# NEW: Cathy Thomas/Rebecca Dowski CPM Murder Solved (Part 3)

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Podcast: [Mind Over Murder](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-over-murder-354716)
Published: 2026-03-02T11:00:06+00:00
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## Resource

Join "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as they discuss Bill Thomas and Bob Dowski's recent meeting with FBI Norfolk, where they were told that waterman Alan Wade Wilmer, Senior was responsible for the murder of their two sisters in October 1986. Let us take you inside the actual meeting. How was the Thomas/Dowski case closed? Are they satisfied with the FBI's story? How many open questions remain? What about the other unsolved Colonial Parkway Murders? This is part 3 of multiple parts. NBC: FBI Norfolk field office links deceased suspect to additional Colonial Parkway MurdersIn 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/ 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 WAVY TV 10 News: New questions raised in Colonial Parkway murders: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/new-questions-raised-in-colonial-parkway-mu…

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