Mind Over Murder

William F. Thomas and Kristin M. Dilley

Listen to Mind Over Murder, the true crime podcast from victim's advocates Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley. Kristin is a researcher, writer and teacher from Virginia. Bill is an entertainment executive who is also the brother of a murder victim, now...

  • 50 minutes 1 second
    NEW: Shaken Baby Syndrome: Controversial Diagnosis May Be Wrong
    Join "Mind Over Murder" podcast hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as we discuss the New York Times Magazine article by Pamela Colloff: "He Dialed 911 to Save His Baby. Then His Children Were Taken Away.  The controversial medical diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome can send parents to jail. What if the symptoms are caused by something else?"

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/magazine/shaken-baby-syndrome-diagnosis.html

    Coming up on Saturday, January 25, 2025:

    By the Book: A True Crime MiniCon in Montcalir, Virginia

    https://pwcgov.libnet.info/event/12039401?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3GKhwvIBmPODSgx_S8nGt0xls1bsxvjcDaiGVHGuVnixadMPusA1mLpNI_aem_0qgz1Wwvro3BYgdMdhdh9w

    Smithfield Times:  Foursquare Road suspect in largest-ever FBI seizure of homemade explosives granted $25,000 bond

    https://www.smithfieldtimes.com/2024/12/30/foursquare-road-suspect-in-largest-ever-fbi-seizure-of-homemade-explosives-released-on-25000-bond/

    WTKR News 3: One year after development in Colonial Parkway Murders, where do things stand?

    https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/historic-triangle/one-year-after-development-in-colonial-parkway-murders-where-do-things-stand

    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

    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

    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.
    20 January 2025, 11:00 am
  • 44 minutes 8 seconds
    BONUS: "Burden of Proof" Case w/ Cynthia Hill & Stephen Pandos
    Filmmaker Cynthia Hill and victim advocate Stephen Pandos join "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as we continue our analysis of the new HBO true crime documentary series "Burden of Proof," which covers the disappearance of 15 year old student Jennifer Pandos who went missing from her parent's home in Williamsburg, Virginia in February 1987. This is Part 4 of our discussion of Burden of Proof and this baffling case. This bonus episode of "Mind Over Murder" originally ran on July  10, 2023.

    Burden of Proof | Official Website for the HBO Series

    https://www.hbo.com/burden-of-proof

    Jennifer Pandos website:

    https://jenniferpandos.com/index.html

    Tips contact retired investigator Wendi Reed: [email protected]

    Contact JCCPD Investigator Jake Rice: (757) 253-1800

    WTKR News Channel 3: 35 Years Later, Family Without Answers for Colonial Parkway Murders

    https://www.wtkr.com/news/35-years-later-family-without-answers-for-colonial-parkway-murders-case

    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 15,000 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

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mind-over-murder--4847179/support.
    17 January 2025, 11:00 am
  • 41 minutes 11 seconds
    NEW: Upcoming Montclair VA Live Event Jan 25
    Join "Mind Over Murder" hosts Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas as we discuss our upcoming live podcast event at the Montclair, Virginia Library set for Saturday, January 25, 2025, the December 17 arrest of a Smithfield, VA man with more than 150 pipe bombs, and the frustrating radio silence from FBI and Virginia State Police in the Colonial Parkway Murders.

    By the Book: A True Crime MiniCon in Montcalir, Virginia

    https://pwcgov.libnet.info/event/12039401?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3GKhwvIBmPODSgx_S8nGt0xls1bsxvjcDaiGVHGuVnixadMPusA1mLpNI_aem_0qgz1Wwvro3BYgdMdhdh9w

    Smithfield Times:  Foursquare Road suspect in largest-ever FBI seizure of homemade explosives granted $25,000 bond

    https://www.smithfieldtimes.com/2024/12/30/foursquare-road-suspect-in-largest-ever-fbi-seizure-of-homemade-explosives-released-on-25000-bond/

    WTKR News 3: One year after development in Colonial Parkway Murders, where do things stand?

    https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/historic-triangle/one-year-after-development-in-colonial-parkway-murders-where-do-things-stand

    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

    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

    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.
    13 January 2025, 11:00 am
  • 44 minutes 59 seconds
    BONUS: Chasing Psychopaths with Dr. Katherine Ramsland
    Renowned foresnics psychologist Katherine Ramsland joins "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss how we can identify psychopaths in our midst, whether they be be criminials, our former spouses and partners, or the kid next door. Dr. Ramsland has written 70 books, and is the Assistant Provost at DeSales University in Pennsylvania. Her latest novel is "Ice Cream Man," and her book, "In the Damage Path (Nut Cracker Investigations, Book 2) was released in August 2023.  This bonus episode of "Mind Over Murder" originally aired on July 24, 2023.

    Katherine Ramsland Website:

    https://www.katherineramsland.net/author

    Psychology Today: Why It's So Hard to Predict Psychopathy
    Some take cream in their coffee, some take it black.

