Ep 121: The Murders of Cathy Thomas and Rebecca Dowski and the Colonial Parkway Murders, Part 3
Laura continues her conversation with Bill Thomas, brother of Cathy Thomas, and researcher, writer and advocate Kristin Dilley about the brutal murders of Cathy Thomas and Rebecca Dowski and the other three double murders often referred to as the ‘Colonial Parkway Murders.’ In this episode Bill shares some new information he discovered from further interviews with David Knobling’s brother about David Knobling and Robin Edwards case. Laura, Bill and Kristin also discuss new information about Daniel Lauer and Annamaria’s murders. You’ll hear this case being slowly unravelled and deconstructed in your ears, as Laura, Bill and Kristin get down to the actual facts and the evidence in the case. Can Cathy and Becky’s murders be solved? Is it linked to Lollie and Julie’s murders 10 years later? Listen to what Laura has to say as she shares her analysis about which cases she believes are linked and Bill and Kristin share their new thinking about the case. You can decide for yourself. Content warning: This is not an easy listen. Listener discretion is advised. #CathyThomas #BeckyDowski #RebeccaDowski #LollieWinans #JulieWilliams #Trailed #KathyrnMiles #DavidKnobling #RobinEdwards #RichardCall #CassandraHailey #DanielLauer #AnnamariaPhelps #Virginia #LanguageMatters #WomenMatter #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #TrueCrime #Podcast #Crime #ColonialParkwayMurders Clip https://www.wtkr.com/2016/08/28/unsolved-colonial-parkway-murders-near-30th-anniversary-as-families-hold-out-hope?_amp=true Mind Over Murder https://mindovermurderpodcast.com CPM Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcast Subscribe to Crime Analyst You Tube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCksfRSwfwFqUCjcxKYju6_Q Crime Analyst Merch https://crime-analyst.myshopify.com/ Leave a Review Support Laura’s work and Crime Analyst by leaving a 5-star review here: https://www.crime-analyst.com/reviews/new/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
14 Mar 202341min
Ep 120: The Murders of Cathy Thomas and Rebecca Dowski and the Colonial Parkway Murders, Part 2
Laura continues her interview with Bill Thomas, brother of Cathy Thomas, and researcher, writer and advocate Kristin Dilley about the brutal murders of Cathy Thomas and Rebecca Dowski and the other three double murders often referred to as the Colonial Parkway Murders. In this episode, Laura and Bill and Kristin discuss the crime scene behaviour of the perpetrator who murdered Cathy and Rebecca and what it reveals about him as well as possible stalking prior to the murder. We also discuss whether the four double homicides are linked and whether Lollie Winans and Julie Williams’ murders have been committed by the same perpetrator. Join us as we dive into the difficult and complex details of each case. Content warning: This is not an easy listen. Listener discretion is advised. #CathyThomas #BeckyDowski #LollieWinans #JulieWilliams #Trailed #KathyrnMiles #DavidKnobling #RobinEdwards #RichardCall #CassandraHailey #DanielLauer #AnnamariaPhelps #Virginia #LanguageMatters #WomenMatter #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #TrueCrime #Podcast #Crime Clip https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders/crime-news/who-were-the-colonial-parkway-murder-victims Mind Over Murder https://mindovermurderpodcast.com CPM Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcast Information about the DASH, Coercive Control and Train the Trainer Masterclasses with Laura https://shoutout.wix.com/so/eeOI-OpnS?languageTag=en Subscribe to Crime Analyst You Tube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCksfRSwfwFqUCjcxKYju6_Q Crime Analyst Merch https://crime-analyst.myshopify.com/ Leave a Review Support Laura’s work and Crime Analyst by leaving a 5-star review here: https://www.crime-analyst.com/reviews/new/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
7 Mar 202356min
Ep 119: Victory! Dangerous Domestic Abusers to be added to the Violent and Sexual Offenders Register
In this short update Laura shares the good news and explains why it is so important that dangerous domestic abusers will be included on the violent and sexual offender register as well as further detail about the law reform. Announcing the reform on Monday 20 February, Home Secretary Suella Braverman said ‘domestic violence is completely unacceptable and cases torment, pain fear and anxiety.’ Finally, after 22 years of recommending and campaigning for this – it’s going to happen! Laura thanks all the incredible survivors, families and professionals who have been part of this long hard-fought campaign to make this happen! Clip https://twitter.com/ZDronfield/status/1627784389315756033?s=20 #SerialPerpetrators #DomesticViolence #Register #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #CampaignVictory #WomenMatter #ChildrenMatter Listen to Crime Analyst: Ep #12 Landslide Victory in the House of Lords in the wake of Sarah Everard Ep #17-19 My Mum was shot dead in front of me: the register would have saved me Clip Ep #20-21 The Final Frontier of the Domestic Abuse Bill, Serial Domestic Abusers and stalkers and Julia James’ Murder Ep #51-53 Preventing Murder in Slow MotionÔ with Zoe Dronfield Ep #54-56 Preventing Murder in Slow MotionÔ with Rachel Williams Ep #57-59 Preventing Murder in Slow MotionÔ with Celia Peachey For more information about the campaign: www.thelaurarichards.com https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/spent-25-years-working-cases-women-murdered-abusers-makes/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/serial-perpetrators-register-domestic-abuse-bill-b1830857.html https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/apr/27/dropping-of-stalkers-register-from-bill-an-insult-to-victims https://inews.co.uk/news/long-reads/domestic-abuse-bill-laura-richards-criminologist-553458 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/had-26-years-sleepless-nights-women-killed-violent-men-could/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/07/police-failings-led-deaths-31-women-hands-domestic-abusers/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/stopping-stalkers-domestic-abusers-will-save-lives-home-beyond/ https://www.change.org/p/suella-braverman-focus-on-serial-perpetrators-and-stalkers-who-abuse-multiple-women https://www.change.org/p/suella-braverman-focus-on-serial-perpetrators-and-stalkers-who-abuse-multiple-women/u/31270602 https://www.change.org/p/suella-braverman-focus-on-serial-perpetrators-and-stalkers-who-abuse-multiple-women/u/31331081 Information about the DASH, Coercive Control and Train the Trainer Masterclasses with Laura. Email laurarichardspa@gmail.com Subscribe to Crime Analyst You Tube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCksfRSwfwFqUCjcxKYju6_Q Crime Analyst Merch https://crime-analyst.myshopify.com/ Leave a Review Support Laura’s work and Crime Analyst by leaving a 5-star review here: https://www.crime-analyst.com/reviews/new/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
1 Mar 202324min
Ep 118: The Murders of Cathy Thomas and Rebecca Dowski and the Colonial Parkway Murders, Part 1
Laura interviews Bill Thomas, brother of Cathy Thomas, and researcher, writer and advocate Kristin Dilley about the brutal murders of Cathy Thomas and Rebecca Dowski and the other three double murders often referred to as the ‘Colonial Parkway Murders.’ From 1986 to 1989 six young people were murdered and two disappeared and the FBI believed it was most likely a serial killer. The cases included Cathy Thomas and Rebecca Dowski who were murdered between October 9/10 1986; David Lee Knobling and Robin Edwards who were found dead on September 23 1987; Richard Keith Call and Cassandra Lee Hailey who disappeared on April 10 1988 and who were never found, and; Daniel Lauer and Annamaria Phelps who disappeared on September 5 1989 and whose bodies were later found under a blanket, near a rest stop. In this episode, Laura, Bill and Kristin discuss Cathy and Becki’s victimology including Cathy’s determination to excel at all that she did, including her mental fortitude to succeed and graduate from the US Naval Academy in the second class to admit women, making her one of the true trail blazers in the service. We also start to dive in to whether these four cases are linked and whether there are links to Lollie Winans and Julie Williams’ murders given the similarities in victimology and possible targeting to Cathy and Rebecca and that the murders happened less than 200 miles away in isolated locations and on long holiday weekends. Coincidence? Join us as we dive into the difficult and complex details of each case. Content warning: This is not an easy listen. Listener discretion is advised. #CathyThomas #BeckyDowski #LollieWinans #JulieWilliams #Trailed #KathyrnMiles #DavidKnobling #RobinEdwards #RichardCall #CassandraHailey #DanielLauer #AnnamariaPhelps #Virginia #LanguageMatters #WomenMatter #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #TrueCrime #Podcast #Crime Clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBvxxWBGivA Information about the DASH, Coercive Control and Train the Trainer Masterclasses with Laura https://shoutout.wix.com/so/eeOI-OpnS?languageTag=en Subscribe to Crime Analyst You Tube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCksfRSwfwFqUCjcxKYju6_Q Crime Analyst Merch https://crime-analyst.myshopify.com/ Leave a Review Support Laura’s work and Crime Analyst by leaving a 5-star review here: https://www.crime-analyst.com/reviews/new/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
