Mind Over Murder

By: William F. Thomas and Kristin M. Dilley
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  • 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 living in Connecticut. His sister Cathy Thomas along with her girlfriend Rebecca Dowski, were the first two victims in the still unsolved Colonial Parkway Murders ,which claimed the lives of 8 young people near Williamsburg from 1986 to 1989. They moderate the Colonial Parkway Murders FaceBook and Mind Over Murder pages with more than 20,000 followers. Join them for thoughtful true crime advocacy. Now celebrating their fifth season with 380 podcast episodes and more than ONE MILLION DOWNLOADS.

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  • NEW: Colonial Parkway Murders Update March 2025

    NEW: Colonial Parkway Murders Update March 2025
    Mar 10 2025
    Join "Mind Over Murder" podcast co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley for a case update on the Colonial Parkway Murders in Virginia. More than a year has gone by since the FBI and Virginia State Police announced in January 2024 that Robin Edwards and Dabid Knobling had been killed by Lancaster, Virginia waterman Alan Wade Wilmer, Sr, and that Wilmer's DNA also tied him to the 1989 murder of Teresa Howell. How does this suspect, who died in 2017, connect to the other Colonial Parkway Murders? What about other suspects? Will Wilmer's DNA ever be loaded into the CODIS DNIA ID system? Can an all-new FBI investigative team finally put the pieces together?

    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/

    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/

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

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  • BONUS: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Art Heist (Part 1)

    BONUS: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Art Heist (Part 1)
    Mar 6 2025
    Longtime Boston Globe reporter Stephen Kurkjian joins "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to talk about his book, "Master Thieves: The Boston Gangsters Who Pulled Off the World's Greatest Art Heist." This is Part 1 of our discussion with Steve about the 1990 theft of 13 masterworks taken from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, still not recovered after 34 years. This bonus report originally ran on April 29, 2024.Master Thieves The Boston Gangsters Who Pulled Off the World's Greatest Art Heisthttps://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/stephen-kurkjian/master-thieves/9781610396325/?lens=publicaffairsWon'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=customerMaster Thieves: The Boston Gangsters Who Pulled Off the World's Greatest Art Heisthttps://www.amazon.com/Master-Thieves-Gangsters-World%C2%92s-Greatest/dp/1610394232/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BNHWYmLg3KykJTDhUai9iCN7ujPKVK66cvLTOp8KrPCeP2MeX-9yHsvBvfYsU3F4XB_CXnWVAVRlSeRNoEIvzG8gLXHaRAA_GMs-XwVmJIgG17o0Bp0MzeJBlMDkA4LG.NsYOlLoZ1dGseIZXWxz74bmRLd6B-h7sXKQmjuZ_Gqw&qid=1714350441&sr=8-1WTVR 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-19-2024WAVY 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-yorktownWVEC 13 News Now: Live Podcast to Discuss Colonial Parkway Murders Monday in Yorktownhttps://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/crime/true-crime/live-podcast-to-discuss-colonial-parkway-murders-monday-yorktown/291-601dd2b9-d9f2-4b41-a3e1-44bce6f9f6c6Alan 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-40e960a71e49WAVY 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 3https://www.wtkr.com/news/is-man-linked-to-one-of-the-colonial-parkway-murders-connected-to-the-other-casesVirginian Pilot: Who was Alan Wade Wilmer Sr.? Man suspected in two ‘Colonial Parkway’ murders died alone in 2017https://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/ColonialParkwayCaseYou can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murdersMind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:https://www.spreaker.comJoin the discussion on our Mind Over Murder and Colonial Parkway Murders pages on Facebook.Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcastYou can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murdersFollow 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 Rohrlichhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/what-happened-to-cathleen-thomas-and-rebecca-dowski-inside-the-hunt-for-the-colonial-parkway-killerCitizens! 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=23885Washington 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 ...
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  • NEW: Silent Witness: Ashley Spence and DNA Justice Project

    NEW: Silent Witness: Ashley Spence and DNA Justice Project
    Mar 3 2025
    Author and advocate Ashley Spence joins "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss her new book "Silent Witness: How DNA Uncovered the Truth and Empowered My Healing." Ashley, a sexual assault survivor herself, founded the DNA Justice Project to advocate how forensic DNA can change lives, transform justice and prevent crimes before they happen.

    Goodreads: Silent Witness: How DNA Uncovered the Truth and Empowered My Healing

    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222721460-silent-witness

    DNA Justice Project:

    https://www.dnajusticeproject.org/

    RAINN: Together, we will create a world free from sexual violence.

    https://rainn.org/

    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/

    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.
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Bill and Kisten are very well informed and empathetic researchers discussing the Colonial Parkway murders. They are the informed source on the case. They also discuss other cold cases.

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The best!!

I love listening to Mind Over Murder. They work together well and have great guests. They work hard to get facts and check them. They truly care about victims and their families. I just love it all.

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