x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

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 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

true crime

All Episodes

56:05

NEW: Mind Over Murder Live April 15, 2024 (Part 1)

Mind Over Murder ·

2024/04/22

"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&A session and launching on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Mind Over Murder Live will return to the Yorktown Library on Monday, May 13, 2024.WTVR CBS

en

45:38

BONUS: Surviving Ted Bundy with Kathy Kleiner Rubin

Mind Over Murder ·

2024/04/18

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 Mind Over Murder originally ran on October 30, 2023. Goodreads: A Light in the Dark: Surviving More than Ted

en

57:20

NEW: Serial Killer's Apprentice w Katherine Ramsland...

Mind Over Murder ·

2024/04/15

"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 Killer's Apprentice Hardcover – April 16,

en

45:02

BONUS: Author Kerrie Droban on Aurora Mass Shooting

Mind Over Murder ·

2024/04/11

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 trial that followed and the powerful ripple effect for the members of the Aurora community in the wake of mass murder. This bonus episode of Mind Over

en

45:07

NEW: Paper Ghosts Podcast w True Crime Writer M...

Mind Over Murder ·

2024/04/08

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.iheart.com/podcast/1119-paper-ghosts-the-ozarks-70977237/Crossing the Line podcast with M William

en

42:52

BONUS: 35th Anniversary of Disappearance of Keith...

Mind Over Murder ·

2024/04/04

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 Virginia State Police investigation, as well as plans underway to add a memorial to Keith at his parent's grave in Gloucester, Virginia. The Keith Call

en

41:13

NEW: Ethics in True Crime: Karen Read and Turtleboy Case

Mind Over Murder ·

2024/04/01

"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 defendant Karen Read, her legal defense team and blogger/podcaster Aidan "Turtleboy" Kearney. Boston Globe: How blogger Aidan Kearney — a.k.a. ‘Turtleboy’

en

34:49

BONUS: Virginia's Route 29 Stalker Case (Part 2)

Mind Over Murder ·

2024/03/28

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 originally ran on May 2, 2022 and is part 2 of 2 parts.Northern Virginia Daily: Police continue to search for Alicia Reynolds'

en

39:57

NEW: Colonial Parkway Murders Status Plus Live...

Mind Over Murder ·

2024/03/25

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, May 13, 2024 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Yorktown Library in Yorktown, Virginia. Join us for a recording session and live audience Q&A.Monday,

en

36:17

BONUS: Virginia's Route 29 Stalker Case (Part 1)

Mind Over Murder ·

2024/03/21

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 originally ran on April 25, 2022 and is part 1 of 2 parts.Northern Virginia Daily: Police continue to search for Alicia Reynolds'

en

48:32

NEW: Ask Us Anything in Colonial Parkway Murders...

Mind Over Murder ·

2024/03/18

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 Us Anything" episodes.Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. has been named as the killer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the Colonial Parkway Murders in September

en

38:38

BONUS: Robin Edwards and David Knobling, Colonial...

Mind Over Murder ·

2024/03/14

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 case had been solved as a result of a DNA match and a Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) rape kit test. This part 2 of 2 episodes on Robin Edwards and

en

43:59

NEW: Exploring the Serial Killer Database

Mind Over Murder ·

2024/03/11

Dr. Mike Aamodt, the founder of the Serial Killer Database joins "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss how the database came into existence, how it helps academics, students and law enforcement investigators understand the lives and minds of serial killer, including Colonial Parkway Murders serial killer Alan Wade Wilmer, Senior, who was identified in January 2024.Radford/FGCU Serial Killer Research: https://www.fgcu.edu/skdb/Radford/FGCU Annual Report on Serial

en

44:24

BONUS: Robin Edwards and David Knobling, Colonial...

Mind Over Murder ·

2024/03/07

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 case had been solved as a result of a DNA match and a Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) rape kit test.Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. has been named as the

en

51:47

NEW: CODIS and DNA Justice Project

Mind Over Murder ·

2024/03/04

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 around the country to eliminate loopholes in the CODIS system, both to bring offenders to justice and free the innocent.DNA Justice

en

40:49

BONUS: David Knobling, Colonial Parkway Murders...

Mind Over Murder ·

2024/02/29

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 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

en

37:01

NEW: Were Same Sex Couples Targeted in Colonial...

Mind Over Murder ·

2024/02/26

With a confirmed serial killer, Alan Wade Wilmer, Sr. being named in the Colonial Parkway Murders in Virginia, "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley discuss whether same sex couples were targeted in the Colonial Parkway Murders. Several of the sites of murders in this series were commited at locations where there was a lot of gay cruising, and even serial killer Alan Wade Wilmer, Sr. said odd things that seemed to reference this fact. Was Wilmer targeting gay and lesbian

en

43:33

BONUS: FBI Say No Funds Available for DNA Tests in...

Mind Over Murder ·

2024/02/22

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 FBI and Virginia State Police have spent on the Colonial Parkway Murders investigation, we are outraged that $300,000 stands in the way of proper forensic

en

46:01

NEW: Ask Us Anything in Colonial Parkway Murders...

Mind Over Murder ·

2024/02/19

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 Robert Grey. This is Part 2 of 2 new "Ask Us Anything" episodes.Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. has been named as the killer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the

en

39:53

BONUS: Brian Pettinger and Laurie Ann Powell Murders

Mind Over Murder ·

2024/02/15

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 Security with New Zealander Ron Little related to their murders? Does new information received about Ron Little represent a potential key to these Virginia

en

541 results

Similar Podcasts

Australian True Crime

Bravecasting

True Crime Podcast 2026 - Police Interrogations, 911 Calls and True Police Stories Podcast

True Crime Podcast 2025

Ontario Cold Cases - The Podcast

Jay Nicoll

The Conspiracy Files

Bloody FM

Crime at Bedtime

Jack Laurence