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NEW: Robin Edwards and David Knobling in Colonial Parkway Murders (Part 2)
Season 2
Episode 85
Published 4 years, 5 months ago
Description
Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley review new information from interviews with family members Janette Edwards Santiago and Judy Knobling in the second of the Colonial Parkway Murders, the 1987 double homicide of Robin Edwards and David Knobling. Is this killing related to the other Colonial Parkway Murders? Why is this case unsolved after nearly 34 years? Can advanced forensics be used to solve this double murder?
New feature article in the Daily Beast:
"Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia’s Colonial Parkway Serial Killer"
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
Othram solves another case!
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and Othram Partner to Identify
1989 Murderer of Stephanie Isaacson
https://dnasolves.com/articles/stephanie_isaacson_murder/
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/
New Story on 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
NYT: Two Montana Sweethearts Were Fatally Shot in 1956. The Case Was Just Solved.
The Cascade County Sheriff’s Office said it appeared to be the oldest homicide case in the United States to be solved with genetic genealogy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/11/us/great-falls-montana-2007-homicide-dna.html
Join "Mind Over Murder" at the Savannah Crime Expo on Saturday, September 25!
Details: https://savannahcrimeexpo.com/
Next year's CrimeCon will be held April 29-May 1, 2022 in Las Vegas. We will both be there!
Details: https://www.crimecon.com/cc22
Featured Case from Othram and DNAsolves.com:
"The Alberta Royal Canadian Mounted Police and OCME Partner with Othram
to Identify Septic Tank "
https://dnasolves.com/articles/septic_tank_sam/
You can contribute to help "Mind Over Murder" do our important work:
https://mindovermurderpodcast.com/support
Check out Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcast
Join the Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 13,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase
4 new 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://digi
New feature article in the Daily Beast:
"Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia’s Colonial Parkway Serial Killer"
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
Othram solves another case!
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and Othram Partner to Identify
1989 Murderer of Stephanie Isaacson
https://dnasolves.com/articles/stephanie_isaacson_murder/
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/
New Story on 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
NYT: Two Montana Sweethearts Were Fatally Shot in 1956. The Case Was Just Solved.
The Cascade County Sheriff’s Office said it appeared to be the oldest homicide case in the United States to be solved with genetic genealogy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/11/us/great-falls-montana-2007-homicide-dna.html
Join "Mind Over Murder" at the Savannah Crime Expo on Saturday, September 25!
Details: https://savannahcrimeexpo.com/
Next year's CrimeCon will be held April 29-May 1, 2022 in Las Vegas. We will both be there!
Details: https://www.crimecon.com/cc22
Featured Case from Othram and DNAsolves.com:
"The Alberta Royal Canadian Mounted Police and OCME Partner with Othram
to Identify Septic Tank "
https://dnasolves.com/articles/septic_tank_sam/
You can contribute to help "Mind Over Murder" do our important work:
https://mindovermurderpodcast.com/support
Check out Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcast
Join the Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 13,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase
4 new 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://digi