NEW: Barbara Rae-Venter: Solving Cases with Investigative Genetic Genealogy

02/07/22 • 47 min

"Mind Over Murder" podcast hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley interview Barbara Rae-Venter, founder of Firebird Forensics Group Inc. Dr. Rae-Venter is a pioneer in investigative genetic genealogy (IGG) and is credited with solving the Golden State Killer case, together with investigator Paul Holes and Steve Kramer of the FBI.
Firebird Forensics Group, Inc.:
https://firebirdforensics.org/
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NYT: She Helped Crack the Golden State Killer Case. Here’s What She’s Going to Do Next.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/29/science/barbara-rae-venter-gsk.html
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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
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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
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Four one-hour episodes on the Colonial Parkway Murders are available on Oxygen as "The Lover's Lane Murders." The series is available on the free Oxygen app, Hulu, YouTube, Amazon, and many other platforms. https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders
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BONUS: Donna Hall and Mike Margaret Murder with Blue Hall (Part 1)

"Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas interview Blue Hall, case expert and advocate in the 1984 murder of Donna Hall and Mike Margaret in Henrico County, Virginia. This unsolved double homicide case is sometimes linked with the Colonial Parkway Murders. This is part 1 of 4 episodes.
Justice for Donna Hall & Mike Margaret Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/744358745691890/
WTVR TV 6 News Richmond Virginia:
16 things to know about the brutal 1984 murder of a West End couple
https://www.wtvr.com/2015/08/05/16-things-to-know-about-the-brutal-1984-murder-of-a-west-end-couple/
Henrico County Police Department: (804) 501-5000
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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
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BONUS: Donna Hall and Mike Margaret Murder with Blue Hall (Part 2)

"Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas interview Blue Hall, case expert and advocate in the 1984 murder of Donna Hall and Mike Margaret in Henrico County, Virginia. This unsolved double homicide case is sometimes linked with the Colonial Parkway Murders. This is part 2 of 4 episodes.
Justice for Donna Hall & Mike Margaret Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/744358745691890/
WTVR TV 6 News Richmond Virginia:
16 things to know about the brutal 1984 murder of a West End couple
https://www.wtvr.com/2015/08/05/16-things-to-know-about-the-brutal-1984-murder-of-a-west-end-couple/
Henrico County Police Department: (804) 501-5000
Please take a minute to give the Mind Over Murder podcast a 5 star review:
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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!
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