Mind Over Murder

In this bonus episode, hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley discuss the "Grim Sleeper" serial killer case in Los Angeles. This long-running series was eventually solved using familial DNA. Killer Lonnie Franklin, Jr. was arrested in 2010, convicted in 2016, and died of natural causes on San Quentin State Prison's death row in 2020. Author Christine Pelisek covers the case in her book "Grim Sleeper...

How can citizen sleuths pass along tips to advocates in the unsolved Colonial Parkway Murders? How are tips handled? How do we put them in the hands on the FBI and Virginia State Police investigators? Join co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley of "Mind Over Murder" as we discuss how tips are acquired, researched and passed along to law enforcement. This is part 1 of a 2 part discussion. Join the...

In this bonus episode, hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley discuss the "Canal Killer" case in Phoenix, Arizona, which was cracked by Colleen Fitzpatrick using Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) techniques in partnership with the Phoenix Police Department. The suspect goes to trial later in 2022. This is Part 2 of a 2 part discussion. AZCentral: Judge: Man Charged in Canal Killings Mentally Fit...

Kathryn Miles, author of "Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders" joins co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss her new book. Who killed Julie Williams and Lollie Winans in 1996? Why have FBI and the National Park Service moved so slowly in this investigation? Is there still untested evidence? What will it take to get the FBI and National Park Service moving in this...

In this bonus episode, hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley discuss the "Canal Killer" case in Phoenix, Arizona, which was cracked by Colleen Fitzpatrick using Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) techniques in partnership with the Phoenix Police Department. This is Part 1 of a 2 part discussion. AZCentral: Judge: Man Charged in Canal Killings Mentally Fit for Trial (Jan. 2022): https://www.azcen...

Kathryn Miles, author of "Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders" joins co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss her new book. Who killed Julie Williams and Lollie Winans in 1996? Why have the FBI and the National Park Service moved so slowly in this investigation? Is this a hate crime? Is there still untested evidence? Are the Shenandoah Murders related to the Coloni...

In this brand-new episode, "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley review CrimeCon 2022, which was just held in Las Vegas. Is CrimeCon worthwhile? How was it from the perspective of Mind Over Murder, as first time exhibitors on Podcast Row? How were the panels? The events? Las Vegas? Paul Holes? Should you attend CrimeCon? This is part 2 of a 2 part review. CrimeCon April 2022:...

In this brand-new episode, "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley review CrimeCon 2022, which was just held in Las Vegas. Is CrimeCon worthwhile? How was it from the perspective of Mind Over Murder, as first time exhibitors on Podcast Row? How were the panels? The events? Las Vegas? Paul Holes? Should you attend CrimeCon? This is part 1 of a 2 part review. CrimeCon 2022: https:...

In this bonus episode which originally ran in March 2020, "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley explore the murders of Alexis Murphy and Samantha Clarke with Alexis Murphy's great aunt Trina. Randy Taylor was convicted of Alexis Murphy's murder and her remains have been recovered, yet Samantha Clarke has still not been found despite Randy Taylor being one of the last people to...

In this brand-new episode, "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley explore the unsolved killings that were once considered part of the Route 29 Stalker case in Virginia, including the murders of Thelma Scroggins, Anne Carolyn McDaniel and Sage Smith. This is part 2 of 2 parts. Washington Post: Last Member of ‘Culpeper Three’ Exonerated in Scroggins Murder UVA Law Innocence Proje...

In this bonus episode which originally ran in March 2020, "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley explore the murders of Alexis Murphy and Samantha Clarke in rural Virginia. Randy Taylor was convicted of Alexis Murphy's murder and her remains have been recovered, yet Samantha Clarke has still not been found despite Randy Taylor being one of the last people to see Samantha alive....

In this brand-new episode, "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley explore both the unsolved killings considered part of the Route 29 Stalker case in Virginia, as well as cases which have since been solved and are not part of the Route 29 Stalker series. Can this longstanding murder mystery be solved? This is part 1 of 2 parts. Northern Virginia Daily: Police continue to search...

