Mind Over Murder

Ashley Spence, the head of the DNA Justice Project and a survivor of sexual assault herself, joins "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss her personal story of survival, how the CODIS system works to help solve cases including sexual assault and murder, and how the DNA Justice Project is working with legislators around the country to eliminate loopholes in the CODIS...

"Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley discuss the bizarre death of Darrell David Rice, a longtime suspect in the Shenandoah National Park murders of Julie Williams and Lollie Winans.  Rice was exonerated after the FBI and National Park Service announced that Walter "Leo" Jackson had been linked to the Williams/Winans murder via DNA testing on June 20, only to be struck and killed...

Steve French, the host of the "Unsolved Mysteries" podcast joins "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss the popular podcast version of the legendary TV show, his career in voiceover, how the mix of supernatural and true crime topics works, and how much he has learned about working in the true crime space over the last few years. An upbeat and fun conversation unfolds, w...

Join "Mind Over Murder hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as they discuss the recent FBI/Virginia State Police Press Conferences announcing suspects ID's in the Colonial Parkway Murders (suspect Alan Wade Wilmer, Sr.) and Shenadoah Murders of Julie Williams and Lollie Winans (suspect Walter "Leo" Jackson Sr.)  Are these press conferences with law enforcement deliberately unclear? Why are they so...

Veteran reporter and television news anchor Carol Costello joins "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss her new true crime podcast, "Carol Costello Presents Blind Rage," which tells the shocking story of Phyllis Cottle, who was attacked in March 1984. Carol Costello covered the story as a rookie TV reporter. She also discusses her career as an anchor at CNN, the tran...

Join "Mind Over Murder hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as they discuss the recent article in the Virginian Pilot and Daily Press, "FBI Suspects Northern Neck Man in Second Colonial Parkway Murders Case, Families Told."  Why are the FBI and Virginia State Police telling Colonial Parkway Murders families on thing behind closed doors, and refusing to confirm this news in public?  Is law enforcem...

Kathryn "Kate" Miles, bestselling author of "Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenadoah Murders" joins "Mind Over Murder" podcast hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss the recent FBI announcement that the 1996 murder of Julie Williams and Lollie Winans has been solved. With the news that deceased suspect Walter "Leo" Jackson, Sr. has been connected to the murder via DNA, why is th...

Kathryn "Kate" Miles, bestselling author of "Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenadoah Murders" joins "Mind Over Murder" podcast hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss the recent FBI announcement that the 1996 murder of Julie Williams and Lollie Winans has been solved. With the news that deceased suspect Walter "Leo" Jackson, Sr. has been connected to the murder via DNA, why is th...

Kathryn "Kate" Miles, author of the award winning true crime book "Trailed: One Woman's Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders," talks of the impact of the book on the 1996 murder case of Julie Williams and Lollie Winans, as well as on her own life as an author and outdoorswoman. Published in hardcover and audiobook in 2022, the paperback of "Trailed" has just been released, with a limited televisi...

Join "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley and our MC, Sheryl "Mac" McCollum, with our live panel discussion at CrimeCon 2024 in Nashville, held May 30, 2024.  This live recording is courtesy of the team at CrimeCon, and originally aired on June 24, 2024. Won't you help the Mind Over Murder podcast increase our visibility and shine the spotlight on the "Colonial Parkway Murder...

Join "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as we report on our 3 day trip to CrimeCon 2024 in Nashville, held May 30-June 1, 2024.  This is part 2 of 2 parts, and discusses legendary FBI profiler John Douglas, John Walsh of "America's Most Wanted," the Gabby Petito Foundation, author Nikki Egan and the true story behind "Victim F," and much more from CrimeCon. Won't you help t...

Join "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as we report on our 3 day trip to CrimeCon 2024 in Nashville, held May 30-June 1, 2024.  This is part 1 of 2 parts. 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-...

With a confirmed serial killer, Alan Wade Wilmer, Sr. being named in the Colonial Parkway Murders in Virginia, "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley discuss the how Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. would be profiled with former FBI Profilers James Fitzgerald and Dr. Raymond Carr. Part 2 of 2 parts with Fitz and Ray. This bonus episode originally ran on February 1, 2024. Alan Wade Wilmer S...

