the Colonial Parkway Murders in September 1987, as well as the murderer of Teresa Howell in June 1989. He has also been linked to the April 1988 disappearance and likely murder of Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey, another pair in the Colonial Parkway Murders.

    13News Now investigates: A serial killer's DNA will not be entered into CODIS database:

    https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/13news-now-investigates/291-e82a9e0b-38e3-4f95-982a-40e960a71e49

    WAVY TV 10 on the Colonial Parkway Murders Announcement with photos:

    https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/deceased-man-identified-as-suspect-in-decades-old-homicides/

    WTKR News 3

    https://www.wtkr.com/news/is-man-linked-to-one-of-the-colonial-parkway-murders-connected-to-the-other-cases

    Virginian Pilot: Who was Alan Wade Wilmer Sr.? Man suspected in two ‘Colonial Parkway’ murders died alone in 2017

    https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/01/14/who-was-alan-wade-wilmer-sr-man-suspected-in-colonial-parkway-murders-died-alone-in-2017/

    Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 18,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase

    You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:
    https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders

    Mind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:

    https://www.spreaker.com

    Join the discussion on our Mind Over Murder and Colonial Parkway Murders pages on Facebook.

    Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcast

    You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:
    https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders

    Follow Othram's DNA Solves: You can help solve a case. Help fund a case or contribute your DNA. Your support helps solve crimes, enable the identification of John & Jane Does, and bring closure to families. Joining is fast, secure, and easy.

    https://dnasolves.com/

    Daily Beast: "Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia’s Colonial Parkway Serial Killer" By Justin Rohrlich

    https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-happened-to-cathleen-thomas-and-rebecca-dowski-inside-the-hunt-for-the-colonial-parkway-killer

    Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other good stuff !

    https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-murder-podcast?ref_id=23885

    Washington Post Op-Ed Piece by Deidre Enright of the Innocence Project:

    "The FBI should use DNA, not posters, to solve a cold-case murder"

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/25/julie-williams-laura-winans-unsolved-murder-test-dna/

    Oxygen: "Loni Coombs Feels A Kinship To 'Lovers' Lane' Victim Cathy Thomas"

    Loni Coombs felt an immediate connection to Cathy Thomas, a groundbreaking gay woman who broke through barriers at the U.S. Naval Academy before she was brutally murdered along the Colonial Parkway in Virginia.

    https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/loni-coombs-feels-a-kinship-to-colonial-parkway-victim-cathy-thomas

    You can contribute to help "Mind Over Murder" do our important work:

    https://mindovermurderpodcast.com/support


    Four one-hour episodes on the Colonial Parkway Murders are available on Oxygen as "The Lover's Lane Murders." The series is available on the free Oxygen app, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon, and many other platforms. https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders

    Oxygen" "Who Were The Colonial Parkway Murder Victims? 8 Young People All Killed In Virginia Within 4 Years" https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders/crime-news/who-were-the-colonial-parkway-murder-victims

    Washington Post Magazine: "Victims, Families and America’s Thirst for True-Crime Stories." "For Bill Thomas, his sister Cathy’s murder is a deeply personal tragedy. For millions of true-crime fans, it’s entertainment." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/07/30/feature/victims-families-and-americas-thirst-for-true-crime-stories/

    Daily Press excellent series of articles on the Colonial Parkway Murders: "The Parkway" http://digital.dailypress.com/static/parkway_cottage/main/index.html

    Colonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com

    Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.com

    Please subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends!

    We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning, and a bonus episode every Thursday morning.

    Sponsors: Othram and DNAsolves.com

    Contribute Your DNA to help solve cases: https://dnasolves.com/user/register

    Follow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOver

    Follow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56

    Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook:
    https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/

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    All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley,
    Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero Productions
    58 min
  • NEW: The Day My Mother Never Came Home
    Author Reginald L Reed, Jr. joins "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss his powerful new memoir, "The Day My Mother Never Came Home." The book tells the story of the murder of Reggie's mother Selonia when Reggie was only 6 years old, and the indictment and trial of his father some 32 years later for his wife's cold case murder. He explores themes of grief, loss, and forgiveness as he outlines his own life experiences.