28 Feb 202356min
Ep 117: Who Killed Lollie Winans and Julie Williams? Part 3
Laura continues her conversation with award winning investigative journalist, author and outdoors expert Kathryn Miles about her re-investigation into the double murder of Lollie Winans and Julie Williams, which is detailed in her book Trailed: One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders. Laura and Kathryn discuss Kara Robinson’s abduction and rape by predatory stalker, Richard Marc Evonitz. Evonitz abducted Kara in the blink of an eye, in broad daylight, and no-one knew it had even happened. Evonitz was a prolific serial perpetrator who targeted, stalked, abducted, and raped women. Laura believes Kara’s abduction seemed much more an in the moment, opportunistic attack. Kara managed to escape due to her resilience and quick thinking. Laura and Kathryn break down Evonitz’s behaviour and the timeline and discuss whether he murdered Lollie and Julie as well as other abductions and murders that might be linked including Alicia Showalter Reynolds, Anne McDaniel, Sofia Silva, Kristin and Kati Lisk and the double murder of Cathy Thomas and Becky Dowski. Content warning: Laura and Kathryn discuss and compare the behaviour of the perpetrator at the crime scenes with what is known about Evonitz’s behaviour. This is not an easy listen. Listener discretion is advised. #LollieWinans #JulieWilliams #Trailed #KathyrnMiles #KaraRobinson #AliciaShowalterReynolds #AnneMcDaniel #SofiaSilva #KristinLisk #KatiLisk #CathyThomas #BeckyDowski #SerialKiller #Stalker #RichardEvonitz #CoerciveControl #DASH #DomesticAbuse #TheShenandoahMurders #Virginia #LanguageMatters #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #TrueCrime #Podcast #Crime Clips https://www.wusa9.com/article/features/producers-picks/dna-in-fbi-evidence-locker-might-solve-shenandoah-national-park-murders-julie-williams-lollie-winans/65-d4ecdc98-ed85-4626-b242-c35f5d6d938e Kathryn’s Book https://www.amazon.com/Trailed-Womans-Quest-Shenandoah-Murders/dp/1616209097 Information about the DASH, Coercive Control and Train the Trainer Masterclasses with Laura https://shoutout.wix.com/so/eeOI-OpnS?languageTag=en Subscribe to Crime Analyst You Tube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCksfRSwfwFqUCjcxKYju6_Q Crime Analyst Merch https://crime-analyst.myshopify.com/ Leave a Review Support Laura’s work and Crime Analyst by leaving a 5-star review here: https://www.crime-analyst.com/reviews/new/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
21 Feb 202358min
Ep 116: Who Killed Lollie Winans and Julie Williams? Part 2
Laura continues her interview with award winning investigative journalist, author and outdoors expert Kathryn Miles about her re-investigation into the double murder of Lollie Winans and Julie Williams, which is detailed in her book Trailed: One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders. Laura and Kathryn discuss the investigation, including the delay processing the crime scene, key forensics that were destroyed and what remains as well as other potential cases that might be linked including Alicia Showalter Reynolds, Anne McDaniel, Sofia Silva, Kristin and Kati Lisk, Thelma Scroggins and the double murder of Cathy Thomas and Becky Dowski. Content warning: Laura and Kathryn discuss the crime scenes in graphic detail as it holds a mirror up to the killer. Listener discretion is advised. N.B. this series was recorded before serial rapist and former Metropolitan police officer David Carrick was given 36 life sentences. Carrick eventually pleaded guilty to 49 charges against 12 women - some of those covered multiple incidents and comprised 85 offences, including 48 rapes. #LollieWinans #JulieWilliams #Trailed #KathyrnMiles #Misogyny #WomenMatter #TheShenandoahMurders #Virginia #VictimBlaming #LanguageMatters #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #TrueCrime #Podcast #Crime Clips https://www.wusa9.com/article/features/producers-picks/dna-in-fbi-evidence-locker-might-solve-shenandoah-national-park-murders-julie-williams-lollie-winans/65-d4ecdc98-ed85-4626-b242-c35f5d6d938e Kathryn’s Book https://www.amazon.com/Trailed-Womans-Quest-Shenandoah-Murders/dp/1616209097 Information about the DASH, Coercive Control and Train the Trainer Masterclasses with Laura https://shoutout.wix.com/so/eeOI-OpnS?languageTag=en Subscribe to Crime Analyst You Tube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCksfRSwfwFqUCjcxKYju6_Q Crime Analyst Merch https://crime-analyst.myshopify.com/ Leave a Review Support Laura’s work and Crime Analyst by leaving a 5-star review here: https://www.crime-analyst.com/reviews/new/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
14 Feb 202347min
Ep 115: Who killed Lollie Winans and Julie Williams? with Kathryn Miles, Part 1