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shadow-boxing/202305/some-psychopaths-take-cream-in-their-coffee

    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

    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


    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.
    9 January 2025, 11:00 am
  • 43 minutes 20 seconds
    NEW: Colonial Parkway Murders 2025 Update, and an Apology
    Join "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley for a 2025 update in the Colonial Parkway Murders case, along with an apology for our recent misstatement regarding the "Murder Sheet" podcast. When will the Colonial Parkway Murders be solved? After the January 8, 2024 FBI/VSP announcement solving the 1988 murder of Robin Edwards and David Knobling linking their case to the 1989 murder of Teresa Lynn Howell, when will the other CPM cases be solved?  What is holding up additional forensic testing in this case?  Is serial killer Alan Wade Wilmer, Sr. responsible for additional homicides in Virginia?  Why is communication with the FBI and the Colonial Parkway Murders families so terrible?

    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

    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


    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.
    6 January 2025, 11:00 am
  • 40 minutes 42 seconds
    BONUS: Southern Nightmare: The Hunt for the Southside Strangler
    Richard Foster, author of "Southern Nightmare: The Hunt for the Southside Strangler," which tells the true crime story of Richmond's notorious seral killer and the first murder case in the U.S. to be solved with DNA, joins "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley. Southern Nightmare started out a successful true crime podcast hosted by Richard Foster before he continued his research to create this award-winning non-fiction book. Join us for a fascinating, and chilling, conversation.  This bonus episode of "Mind Over Murder" originally ran on July 31, 2023.

    Amazon: Southern Nightmare: The Hunt for The South Side Strangler

    https://www.amazon.com/Southern-Nightmare-Hunt-South-Strangler/dp/0692193545

    Apple: Southern Nightmare: The Hunt for the Southside Strangler Podcast

    https://podcasts.apple.com/kg/podcast/southern-nightmare-the-hunt-for-the-south-side-strangler/id1375263580

    The Arlington Serial Killer Who Changed History How the manhunt for Timothy Wilson Spencer led to the first U.S. conviction using DNA evidence.

    https://www.arlingtonmagazine.com/the-arlington-serial-killer-who-changed-history/

    WTKR News Channel 3: 35 Years Later, Family Without Answers for Colonial Parkway Murders

    https://www.wtkr.com/news/35-years-later-family-without-answers-for-colonial-parkway-murders-case

    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
    2 January 2025, 11:00 am
  • 47 minutes 23 seconds
    NEW: Delphi Sentence and United Healthcare Arrest
    Join "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as they discuss the sentencing of the suspect in the 2017 murders of teenagers Liberty German and Abigail Wiliams in Delphi, Indiana, as well as the arrest of the suspect in the December 2024 assassination of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

    New York Times:  Indiana Man Sentenced to 130 Years for Killing 2 Teenage Girls

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/us/richard-allen-delphi-murders-sentencing.html

    CNN: UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect charged with murder

    https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/brian-thompson-unitedhealthcare-death-investigation-12-9-24/index.html

    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

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mind-over-murder--4847179/support.
    30 December 2024, 11:00 am
  • 43 minutes 43 seconds
    BONUS: Medical Examiner Dr. Michael Baden's "American Autopsy"
    Veteran Medical Examiner Dr. Michael Baden joins "Mind Over Murder" podcast hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss his amazing new book "American Autopsy: One Medical Examiner's Decades-Long Fight for Racial Justice in a Broken Legal System." This bonus episode of "Mind Over Murder" originally ran on July 13, 2023.

    Penguin Random House Books: "American Autopsy: One Medical Examiner's Decades-Long Fight for Racial Justice in a Broken Legal System."

    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/691588/american-autopsy-by-michael-m-baden-md/


    WTKR News Channel 3: 35 Years Later, Family Without Answers for Colonial Parkway Murders

    https://www.wtkr.com/news/35-years-later-family-without-answers-for-colonial-parkway-murders-case

    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

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mind-over-murder--4847179/support.
    28 December 2024, 8:00 pm
  • 53 minutes 14 seconds
    NEW: McMillions: The Most Supersized Fraud in Fast Food History
    James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte, writer/producers of "McMillions: The Absolutely True Story of How and Unlikely Pair of FBI Agents Brought Down the Most Supersized Fraud in Fast Food History" join "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley for a great discussion of their true crime series, book and podcasts. 

    McMillions HBO Series:

    https://www.hbo.com/mc-millions

    Goodreads: McMillions: The Absolutely True Story of How an Unlikely Pair of FBI Agents Brought Down the Most Supersized Fraud in Fast Food History

    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203163978-mcmillions?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=W81XO5X0Mo&rank=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
    23 December 2024, 11:25 am
  • 7 minutes 15 seconds
    Christmas BONUS: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas by Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas
    Join Mind Over Murder true crime podcast hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as they read "A Visit from St. Nicholas," more popularly known as "Twas the Night Before Christmas" by author Clement C. Moore. This was originally read by Kristin and Bill in December 2021, and it is back by popular demand!

    Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from Mind Over Murder.

    Whatever you celebrate, stay healthy and healthy in the New Year.

    Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas

    Theme song: "We Wish you a Merry Christmas" (Traditional) by Kevin MacLeod
    Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4612-we-wish-you-a-merry-christmas
    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    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/

    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 16,000 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

    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

    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

    New Article in 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/

    New feature article in the 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

    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.
    19 December 2024, 11:00 am
  • 45 minutes 55 seconds
    NEW: True Crime Holiday Guide 2024
    Join "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as they feature the True Crime Holiday Gift Guide for 2024. This list has all of gift items which are just right for the true crime fan in your life.  Happy Holidays to one and all!

    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.
    16 December 2024, 11:00 am
  • More Episodes? Get the App
© MoonFM 2025. All rights reserved.