NEW: Trail of the Lost: Missing Hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail

NEW: Trail of the Lost: Missing Hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail

Author: William F. Thomas and Kristin M. Dilley January 25, 2024 Duration: 43:28
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 Trail by Andrea Lankford

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/64000414

Hachette Books: Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andrea-lankford/trail-of-the-lost/9780306831959/?lens=hachette-books

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New Article in Virginia Gazette: 35 Years Later, Victims’ Families in Colonial Parkway Murders Still Searching for Answers, Hope DNA Ad

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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

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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

Behind the microphone of Mind Over Murder are William F. Thomas and Kristin M. Dilley, two voices shaped by profoundly different yet converging paths. Bill is not just an entertainment executive; he carries the personal weight of a family tragedy, having lost his younger sister Cathy Thomas and her girlfriend Rebecca Dowski to the still-haunting Colonial Parkway Murders. Kristin brings her background as a researcher and teacher to the table, applying a meticulous and thoughtful lens to each story they explore. Together, they move beyond the sensational headlines to examine the human cost of violence, the intricate process of investigation, and the long, often painful road toward resolution. This isn't a passive listening experience. Each episode of the Mind Over Murder podcast is built on a foundation of advocacy and deep, personal investment, offering a perspective that only those directly touched by such loss can fully provide. You'll hear detailed analysis of cases, conversations that grapple with the complexities of justice, and an unwavering focus on the victims and the families left searching for answers. It's a careful, respectful exploration of true crime, where the emphasis rests on understanding over exploitation, making it a distinct and compelling entry in the genre.
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NEW: Celebrate Halloween: Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:16
Hosts Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas of the "Mind Over Murder" podcast celebrate Halloween with a reading of Edgar Allan Poe's 1842 horror story, "The Masque of the Red Death." This one has it all-- plague, pandemic, dea…
NEW: Celebrate Halloween: Poe's Spooky "The Cask of Amontillado" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:32
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BONUS: Chloe Canter on Brianna Maitland Case Suspects (Part 2) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:01
Chloe Canter, true crime blogger and co-host of the "True Crime Twins" podcast discusses Brianna Maitland's 2004 disappearance in northern Vermont with "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley. In this epi…
NEW: Savannah Crime Expo 2022 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:54
"Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley provide an after-action report on the 2002 Savannah Crime Expo, an amazing experience for fans of true crime. This event, held each fall in the beautiful city of…
BONUS: Chloe Canter on Brianna Maitland Case Suspects (Part 1) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:19
Chloe Canter, true crime blogger and co-host of the "True Crime Twins" podcast discusses Brianna Maitland's 2004 disappearance in northern Vermont with "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley. This episod…
NEW: Helltown with Author Casey Sherman [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:50
Bestselling author Casey Sherman joins "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to tell us about his new book, "Helltown: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer on Cape Cod," which outlines the chilling st…