NEW: Virginia Cold Case Database with Delegate Danica Roem

NEW: Virginia Cold Case Database with Delegate Danica Roem

Author: William F. Thomas and Kristin M. Dilley August 29, 2022 Duration: 38:12
Virginia Delegate Danica Roem joins "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to introduce the new Virginia Cold Case Database.

Virginia Cold Case Database Link: https://coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov/

Virginia Pilot Online: New version of Virginia cold-case database includes killings unsolved for years — with plans to expand

https://www.pilotonline.com/news/crime/vp-nw-cold-case-database-20220620-5trqzsdzozbkljqthgpk3rm6jq-story.html

WTOP: ‘A matter of human decency’: Virginia state police cold case database now online

https://wtop.com/virginia/2022/06/a-matter-of-human-decency-virginia-state-police-cold-case-database-now-online/

The Crime Sheet: What Happened to Sage Smith?

https://www.thecrimesheet.com/post/what-happened-to-sage-smith

CPD Continues to Seek Leads Regarding Dashad "Sage" Smith Homicide

https://www.charlottesville.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=918

Equality Virginia: Update On Missing Charlottesville Native Sage (DaShad) Smith:

https://equalityvirginia.org/update-on-missing-charlottesville-native-sage-dashad-smith/

Eugene Robinson in the Washington Post: (White) Women We Love

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/2005/06/10/white-women-we-love/ce35c1c2-3e4b-40da-9236-d26a69ab4d91/

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New Article in 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

New Article in 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/

New feature article in the 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...

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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