Virginia State Police PC: Colonial Parkway Murders Update

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Bill Huffman

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

3.8 • 595 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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UPDATE: Suspect Named in one of the Colonial Parkway Murders from the 1980s. Bill Thomas, the brother of victim Cathy Thomas is back to discuss the latest update and suspect The Colonial Parkway murders are a series of unsolved killings that took place on a scenic road in Virginia, linking Yorktown and Jamestown, two historic places. The parkway preserves the natural and cultural beauty of the region and does not allow commercial vehicles or tolls. Drivers can admire the York and James Rivers and the changing seasons along the road. Bill Thomas, the brother of Cathy Thomas, one of the victims, has been fighting for justice and awareness. Crimemuseum.org reports that a serial killer may have killed eight people on the parkway, which is a federal land. The FBI may get involved in the investigations too. The killer went after couples or individuals who parked their cars in or near lover's lane spots. The victims were not robbed or sexually assaulted, indicating that the killer had a different reason. The police have questioned 150 suspects, but none of them fit the description of the killer. WAVY TV Virginia State Police Press Conference Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Slow Burn Media, an Evergreen podcast presents Who Killed, a podcast that provides a voice for the voiceless.
0:14.4	Interesting reaction to yesterday's big news and three murders dating back to the 1980s. One of those was from 1987 and was
0:24.3	deemed one of these so-called colonial parkway murders. The suspect who was now dead was named.
0:32.0	Hello and welcome to this week's episode of Who Killed, the Presser of the Week. I am your host, Bill Huffman, and this is a slow burn media, evergreen podcasts, and killer podcast production.
0:43.5	On this week's episode, we are going to listen to the Virginia State Police give a press conference on a huge break in the cold case of the Colonial Parkway murders.
0:54.6	And there's been a lot of controversy around this case, and it is not stopped with this announcement.
1:01.5	We will be talking to Bill Thomas one of these days very soon once his schedule clears up.
1:08.1	But this week, we are just going to play the press conference.
1:11.8	You can judge for yourself on what you take from it.
1:15.7	But as we've heard from Bill on other programs that the victims of the Colonial Parkway murders are pretty furious about how things have been slow walked.
1:26.3	And they aren't the biggest fans currently of the
1:30.7	administration.
1:32.2	So it's just one of those things where it's great to see some movement, but it's also
1:36.7	disappointing to see that it's not fully satisfying for the families who are still left
1:42.4	with unresolved cases.
1:45.2	So listen to the press conference, and I will be bringing you guys' new episode very shortly,
1:51.7	and expect Bill Thomas to make an appearance one of these days.
1:56.1	So tune in and enjoy.
2:00.3	Good afternoon. My name is Corinne Geller. I'm the Public Relations Director for the Virginia State Police.
2:05.6	Thank you to all are joining us today and to those watching via the live stream.
2:09.6	The press conference will consist of several speakers and then following that we will open the floor to questions,
2:14.6	so we do ask our media friends to please hold off for your questions until the end.
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