    Goodreads:  The Day My Mother Never Came Home

    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209150762-the-day-my-mother-never-came-home

    Amazon:  The Day My Mother Never Came Home

    https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+day+my+mother+never+came+home+reginald+reed&crid=DMZDJLLPL06M&sprefix=the+day+my+mother+never+came+home+reginald+reed%2Caps%2C110&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

    Won't you help the Mind Over Murder podcast increase our visibility and shine the spotlight on the "Colonial Parkway Murders" and other unsolved cases? Contribute any amount you can here:

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/mind-over-murder-podcast-expenses?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

    WTVR CBS News:  Colonial Parkway murders victims' families keep hope cases will be solved:

    https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/colonial-parkway-murders-update-april-19-2024

    WAVY TV 10 News:  New questions raised in Colonial Parkway murders:

    https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/new-questions-raised-in-colonial-parkway-murders/

    WTKR News 3: Colonial Parkway Murders podcast records in Yorktown:

    https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/historic-triangle/colonial-parkway-murders-podcast-records-in-yorktown

    WVEC 13 News Now:  Live Podcast to Discuss Colonial Parkway Murders Monday in Yorktown

    https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/crime/true-crime/live-podcast-to-discuss-colonial-parkway-murders-monday-yorktown/291-601dd2b9-d9f2-4b41-a3e1-44bce6f9f6c6

    Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. has been named as the killer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the Colonial Parkway Murders in September 1987, as well as the murderer of Teresa Howell in June 1989. He has also been linked to the April 1988 disappearance and likely murder of Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey, another pair in the Colonial Parkway Murders.

    13News Now investigates: A serial killer's DNA will not be entered into CODIS database:

    https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/13news-now-investigates/291-e82a9e0b-38e3-4f95-982a-40e960a71e49

    WAVY TV 10 on the Colonial Parkway Murders Announcement with photos:

    https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/deceased-man-identified-as-suspect-in-decades-old-homicides/

    WTKR News 3

    https://www.wtkr.com/news/is-man-linked-to-one-of-the-colonial-parkway-murders-connected-to-the-other-cases

    Virginian Pilot: Who was Alan Wade Wilmer Sr.? Man suspected in two ‘Colonial Parkway’ murders died alone in 2017

    https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/01/14/who-was-alan-wade-wilmer-sr-man-suspected-in-colonial-parkway-murders-died-alone-in-2017/

    Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 18,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase

    You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:
    https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders

    Mind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:

    https://www.spreaker.com

    Join the discussion on our Mind Over Murder and Colonial Parkway Murders pages on Facebook.

    Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcast

    You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:
    https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders

    Follow Othram's DNA Solves: You can help solve a case. Help fund a case or contribute your DNA. Your support helps solve crimes, enable the identification of John & Jane Does, and bring closure to families. Joining is fast, secure, and easy.

    https://dnasolves.com/

    Daily Beast: "Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia’s Colonial Parkway Serial Killer" By Justin Rohrlich

    https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-happened-to-cathleen-thomas-and-rebecca-dowski-inside-the-hunt-for-the-colonial-parkway-killer

    Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other good stuff !

    https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-murder-podcast?ref_id=23885

    Washington Post Op-Ed Piece by Deidre Enright of the Innocence Project:

    "The FBI should use DNA, not posters, to solve a cold-case murder"

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/25/julie-williams-laura-winans-unsolved-murder-test-dna/

    Oxygen: "Loni Coombs Feels A Kinship To 'Lovers' Lane' Victim Cathy Thomas"

    Loni Coombs felt an immediate connection to Cathy Thomas, a groundbreaking gay woman who broke through barriers at the U.S. Naval Academy before she was brutally murdered along the Colonial Parkway in Virginia.

    https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/loni-coombs-feels-a-kinship-to-colonial-parkway-victim-cathy-thomas

    You can contribute to help "Mind Over Murder" do our important work:

    https://mindovermurderpodcast.com/support


    Four one-hour episodes on the Colonial Parkway Murders are available on Oxygen as "The Lover's Lane Murders." The series is available on the free Oxygen app, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon, and many other platforms. https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders

