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Mind Over Murder

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 ...
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"Mind Over Murder" presented a live podcast recording session on developments in the Colonial Parkway Murders at the Yorktown Library in Yorktown, Virginia on April 15, 2024. The session featured special guest Joyce Call Canada, sister of Keith Call. This is part two, a one hour Q&A session with the live audience. "Mind Over Murder Live" will retur…
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"Mind Over Murder" presented a live podcast recording session on developments in the Colonial Parkway Murders in Yorktown, Virginia on April 15, 2024. The session featured special guest Joyce Call Canada, sister of Keith Call, and was our first podcast recorded before a live audience. This is part one of the evening; part two was a one hour live Q&…
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Kathy Kleiner Rubin, who survived a brutal attack by serial killer Ted Bundy while she was college student at Florida State University, joins "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss her inspiring new book, "A Light in the Dark: Surviving More than Ted Bundy," written with Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi. This bonus episode of Min…
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"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. The Serial K…
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Author and attorney Kerrie Dorban talks with "Mind Over Murder" podcast hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley about the new book that she so-wrote with Dr. Lynne Fenton, "Aurora The Psychiatrist Who Treated the Movie Theater Killer Tells Her Story." The book tells the behind the scenes story of the Aurora, Colorado movie theater mass killing, the tr…
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M William Phelps, the prolific true crime author of 45 true crime books and host of numerous television series including "Dark Minds," joins "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to talk about his two highly successful podcasts "Paper Ghosts" and "Crossing the Line." Latest series of Paper Ghosts podcast "The Ozarks" https://www.i…
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Joyce Call Canada, sister of longtime missing person Richard "Keith" Call, joins "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss the 35th anniversary of her younger brother's disappearance together with Cassandra "Sandy" Hailey as part of the still unsolved Colonial Parkway Murders. Joyce fills us in on the status of the FBI and …
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"Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley discuss the Karen Read case in Boston, where an blogger who goes by the nickname "Turtleboy" has aggressively inserted himself in the murder investigation in the death of Karen Read's boyfriend, police officer John O'Keefe. The case has highlighted many concerns about unethical behavior by …
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In this bonus episode, "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley explore both the unsolved killings which are considered part of the Route 29 Stalker case in Virginia, as well as cases which have since been solved and are not part of the Route 29 Stalker series. Can this longstanding murder mystery be solved? This episode originall…
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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 offer a status update on the Colonial Parkway Murders case. We also announce live podcast recording sessions to be held in front of a live audience on Monday, April 15 and Monday, …
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In this bonus episode, "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley explore both the unsolved killings which are considered part of the Route 29 Stalker case in Virginia, as well as cases which have since been solved and are not part of the Route 29 Stalker series. Can this longstanding murder mystery be solved? This episode originall…
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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 take on a new episode of "Ask Us Anything in the Colonial Parkway Murders." Questions for this episode were provided by "Mind Over Murder" listeners. This is Part 3 of 3 new "Ask U…
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In this Bonus episode from 2021, Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley discuss the second of the Colonial Parkway Murders, the 1987 double homicide of Robin Edwards and David Knobling. On Monday, January 8, 2024, the Virginia State Police, FBI Norfolk and the Hampton, Virginia Police Department announced that the Edwards/Knobling…
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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 Wi…
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In this Bonus episode from 2021, Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley discuss the second of the Colonial Parkway Murders, the 1987 double homicide of Robin Edwards and David Knobling. On Monday, January 8, 2024, the Virginia State Police, FBI Norfolk and the Hampton, Virginia Police Department announced that the Edwards/Knobling…
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Ashley Spence, the head of the DNA Justice Project and a survivor of sexual assault herself, joins "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss her personal story of survival, how the CODIS system works to help solve cases including sexual assault and murder, and how the DNA Justice Project is working with legislators aroun…
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Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley are joined by Judy Knobling, mother of murder victim David Knobling as they discuss the second of the Colonial Parkway Murders, the 1987 double homicide of Robin Edwards and David Knobling. Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. has been named as the killer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the Colonial P…
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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 g…
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With FBI Norfolk informing that Colonial Parkway Murders families at a meeting on January 6, 2024, that they are short $300,000 in order to test DNA and other forensic evidence in the Colonial Parkway Murders, we thought we might revisit earlier discussion of the FBI testing budget available in the Parkway case. Given how many miillion dollars the …
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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 take on a new episode of "Ask Us Anything in the Colonial Parkway Murders." Questions for this episode and the next episode were provided by longtime "Mind Over Murder" listener Ro…
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In this bonus episode, "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley explore the 1988 murders of Brian Pettinger and Laurie Ann Powell. These two separate incidents are often linked to the unsolved Colonial Parkway Murders. Are they related? What is status of the investigation? Is the fact that Brian and Laurie both worked at Liberty S…
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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 take on a new episode of "Ask Us Anything in the Colonial Parkway Murders." Questions for this episode and the next episode were provided by longtime "Mind Over Murder" listener Ro…
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New York Times bestselling author Blaine Pardoe joins "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to answer listener questions in the Colonial Parkway Murders case. Now that confirmed serial killer Alan Wade Wilmer Sr has been named in the 1987 rape/murder of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the Colonial Parkway Murders as well as th…
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New York Times bestselling author Casey Sherman joins "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss his new book "A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime." The book tells the true crime story of how movie star Lana Turner got involved with mobster Johnny Stompanato, an enforcer for Los Angele…
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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 the how Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. would be profiled with former FBI Profilers James Fitzgerald and Dr. Raymond Carr. This is Part 2 of 2 parts with Fitz and Ray. Alan Wade Wilme…
