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Jan 2021
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Former FBI Agent Bobby Chacon on the Maf...

William F. Thomas and Kristin M. Dilley
About this episode
Welcome to "Mind Over Murder." In this episode, co-hosts Kristin Dilley and Bill Thomas interview former FBI Agent and scriptwriter writer Bobby Chacon on his work fighting organized crime in New York as well as his experiences on 9/11.  This is part 1 of a 2 part series.

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The Colonial Parkway Murders will be the subject of a new four-part television series, "The Lover's Lane Murders," making its debut on the Oxygen Network on NOTE NEW DATE: Thursday, Feb 11, 2021 and Friday, Feb 12, two hour-long episodes each night.  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10370730/

E! "Lovers Lane Murders Sets Out to Solve the Infamous Colonial Parkway Murders":
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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

Wired article "The Unsettling Truth About the 'Mostly Harmless' Hiker":  https://www.wired.com/story/unsettling-truth-mostly-harmless-hiker/

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