# BONUS: Runaway Groom Unsolved Murder with Ron Peterson Jr. Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-over-murder-354716/bonus-runaway-groom-unsolved-murder-with-ron-peterson-jr Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-over-murder-354716/bonus-runaway-groom-unsolved-murder-with-ron-peterson-jr.md Podcast: [Mind Over Murder](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-over-murder-354716) Published: 2026-04-09T21:30:04+00:00 Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/bonus-runaway-groom-unsolved-murder-with-ron-peterson-jr--71218827 Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71218827/mom_ep_528_final.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mind-over-murder-354716/episodes/bonus-runaway-groom-unsolved-murder-with-ron-peterson-jr Duration seconds: 2437 ## Resource Join "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as they talk with true crime author Ron Peterson about his new book "Runaway Groom," a cold case mystery set in beautiful Staunton, Virginia. Was it cold feet-- or cold-blooded murder? This bonus episode originally ran November 24, 2025, Runaway Groom: Cold Feet—or Cold-Blooded Murder? https://posthillpress.com/book/runaway-groom-cold-feet-or-cold-blooded-murder NBC: FBI Norfolk field office links deceased suspect to additional Colonial Parkway Murders In January 2026, the FBI announced Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. is responsible for the 1986 Virginia murders of Cathleen Thomas and Rebecca Dowski. https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/colonial-parkway-murders-cathleen-thomas-rebecca-dowski-resolved-rcna255097 American Detective TV series: Colonial Parkway Murders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp3rNRZnL0E Washingtonian: A Murder on the Rappahannock River: https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/06/27/murder-on-the-rappahannock-river-emerson-stevens-mary-harding-innocence-project/ WTKR News 3: One year after development in Colonial Parkway Murders, where do things stand? https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/historic-triangle/one-year-after-development-in-colonial-parkway-murders-where-do-things-stand Won't you help the Mind Over Murder podcast increase our visibility and shine the spotlight on the "Colonial Parkway Murders" and other unsolved cases? Contribute any amount you can here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/mind-over-murder-podcast-expenses?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer WTVR CBS News: Colonial Parkway murders victims' families keep hope cases will be solved: https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/colonial-parkway-murders-update-april-19-2024 WAV… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mind-over-murder-354716/episodes/bonus-runaway-groom-unsolved-murder-with-ron-peterson-jr/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-over-murder-354716/bonus-runaway-groom-unsolved-murder-with-ron-peterson-jr.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.