Laura interviews award winning investigative journalist, author and outdoors expert Kathryn Miles about her re-investigation into the double murder of Lollie Winans and Julie Williams, which is detailed in her book Trailed: One Woman’s Quest to Solve the Shenandoah Murders. In May 1996, Lollie Winans and Julie Williams, two skilled and competent backcountry leaders, entered Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park for a week-long camping trip. The free-spirited and remarkable young couple had met and fallen in love the previous summer while working at a world-renowned outdoor program for women. Lollie and Julie pitched their tent in a beautiful and remote location close to the river. They were brutally murdered, and their bodies were discovered in their sleeping bags. Their tent had been slashed open and there was some unusual crime scene behaviour as well as paraphernalia left at the crime scene. Their beloved dog, Taj, was also missing. Why were Lollie and Julie targeted? Were they being stalked? When were they killed? How many other murders had occurred in the park? And Virginia? Was this a serial killer? In this episode Laura and Kathryn discuss the victimology, the location and geography, the timeline, the motive and the crime scene in graphic detail. Listener discretion is advised. #LollieWinans #JulieWilliams #Stalking #PredatoryStalker #Trailed #KathyrnMiles #Misogyny #WomenMatter #TheShenandoahMurders #Virginia #VictimBlaming #LanguageMatters #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #BehavioralAnalysis #TrueCrime #Podcast #Crime Clips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gCKxiE26_o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G930dH0VbL8 Kathryn’s Book https://www.amazon.com/Trailed-Womans-Quest-Shenandoah-Murders/dp/1616209097 Information about the DASH, Coercive Control and Train the Trainer Masterclasses with Laura https://shoutout.wix.com/so/eeOI-OpnS?languageTag=en Subscribe to Laura’s NEW Crime Analyst YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCksfRSwfwFqUCjcxKYju6_Q Crime Analyst Merch https://crime-analyst.myshopify.com/ Leave a Review If you want to support my work and Crime Analyst and if you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review here: https://www.crime-analyst.com/reviews/new/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
7 Feb 202347min
Ep 114: Deconstructing Coercive Control and the Impact on Children with Dr Emma Katz
Laura interviews Dr Emma Katz about her new book ‘Coercive Control in Children’s and Mother’s Lives.’ Emma is an Associate Professor at Durham University and is the leading academic expert on how coercive control impacts on children and young people. Laura and Emma deconstruct and analyze numerous cases using a coercive control framework including Tausha Haight, her five children and mother Gail Earl who were brutally murdered by Michael Haight in Utah on January 4 2023, the murders of Claire and Charlotte Hart by Lance Hart in Lincolnshire 2016 and David Carrick, a Metropolitan Police officer who just pled guilty to 80 sexual assaults of women. Laura and Emma discuss what coercive control is, the link with femicide and familicide, why a coercive controller is not a good parent, what signs to look out for, the impact that a coercive controller has on a child’s psychosocial and emotional development, the family court, why we must focus on perpetrators and hold them to account as well as the cost of not doing so. You will not want to miss this. #CoerciveControl #Children #DomesticAbuse #Misogyny #WomenMatter #UtahMurders #TaushaHaight #GailEarl #MacieHaight #BrileyHaight #SiennaHaight #AmmonHaight #GavinHaight #ClaireHart #CharlotteHart #VictimBlaming #LanguageMatters #DavidCarrick #PreventMurderInSlowMotionÔ #CrimeAnalyst #Expert #Analysis #TrueCrime #Podcast #Crime #MurderInSlowMotionÔ #CoerciveControl Clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qreA6ue0hk8 Emma’s Book https://www.amazon.com/Coercive-Control-Childrens-INTERPERSONAL-VIOLENCE/dp/0190922214 Links to Emma’s work https://dremmakatz.substack.com/archive https://www.amazon.com/Coercive-Control-Childrens-INTERPERSONAL-VIOLENCE/dp/0190922214 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/car.2611 https://doi.org/10.1332/239868021X16285243258834 https://linktr.ee/dremmakatz Information about the DASH, Coercive Control and Train the Trainer Masterclasses with Laura https://shoutout.wix.com/so/eeOI-OpnS?languageTag=en Crime Analyst You Tube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCksfRSwfwFqUCjcxKYju6_Q Crime Analyst Merch https://crime-analyst.myshopify.com/ Leave a Review If you want to support my work and Crime Analyst and if you enjoyed this episode, please leave a 5-star review here: https://www.crime-analyst.com/reviews/new/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
31 Jan 20231h 6min