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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 the how Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. would be profiled with former FBI Profilers James Fitzgerald and Dr. Raymond Carr. This is Part 1 of 2 parts with Fitz and Ray. Alan Wade Wilme…
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Andrea Lankford, former National Park Service Ranger joins "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss her new book "Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Paficic Crest Trail." Goodreads: Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest T…
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Nationally known polygraph examiner and private detective Lisa Ribacoff joins "Mind Over Murder" co-host Bill Thomas to discuss how the FBI used a polygraph exam to ID then suspect Alan Wade Wilmer Sr as one of the responsible parties for the 1988 disappearance of Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey in the Colonial Parkway Murders. Despite much corrobo…
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Real Crime Profile hosts Jim Clemente and Laura Richards join "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss the new developments in the Colonial Parkway Murders. Confirmed serial killer Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. has been named as the murderer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the Colonial Parkway Murders in September 1987, a…
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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 the exciting news, our support for the three families who received the good news and lay out our support for next steps in the FBI and Virginia State Police investigation o…
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"Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley offer our reaction to the first solve announced in the Colonial Parkway Murders. On Monday, January 8, 2024, Virginia State Police, Hampton Police Department and the FBI announced that a deceased waterman, Alan Wade Wilmer, Senior of Lancaster County, Virginia had been linked via DNA hit to…
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Former FBI Agent Bobby Chacon joins "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss whether the Idaho 4 home where four college students were murdered should be torn down, or whether new crime scene analytical tools will be enough to show a jury what happened that night. Bobby Chacon was an FBI investigator for 27 years and is al…
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NYPD cold case detective Joe Giacalone joins "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as we discuss the LISK/Gilgo Beach Case. Who does Detective Giacalone feel that suspect Rex Heuermann may be responsible for all 11 of the known LISK murders? Could the supect have modified his techniques as technology changed? What are Joe's the…
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Author Bruce Goldfarb joins "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss his book "18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics." The book tells the story of heiress Frances Glessner Lee, whose lifelong interest in crimesolving led to an innovative training program for law enfo…
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Investigator Lindsey Wade joins "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss her inspiring new book, "In My DNA: My Career Investigating Your Worst Nightmares." Lindsey tells the amazing story of how she helped solve the Jennifer Bastian case, in which a young girl in Tacoma, Washington went for a bike ride in 1986 and never c…
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"Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley give you the latest in true crime news , with an update on research into Lewiston, Maine mass shooter Robert Card, new names to be released in the Jeffrey Epstein/Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case, the passing of Thomas Randele, who managed to get away with bank robbery for 50 years, t…
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Join Mind Over Murder true crime podcast hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as they read "A Visit from St. Nicholas," more popularly knows 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 Y…
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Private Investigator Greg Overacker joins "Mind Over Murder" podcast hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss his new book, "The Hunt for Brianna Maitland: The Relentless Pursuit of Answers to One of Vermont's Biggest Mysteries." Greg Overacker has worked as a private investigator, bounty hunter, process server and skip tracer, and has repre…
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Robert Kolker, author of "Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery" sits down to talk with "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley. His book profiles five possible victims of the Gilgo Beach/Long Island Serial Killer, including Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Melissa Barthelemy, Shannan Gilbert, Megan Waterman, and Amber Lynn Costello. …
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Join Mind Over Murder podcast co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley for our annual True Crime Holiday Gift Guide for 2023. Kristin creates a list of some of the best books and other gift ideas, and we discuss why they would make a great gift for your favorite true crime fan, including yourself. Thanks to all of you for your support this year. Hap…
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Join "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley for a discussion of "Mass Shootings: Where Do We Go from Here?" Among the issues covered are whether law enforcement and the media should be releasing the so-called manifestos of mass shooters, and how the media should be educating the public as to the physical damage being done to shooti…
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Sarah Sherman Soule joins "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to review Virginia's Route 29 Stalker case which claimed the life of Alicia Showalter Reynolds in 1996, and to explore the question: is Gilgo Beach 4 suspect Rex Heuermann also the Route 29 Stalker? Daily Mail: Route 29 Stalker victim's sister claims sketch of myst…
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Join "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as we begin 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 …
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Join "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as we recap the October 14, 2023 dedication of a memorial for Keith Call at the Rosewell Cemetary in Hayes, Virginia. The stone was provided by the Cumberland Historic Cemetary Organization and its President, Edward W. Taylor, Jr. Christopher Newport University students Richard "Keith"…
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Join "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as we begin 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 3 of our discussion of Burden …
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Check out the "DNA: ID" podcast with host Jessica Bettencourt as she talks with "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley about her show, which covers true crime casesthat have been solved using Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy. DNA: ID Podcast on Abjack Entertainment: https://www.abjackentertainment.com/dna-id DNA: ID Podc…
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Join "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as we begin 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 2 of our discussion of Burden …
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Renee Williams, Executive Director of the National Center for Victims of Crime joins us to go over "8 Simple Rules for Being an Ethical True Crime Consumer." Mind Over Murder cohosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley join Renee for a fantastic conversation about how true crime media is changing-- for the better. 8 Simple Rules for Being an Ethical Tru…
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Join "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as we begin 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 1 of our discussion of Burden …
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Investigator Lindsey Wade joins "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss her inspiring new book, "In My DNA: My Career Investigating Your Worst Nightmares." Lindsey tells the amazing story of how she helped solve the Jennifer Bastian case, in which a young girl in Tacoma, Washington went for a bike ride in 1986 and never c…
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