    Oxygen" "Who Were The Colonial Parkway Murder Victims? 8 Young People All Killed In Virginia Within 4 Years" https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders/crime-news/who-were-the-colonial-parkway-murder-victims

    Washington Post Magazine: "Victims, Families and America’s Thirst for True-Crime Stories." "For Bill Thomas, his sister Cathy’s murder is a deeply personal tragedy. For millions of true-crime fans, it’s entertainment." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/07/30/feature/victims-families-and-americas-thirst-for-true-crime-stories/

    Daily Press excellent series of articles on the Colonial Parkway Murders: "The Parkway" http://digital.dailypress.com/static/parkway_cottage/main/index.html

    Colonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com

    Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.com

    Please subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends!

    We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning, and a bonus episode every Thursday morning.

    Sponsors: Othram and DNAsolves.com

    Contribute Your DNA to help solve cases: https://dnasolves.com/user/register

    Follow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOver

    Follow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56

    Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook:
    https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/

    Follow us on InstaGram:: https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders/

    Check out the entire Crawlspace Media network at http://crawlspace-media.com/

    All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley,
    Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero Productions



























    38 min
  • BONUS: Exploring the Serial Killer Database
    Dr. Mike Aamodt, the founder of the Serial Killer Database joins "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss how the database came into existence, how it helps academics, students and law enforcement investigators understand the lives and minds of serial killer, including Colonial Parkway Murders serial killer Alan Wade Wilmer, Sr. Wilmer was publicly identified as the murderer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling (1987 Colonial Parkway Murders) as well as 1989 Hampton Virginia victim Teresa Howell at a press conference in January 2024. This bonus episode originally ran in March 2024

    Radford/FGCU Serial Killer Research:

    https://www.fgcu.edu/skdb/

    Radford/FGCU Annual Report on Serial Killer Statistics: 2023

    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/373258117_RadfordFGCU_Annual_Report_on_Serial_Killer_Statistics_2023

    Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. has been named as the killer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the Colonial Parkway Murders in September 1987, as well as the murderer of Teresa Howell in June 1989. He has also been linked to the April 1988 disappearance and likely murder of Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey, another pair in the Colonial Parkway Murders. We also tell you how you can get involved and pass along tips about Alan Wade Wilmer, Sr. to the Virginia State Police and the FBI.

    13News Now investigates: A serial killer's DNA will not be entered into CODIS database:

    https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/13news-now-investigates/291-e82a9e0b-38e3-4f95-982a-40e960a71e49

    WAVY TV 10 on the Colonial Parkway Murders Announcement with photos:

    https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/deceased-man-identified-as-suspect-in-decades-old-homicides/

    WTKR News 3

    https://www.wtkr.com/news/is-man-linked-to-one-of-the-colonial-parkway-murders-connected-to-the-other-cases

    Virginian Pilot: Who was Alan Wade Wilmer Sr.? Man suspected in two ‘Colonial Parkway’ murders died alone in 2017

    https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/01/14/who-was-alan-wade-wilmer-sr-man-suspected-in-colonial-parkway-murders-died-alone-in-2017/

    Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 18,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase

    You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:
    https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders

    Mind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:

    https://www.spreaker.com

    Join the discussion on our Mind Over Murder and Colonial Parkway Murders pages on Facebook.

    Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcast

    You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:
    https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders

    Follow Othram's DNA Solves: You can help solve a case. Help fund a case or contribute your DNA. Your support helps solve crimes, enable the identification of John & Jane Does, and bring closure to families. Joining is fast, secure, and easy.

    https://dnasolves.com/

    Daily Beast: "Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia’s Colonial Parkway Serial Killer" By Justin Rohrlich

    https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-happened-to-cathleen-thomas-and-rebecca-dowski-inside-the-hunt-for-the-colonial-parkway-killer

    Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other good stuff !

    https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-murder-podcast?ref_id=23885

    Washington Post Op-Ed Piece by Deidre Enright of the Innocence Project:

