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Mind Over Murder - BONUS: Murder Accountability Project: Why Are So Many Murders Unsolved? (Part 2)

BONUS: Murder Accountability Project: Why Are So Many Murders Unsolved? (Part 2)

01/27/22 • 47 min

Mind Over Murder
"Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas interview Thomas Hargrove, founder of the Murder Accountability Project to find out why so many murders are going unsolved, and how the data compiled by the Murder Accountability Project can help law enforcement get the resources needed to solve more cases. This is part 2 of 2 episodes.
Murder Accountability Project: http://www.murderdata.org/
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Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other good stuff !
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The Colonial Parkway Murders were the subject of a new four-part television series, "The Lover's Lane Murders," which made its debut on the Oxygen Network on Feb 11, 2021:
https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders
Who Were The Colonial Parkway Murder Victims? 8 Young People All Killed In Virginia Within 4 Years
https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders/crime-news/who-were-the-colonial-parkway-murder-victims
Washington Post Magazine: "Victims, Families and America’s Thirst for True-Crime Stories." "For Bill Thomas, his sister Cathy’s murder is a deeply personal tragedy. For millions of true-crime fans, it’s entertainment."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/07/30/feature/victims-families-and-americas-thirst-for-true-crime-stories/
Daily Press excellent series of articles on the Colonial Parkway Murders:
http://digital.dailypress.com/static/parkway_cottage/main/index.html
Dateline NBC Crime Capsule: Colonial Parkway Murders
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/dateline-crime-capsule-the-colonial-parkway-murders-1353827907555
Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 14,000 followers:
https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase
Please subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Thanks.
We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday. Please share and tell your friends!
Sponsors: Othram and DNAsolves.com
Contribute Your DNA to help solve cases: https://dnasolves.com/user/register
Follow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOver
Follow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56
Follow "Mind Over Murder" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcast/
Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/
Follow us on InstaGram:: https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders/
Check out the entire Crawlspace Media network at http://crawlspace-media.com/
All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley, Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero Productions
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mind-over-murder--4847179/support.
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"Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas interview Thomas Hargrove, founder of the Murder Accountability Project to find out why so many murders are going unsolved, and how the data compiled by the Murder Accountability Project can help law enforcement get the resources needed to solve more cases. This is part 2 of 2 episodes.
Murder Accountability Project: http://www.murderdata.org/
Please take a minute to give Mind Over Murder here a 5 star review:
https://lovethepodcast.com/jpHq3q
Mind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:
https://www.spreaker.com
Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other good stuff !
https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-murder-podcast?ref_id=23885
The Colonial Parkway Murders were the subject of a new four-part television series, "The Lover's Lane Murders," which made its debut on the Oxygen Network on Feb 11, 2021:
https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders
Who Were The Colonial Parkway Murder Victims? 8 Young People All Killed In Virginia Within 4 Years
https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders/crime-news/who-were-the-colonial-parkway-murder-victims
Washington Post Magazine: "Victims, Families and America’s Thirst for True-Crime Stories." "For Bill Thomas, his sister Cathy’s murder is a deeply personal tragedy. For millions of true-crime fans, it’s entertainment."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/07/30/feature/victims-families-and-americas-thirst-for-true-crime-stories/
Daily Press excellent series of articles on the Colonial Parkway Murders:
http://digital.dailypress.com/static/parkway_cottage/main/index.html
Dateline NBC Crime Capsule: Colonial Parkway Murders
https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/dateline-crime-capsule-the-colonial-parkway-murders-1353827907555
Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 14,000 followers:
https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase
Please subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Thanks.
We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday. Please share and tell your friends!
Sponsors: Othram and DNAsolves.com
Contribute Your DNA to help solve cases: https://dnasolves.com/user/register
Follow "Mind Over Murder" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderOver
Follow Bill Thomas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillThomas56
Follow "Mind Over Murder" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcast/
Follow "Colonial Parkway Murders" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase/
Follow us on InstaGram:: https://www.instagram.com/colonialparkwaymurders/
Check out the entire Crawlspace Media network at http://crawlspace-media.com/
All rights reserved. Mind Over Murder, Copyright Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley, Another Dog Productions/Absolute Zero Productions
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mind-over-murder--4847179/support.

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undefined - NEW: Author Kevin Sullivan on Ted Bundy (Part 1)

NEW: Author Kevin Sullivan on Ted Bundy (Part 1)