In this bonus episode which originally aired in March 2021, reporter Andy Fox of WAVY TV 10 News in Portsmouth, Virginia discusses the Colonial Parkway Murders with Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley. Andy Fax has been covering the case for more than 35 years. He also discusses the unsolved 1988 murders of Brian Pettinger and Laurie Ann Powell, both employees of Liberty Secur...

In this brand-new episode, "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley talk with David Mittelman, CEO of Othram, the Texas based crime lab that is breaking cold cases across the country. David fills us in on how Othram full genome sequencing is identifying crime victims and suspects for the FBI and other law enforcement partners. Topics discussed: the Brianna Maitland case in Vermon...

In this bonus episode which originally aired in March 2021, reporter Andy Fox of WAVY TV 10 News in Portsmouth, Virginia discusses the Colonial Parkway Murders with Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley. Andy Fax has been covering the case for more than 35 years. He also discusses the unsolved 1988 murders of Brian Pettinger and Laurie Ann Powell, both employees of Liberty Secur...

In this brand-new episode, "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley catch up with David Mittelman, CEO of Othram, the Texas based crime lab that is breaking cold cases across the country. David fills us in on how full genome sequencing is identifying crime victims and suspects for the FBI and law enforcement partners. Cases solved include the Mississippi Delta Dawn case, the Litt...

Explore the strange disappearance of Richard "Keith" Call and Cassandra "Sandy" Hailey, who went missing in April 1988 while with on a first date at Christopher Newport University in Virginia. Keith's brother Chris Call and sister Joyce Call Canada join Mind Over Murder co-hosts Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas for this bonus episode. What happened that night? How do two college students just vanish...

In this brand-new episode, "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley explore the history of the Colonial Parkway itself, as well as the largely forgotten murder case of Audrey Jean Weiler, who was brutally murdered by Michael Marnell Smith, a two-time offender along the Colonial Parkway. Could Michael Marnell Smith's being put to death just weeks prior to the murder of Cathy Thoma...

Explore the strange disappearance of Richard "Keith" Call and Cassandra "Sandy" Hailey, who went missing in April 1988 while with on a first date at Christopher Newport University in Virginia. Keith's brother Chris Call and sister Joyce Call Canada join Mind Over Murder co-hosts Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas for this bonus episode. What happened that night? How do two college students just vanish...

In this brand-new episode, "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley explore the 1988 murders of Brian Pettinger and Laurie Ann Powell. These two separate incidents are often linked to the unsolved Colonial Parkway Murders. Are they related? What is status of the investigation? Is the fact that Brian and Laurie both worked at Liberty Security with New Zealander Ron Little related...

Explore the curious case of Ron Little, likely co-owner of Liberty Security (later Advance Security), a small security company in Virginia with Mind Over Murder co-hosts Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas. Ron Little actually outed himself a murder suspect in the Colonial Parkway Murders and other unsolved murders in a widely distributed letter in 1989, shortly before Little was deported back to his n...

In this brand-new episode, "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley answer listener questions about the unsolved Colonial Parkway Murders. What is status of the investigation? Were psychics ever brought in to help the investigation? Do Bill and Kristin believe that four double homicides are still related? Does the recent passing of longtime person of interest Ron Little represent...

With new information coming in about the death of longtime suspect Ron Little in his native New Zealand and the potential connection of Liberty Security to the Colonial Parkway Murders, we return to an episode from May 2021 to discuss Liberty Security and its strange links to at least four unsolved murders of six victims in Virginia. Next week, we return to a new episode of Mind Over Murder with t...

In this brand-new episode, "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley answer listener questions about the unsolved Colonial Parkway Murders. What is status of the investigation? Will DNA help break the Colonial Parkway Murders? Did the "Lover's Lane Murders" television series on Oxygen Network provide new clues? This is part 1 of 2 parts. Join the discussion on our Mind Over Murder...

Thomas Holsinger, retired detective with Henrico Police Department on the unsolved murder of Donna Hall, 18, and her boyfriend Mike Margaret, 21, outside Richmond in Henrico County, Virginia in August 1984 joins "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley. This brutal double homicide has sometimes been linked to the Colonial Parkway Murders. This is part 2 of 2 episodes with Detective...