With a confirmed serial killer, Alan Wade Wilmer, Sr. being named in the Colonial Parkway Murders in Virginia, "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley discuss the how Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. would be profiled with former FBI Profilers James Fitzgerald and Dr. Raymond Carr. Part 1 of 2 parts with Fitz and Ray. This bonus episode originally ran on January 29, 2024. Alan Wade Wilmer S...

Andrea Lankford, former National Park Service Ranger joins "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss her new book "Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Paficic Crest Trail."  This bonus episode of "Mind Over Murder" originally ran on January 25, 2024.  "Trail of the Lost" was announced as the best true crime book of the year at t...

Reknowned investigator Lindsey Wade, author of the new book "In My DNA: My Career Investigating Your Worst Nightmares" (nominated for a CrimeCon CLUE Award) joins "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss the CODIS Gap.  Why are so many offenders, including rapists, murderers and even serial killers not found in the CODIS DNA database? Why does the United States have 50 se...

Renee Williams, Executive Director of the National Center for Victims of Crime joins us to go over "8 Simple Rules for Being an Ethical True Crime Consumer." "Mind Over Murder" cohosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley join Renee for a fantastic conversation about how true crime media is changing-- for the better.  This bonus episode of "Mind Over Murder" originally ran on November 13, 2023. 8 Simple...

"Mind Over Murder" presented a live podcast recording session on developments in the Colonial Parkway Murders in Yorktown, Virginia on May 13, 2024.  The session featured special guest Blaine Pardoe, co-author of "A Special Kind of Evil: The Colonial Parkway Serial Killings." This marked our second podcast recorded before a live audience.  This is part two of the evening, with the second half of o...

Check out the "DNA: ID" podcast with host Jessica Bettencourt as she talks with "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley about her show, which covers true crime casesthat have been solved using Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy.  This bonus episode of "Mind Over Murder" originally ran on November 20, 2023. We will aslo see Jess at the upcoming CrimeCon, May 31-June 2, 2024...

"Mind Over Murder" presented a live podcast recording session on developments in the Colonial Parkway Murders in Yorktown, Virginia on May 13, 2024.  The session featured special guest Blaine Pardoe, co-author of "A Special Kind of Evil: The Colonial Parkway Serial Killings." This marked our second podcast recorded before a live audience.  This is part one of the evening; part two will launch on M...

Kim Cross, New York Times bestselling author of "In Light of All Darkness: Inside the Polly Klaas Kidnapping and the Search for America's Child," joins "Mind Over Murder" podcast hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley is discuss her powerful new book. In very parent's worst nightmare, 12 year old Polly Klass was kidnapped at knifepoint while at a slumber party in Petaluma, California. After a nation...

Retired NYPD Homicide Detective Sargent Joe Giacalone joins "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss happenings in true crime, including the Karen Read case in Boston, the upcoming Idaho 4 trial of Bryan Kohberger, the Long Island Serial Killer/Giglo Beach 4 suspect Rex Huermann, and much more. You Tube: Welcome to My Channel: True Crime with the Sarge https://www.youtube...

New York Times bestselling author Casey Sherman joins "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to discuss his new book "A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime." The book tells the true crime story of how movie star Lana Turner got involved with mobster Johnny Stompanato, an enforcer for Los Angeles mob boss Mickey Cohen. Lana Turner's attempt to...

"Mind Over Murder" presented a live podcast recording session on developments in the Colonial Parkway Murders at the Yorktown Library in Yorktown, Virginia on Monday, May 13, 2024.  Here we discuss what to expect at our next "Mind Over Murder Live." Tickets for May 13 event: https://allevents.in/yorktown/live-podcast-mind-over-murder/200026399718622 Won't you help the Mind Over Murder podcast incr...

Longtime Boston Globe reporter Stephen Kurkjian joins "Mind Over Murder" hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley to talk about his book, "Master Thieves: The Boston Gangsters Who Pulled Off the World's Greatest Art Heist."  This is Part 2 of our discussion with Steve about the 1990 theft of 13 masterworks taken from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, still not recovered after 34 years. Master Thiev...