"Mind Over Murder" podcast hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley discuss the case of Ted Bundy with Kevin M. Sullivan, author of six fascinating books on the serial murderer. How did Bundy get away with so many murders? Why are historians and true crime fans alike so fascinated with him? How does Kevin Sullivan separate the myths from the reality in this complicated case? What can we learn from this case that will allow us to catch killers and prevent serial murders like those committed by Ted Bundy? This is Part 1 of 2 parts.
Kevin M. Sullivan's Latest Book: The Enigma of Ted Bundy (Wild Blue Press):
https://wildbluepress.com/the-enigma-of-ted-bundy-kevin-sullivan-true-crime/
Goodreads on Kevin M. Sullivan books:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15103926.Kevin_M_Sullivan
Follow author Kevin M. Sullivan on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/kevin.m.sullivan.39
Please give Mind Over Murder a positive rating here:
https://lovethepodcast.com/jpHq3q
Mind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:
https://www.spreaker.com
New Article in Virginia Gazette: 35 Years Later, Victims’ Families in Colonial Parkway Murders Still Searching for Answers, Hope DNA Advances will Solve Case By Em Holter and Abigail Adcox
https://www.dailypress.com/virginiagazette/va-vg-colonial-parkway-murders-anniversary-1024-20211022-76jkpte6qvez7onybmhbhp7nfi-story.html
New Article in Medium: The Colonial Parkway Murders — A Tale of Two Killers? By Quinn Zane
https://medium.com/unburied/the-colonial-parkway-murders-a-tale-of-two-killers-1e8fda367a48
Washington Post: "Crimes of Passion"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1997/08/15/crimes-of-passion/0a38e8f9-6d04-48e4-a847-7d3cba53c363/
New feature article in the Daily Beast: "Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia’s Colonial Parkway Serial Killer" By Justin Rohrlich
https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-happened-to-cathleen-thomas-and-rebecca-dowski-inside-the-hunt-for-the-colonial-parkway-killer
Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other good stuff !
https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-murder-podcast?ref_id=23885
Washington Post Op-Ed Piece by Deidre Enright of the Innocence Project:
"The FBI should use DNA, not posters, to solve a cold-case murder"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/25/julie-williams-laura-winans-unsolved-murder-test-dna/
Oxygen: "Loni Coombs Feels A Kinship To 'Lovers' Lane' Victim Cathy Thomas"
Loni Coombs felt an immediate connection to Cathy Thomas, a groundbreaking gay woman who broke through barriers at the U.S. Naval Academy before she was brutally murdered along the Colonial Parkway in Virginia.
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/loni-coombs-feels-a-kinship-to-colonial-parkway-victim-cathy-thomas
CrimeCon will be held April 29-May 1, 2022 in Las Vegas. We will both be there!
Details: https://www.crimecon.com/cc22
You can contribute to help "Mind Over Murder" do our important work:
https://mindovermurderpodcast.com/support
Check out Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcast
Join the Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 14,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase
Four one-hour episodes on the Colonial Parkway Murders are available o...

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undefined - NEW: Author Kevin Sullivan on Ted Bundy (Part 2)

NEW: Author Kevin Sullivan on Ted Bundy (Part 2)

"Mind Over Murder" podcast hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley discuss the case of Ted Bundy with Kevin M. Sullivan, author of six fascinating books on the serial murderer. How did Bundy get away with so many murders? Why are historians and true crime fans alike so fascinated with him? How does Kevin Sullivan separate the myths from the reality in this complicated case? What can we learn from this case that will allow us to catch killers and prevent serial murders like those committed by Ted Bundy? This is Part 2 of 2 parts.
Kevin M. Sullivan's Latest Book: The Enigma of Ted Bundy (Wild Blue Press):
https://wildbluepress.com/the-enigma-of-ted-bundy-kevin-sullivan-true-crime/
Goodreads on Kevin M. Sullivan books:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15103926.Kevin_M_Sullivan
Follow author Kevin M. Sullivan on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/kevin.m.sullivan.39
Please give Mind Over Murder a positive rating here:
https://lovethepodcast.com/jpHq3q
Mind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:
https://www.spreaker.com
New Article in Virginia Gazette: 35 Years Later, Victims’ Families in Colonial Parkway Murders Still Searching for Answers, Hope DNA Advances will Solve Case By Em Holter and Abigail Adcox
https://www.dailypress.com/virginiagazette/va-vg-colonial-parkway-murders-anniversary-1024-20211022-76jkpte6qvez7onybmhbhp7nfi-story.html
New Article in Medium: The Colonial Parkway Murders — A Tale of Two Killers? By Quinn Zane
https://medium.com/unburied/the-colonial-parkway-murders-a-tale-of-two-killers-1e8fda367a48
Washington Post: "Crimes of Passion"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1997/08/15/crimes-of-passion/0a38e8f9-6d04-48e4-a847-7d3cba53c363/
New feature article in the Daily Beast: "Inside the Maddening Search for Virginia’s Colonial Parkway Serial Killer" By Justin Rohrlich
https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-happened-to-cathleen-thomas-and-rebecca-dowski-inside-the-hunt-for-the-colonial-parkway-killer
Citizens! Check out our new line of "Mind Over Murder" t-shirts and other good stuff !
https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mind-over-murder-podcast?ref_id=23885
Washington Post Op-Ed Piece by Deidre Enright of the Innocence Project:
"The FBI should use DNA, not posters, to solve a cold-case murder"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/25/julie-williams-laura-winans-unsolved-murder-test-dna/
Oxygen: "Loni Coombs Feels A Kinship To 'Lovers' Lane' Victim Cathy Thomas"
Loni Coombs felt an immediate connection to Cathy Thomas, a groundbreaking gay woman who broke through barriers at the U.S. Naval Academy before she was brutally murdered along the Colonial Parkway in Virginia.
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/loni-coombs-feels-a-kinship-to-colonial-parkway-victim-cathy-thomas
CrimeCon will be held April 29-May 1, 2022 in Las Vegas. We will both be there!
Details: https://www.crimecon.com/cc22
You can contribute to help "Mind Over Murder" do our important work:
https://mindovermurderpodcast.com/support
Check out Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcast
Join the Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 14,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase
Four one-hour episodes on the Colonial Parkway Murders are available o...

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