# NEW: Colonial Parkway Murders Analysis w Rita Williams

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Podcast: [Mind Over Murder](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-over-murder-354716)
Published: 2026-09-14T10:00:03+00:00
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## Resource

"Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley are joined by analyst Rita Williams, author of an excellent new piece titled "Colonial Parkway Murders: What the DNA Actually Solved and What It Didn't" for her series in Clutch Justice. https://clutchjustice.com/2026/08/23/colonial-parkway-murders-dna-evidence/ 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 13News Now investigates: A serial killer's DNA will not be entered into CODIS database: https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/13news-now-investigates/291-e82a9e0b-38e3-4f95-982a-40e960a71e49 WAVY TV 10 on the Colonial Parkway Murders Announcement with photos: https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/deceased-man-identified-as-suspect-in-decades-old-homicides/ WTKR News 3 https://www.wtkr.com/news/is-man-linked-to-one-of-the-colonial-parkway-murders-connected-to-the-other-cases Virginian Pilot: Who was Alan Wade W…

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