BONUS: Christine Pelisek and the Grim Sleeper Case

Jun 16, 2022 · 47m 43s
BONUS: Christine Pelisek and the Grim Sleeper Case
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In this bonus episode, hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley interview author Christine Pelisek on the "Grim Sleeper" serial killer case in Los Angeles. This long-running serial murder series was...

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In this bonus episode, hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley interview author Christine Pelisek on the "Grim Sleeper" serial killer case in Los Angeles. This long-running serial murder series was eventually solved using familial DNA. Killer Lonnie Franklin, Jr. was arrested in 2010, convicted in 2016, and died of natural causes on San Quentin State Prison's death row in 2020. Christine Pelisek covers the case in her book "Grim Sleeper: The Lost Women of South Central." This is Part 3 of a 3 part discussion.

Goodreads: The Grim Sleeper: The Lost Women of South Central
by Christine Pelisek

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/27037158-the-grim-sleeper

Goodreads Kathryn Miles "Trailed" Book:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58328366-trailed

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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

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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

Oxygen" "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: "The Parkway" http://digital.dailypress.com/static/parkway_cottage/main/index.html

Colonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com

Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.com

Please subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends!

We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning, and a bonus episode every Thursday morning.

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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

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

You can contribute to help "Mind Over Murder" do our important work:

https://mindovermurderpodcast.com/support


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

Oxygen" "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: "The Parkway" http://digital.dailypress.com/static/parkway_cottage/main/index.html

Colonial Parkway Murders website: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com

Mind Over Murder Podcast website: https://mindovermurderpodcast.com

Please subscribe and rate us at your favorite podcast sites. Ratings and reviews are very important. Please share and tell your friends!

https://lovethepodcast.com/jpHq3q

We launch a new episode of "Mind Over Murder" every Monday morning, and a bonus episode every Thursday morning.

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 "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/

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