    "The FBI should use DNA, not posters, to solve a cold-case murder"

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/25/julie-williams-laura-winans-unsolved-murder-test-dna/

    Oxygen: "Loni Coombs Feels A Kinship To 'Lovers' Lane' Victim Cathy Thomas"

    Loni Coombs felt an immediate connection to Cathy Thomas, a groundbreaking gay woman who broke through barriers at the U.S. Naval Academy before she was brutally murdered along the Colonial Parkway in Virginia.

    https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/loni-coombs-feels-a-kinship-to-colonial-parkway-victim-cathy-thomas

    You can contribute to help "Mind Over Murder" do our important work:

    https://mindovermurderpodcast.com/support

    Four one-hour episodes on the Colonial Parkway Murders are available on Oxygen as "The Lover's Lane Murders." The series is available on the free Oxygen app, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon, and many other platforms. https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders

    Oxygen" "Who Were The Colonial Parkway Murder Victims? 8 Young People All Killed In Virginia Within 4 Years" https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders/crime-news/who-were-the-colonial-parkway-murder-victims

    Washington Post Magazine: "Victims, Families and America’s Thirst for True-Crime Stories." "For Bill Thomas, his sister Cathy’s murder is a deeply personal tragedy. For millions of true-crime fans, it’s entertainment." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/07/30/feature/victims-families-and-americas-thirst-for-true-crime-stories/

    Daily Press excellent series of articles on the Colonial Parkway Murders: "The Parkway" http://digital.dailypress.com/static/parkway_cottage/main/index.html

    Colonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com

    Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.com

    Please subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends!

    We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning, and a bonus episode every Thursday morning.

    Sponsors: Othram and DNAsolves.com

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    Follow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOver

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    https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/

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    44 min
  • NEW: John Hinckley Jr and the Madness of American Political Violence (Part 2)
    "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley discuss the new article by Dublin based writer Mark O'Connell, "John Hinckley Jr and the Madness of American Political Violence," which ran in the New York Times Magazine on July 25, 2024. This new episode is Part 2 of 2.

    NYT:  John Hinckley Jr and the Madness of American Political Violence

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/25/magazine/john-hinckley-jr-president-reagan-assassination.html

    Mark Olshaker on Release of Attempted Assassin John Hickley Jr.
    Mind Over Murder Podcast July 25, 2022

    https://www.spreaker.com/episode/new-mark-olshaker-on-release-of-attempted-assassin-john-hickley-jr--50698601

    Won't you help the Mind Over Murder podcast increase our visibility and shine the spotlight on the "Colonial Parkway Murders" and other unsolved cases? Contribute any amount you can here:

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/mind-over-murder-podcast-expenses?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

    WTVR CBS News:  Colonial Parkway murders victims' families keep hope cases will be solved:

    https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/colonial-parkway-murders-update-april-19-2024

    WAVY TV 10 News:  New questions raised in Colonial Parkway murders:

    https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/new-questions-raised-in-colonial-parkway-murders/

    WTKR News 3: Colonial Parkway Murders podcast records in Yorktown:

    https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/historic-triangle/colonial-parkway-murders-podcast-records-in-yorktown

    WVEC 13 News Now:  Live Podcast to Discuss Colonial Parkway Murders Monday in Yorktown

    https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/crime/true-crime/live-podcast-to-discuss-colonial-parkway-murders-monday-yorktown/291-601dd2b9-d9f2-4b41-a3e1-44bce6f9f6c6

    Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. has been named as the killer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the Colonial Parkway Murders in September 1987, as well as the murderer of Teresa Howell in June 1989. He has also been linked to the April 1988 disappearance and likely murder of Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey, another pair in the Colonial Parkway Murders.

    13News Now investigates: A serial killer's DNA will not be entered into CODIS database:

    https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/13news-now-investigates/291-e82a9e0b-38e3-4f95-982a-40e960a71e49

    WAVY TV 10 on the Colonial Parkway Murders Announcement with photos:

    https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/deceased-man-identified-as-suspect-in-decades-old-homicides/

    WTKR News 3

    https://www.wtkr.com/news/is-man-linked-to-one-of-the-colonial-parkway-murders-connected-to-the-other-cases

    Virginian Pilot: Who was Alan Wade Wilmer Sr.? Man suspected in two ‘Colonial Parkway’ murders died alone in 2017

    https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/01/14/who-was-alan-wade-wilmer-sr-man-suspected-in-colonial-parkway-murders-died-alone-in-2017/

    Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 18,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase

    You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:
    https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders

    Mind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:

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    Join the discussion on our Mind Over Murder and Colonial Parkway Murders pages on Facebook.

    Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcast

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    Follow Othram's DNA Solves: You can help solve a case. Help fund a case or contribute your DNA. Your support helps solve crimes, enable the identification of John & Jane Does, and bring closure to families. Joining is fast, secure, and easy.

    https://dnasolves.com/

    Daily Beast: "Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia’s Colonial Parkway Serial Killer" By Justin Rohrlich

    https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-happened-to-cathleen-thomas-and-rebecca-dowski-inside-the-hunt-for-the-colonial-parkway-killer

    Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other good stuff !

    https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-murder-podcast?ref_id=23885

    Washington Post Op-Ed Piece by Deidre Enright of the Innocence Project:

    "The FBI should use DNA, not posters, to solve a cold-case murder"

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/25/julie-williams-laura-winans-unsolved-murder-test-dna/

    Oxygen: "Loni Coombs Feels A Kinship To 'Lovers' Lane' Victim Cathy Thomas"

    Loni Coombs felt an immediate connection to Cathy Thomas, a groundbreaking gay woman who broke through barriers at the U.S. Naval Academy before she was brutally murdered along the Colonial Parkway in Virginia.

    https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/loni-coombs-feels-a-kinship-to-colonial-parkway-victim-cathy-thomas

    You can contribute to help "Mind Over Murder" do our important work:

    https://mindovermurderpodcast.com/support


    Four one-hour episodes on the Colonial Parkway Murders are available on Oxygen as "The Lover's Lane Murders." The series is available on the free Oxygen app, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon, and many other platforms. https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders

    Oxygen" "Who Were The Colonial Parkway Murder Victims? 8 Young People All Killed In Virginia Within 4 Years" https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders/crime-news/who-were-the-colonial-parkway-murder-victims

    Washington Post Magazine: "Victims, Families and America’s Thirst for True-Crime Stories." "For Bill Thomas, his sister Cathy’s murder is a deeply personal tragedy. For millions of true-crime fans, it’s entertainment." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/07/30/feature/victims-families-and-americas-thirst-for-true-crime-stories/

    Daily Press excellent series of articles on the Colonial Parkway Murders: "The Parkway" http://digital.dailypress.com/static/parkway_cottage/main/index.html

    Colonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com

    Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.com

    Please subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends!

    We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning, and a bonus episode every Thursday morning.

    Sponsors: Othram and DNAsolves.com

    Contribute Your DNA to help solve cases: https://dnasolves.com/user/register

    Follow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOver

    Follow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56

    Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook:
    https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/

    Follow us on InstaGram:: https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders/

    Check out the entire Crawlspace Media network at http://crawlspace-media.com/

    All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley,
    Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero Productions

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mind-over-murder--4847179/support.
    47 min
  • BONUS: Mark Olshaker on Release of Attempted Assassin John Hinckley, Jr.
    In this bonus episode from 2022, Author Mark Olshaker joins Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss the recent release of John Hinckley, Jr. the man who attempted to assassinate former President Ronald Reagan in 1981. Hinckley will be living in Williamsburg, Virginia after his release from from supervision following a lengthy stay in a mental hospital.

    Mark Olshaker Books with John Douglas:

    "When a Killer Calls"

    https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/57094287-when-a-killer-calls

    "The Killer's Shadow: The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer"

    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52327684-the-killer-s-shadow?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_18

    "The Anatomy of Motive: The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key to Understanding and Catching Violent Criminals"

    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/94339.The_Anatomy_of_Motive?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_17

    Won't you help the Mind Over Murder podcast increase our visibility and shine the spotlight on the "Colonial Parkway Murders" and other unsolved cases? Contribute any amount you can here:

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/mind-over-murder-podcast-expenses?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

    Join the discussion on our Mind Over Murder and Colonial Parkway Murders pages on Facebook.

    Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcast

    Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 18,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase

    You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:
    https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders

    Mind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:

    https://www.spreaker.com

    New Article in Virginia Gazette: 35 Years Later, Victims’ Families in Colonial Parkway Murders Still Searching for Answers

    Join the discussion on our Mind Over Murder and Colonial Parkway Murders pages on Facebook.

    Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcast

    You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:
    https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders

    Follow Othram's DNA Solves: You can help solve a case. Help fund a case or contribute your DNA. Your support helps solve crimes, enable the identification of John & Jane Does, and bring closure to families. Joining is fast, secure, and easy.

    https://dnasolves.com/

    Virginia Gazette: 35 Years Later, Victims’ Families in Colonial Parkway Murders Still Searching for Answers, Hope DNA Advances will Solve Case By Em Holter and Abigail Adcox

    https://www.dailypress.com/virginiagazette/va-vg-colonial-parkway-murders-anniversary-1024-20211022-76jkpte6qvez7onybmhbhp7nfi-story.html

    Medium: The Colonial Parkway Murders — A Tale of Two Killers? By Quinn Zane

    https://medium.com/unburied/the-colonial-parkway-murders-a-tale-of-two-killers-1e8fda367a48

    Washington Post: "Crimes of Passion"

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1997/08/15/crimes-of-passion/0a38e8f9-6d04-48e4-a847-7d3cba53c363/

    Daily Beast: "Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia’s Colonial Parkway Serial Killer" By Justin Rohrlich

    https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-happened-to-cathleen-thomas-and-rebecca-dowski-inside-the-hunt-for-the-colonial-parkway-killer

    Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other good stuff !

    https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-murder-podcast?ref_id=23885

    Washington Post Op-Ed Piece by Deidre Enright of the Innocence Project:

    "The FBI should use DNA, not posters, to solve a cold-case murder"

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/25/julie-williams-laura-winans-unsolved-murder-test-dna/

    Oxygen: "Loni Coombs Feels A Kinship To 'Lovers' Lane' Victim Cathy Thomas"

    Loni Coombs felt an immediate connection to Cathy Thomas, a groundbreaking gay woman who broke through barriers at the U.S. Naval Academy before she was brutally murdered along the Colonial Parkway in Virginia.

    https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/loni-coombs-feels-a-kinship-to-colonial-parkway-victim-cathy-thomas

    You can contribute to help "Mind Over Murder" do our important work:

    https://mindovermurderpodcast.com/support


    Four one-hour episodes on the Colonial Parkway Murders are available on Oxygen as "The Lover's Lane Murders." The series is available on the free Oxygen app, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon, and many other platforms. https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders

    Oxygen" "Who Were The Colonial Parkway Murder Victims? 8 Young People All Killed In Virginia Within 4 Years" https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders/crime-news/who-were-the-colonial-parkway-murder-victims

    Washington Post Magazine: "Victims, Families and America’s Thirst for True-Crime Stories." "For Bill Thomas, his sister Cathy’s murder is a deeply personal tragedy. For millions of true-crime fans, it’s entertainment." https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/07/30/feature/victims-families-and-americas-thirst-for-true-crime-stories/

    Daily Press excellent series of articles on the Colonial Parkway Murders: "The Parkway" http://digital.dailypress.com/static/parkway_cottage/main/index.html

    Colonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com

    Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.com

    Please subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends!

    We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning, and a bonus episode every Thursday morning.

    Sponsors: Othram and DNAsolves.com

    Contribute Your DNA to help solve cases: https://dnasolves.com/user/register

    Follow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOver

    Follow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56

    Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook:
    https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/

    Follow us on InstaGram:: https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders/

    Check out the entire Crawlspace Media network at http://crawlspace-media.com/

    All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley,
    Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero Productions
    41 min

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