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Aug 2023
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NEW: Cold Case Detective Joe Giacalone o...

William F. Thomas and Kristin M. Dilley
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NYPD cold case detective Joe Giacalone joins "Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as we discuss the LISK/Gilgo Beach Case. Who does Detective Giacalone feel that suspect Rex Heuermann may be responsible for all 11 of the known LISK murders? Could the supect have modified his techniques as technology changed? What are Joe's theories of the case? Should we all be buying a copy of Joe's new book, "The Cold Case Handbook" now? This is Part 4 of our discussion.

Joseph Giacalone at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/faculty/joseph-giacalone

New York Times: The Polygon and the Avalanche: How the Gilgo Beach Suspect Was FoundAs investigators spent years looking for a suspect, a key clue was buried in their files. Could they have solved the case years earlier?

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/nyregion/gilgo-beach-serial-killer.html

Amazon Joe Giacalone "The Cold Case Handbook"

https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Case-Handbook-Joseph-Giacalone/dp/1608854620

The Independent: How the Gilgo Beach serial killer turned the Long Island shore into a graveyard

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/gilgo-beach-serial-killer-long-island-b2387903.html

Vox: The Long Island serial killer case may finally be solved — but many questions remain

https://www.vox.com/culture/23795421/lisk-long-island-serial-killer-arrested-rex-heuermann-evidence-dna

Rex Heuermann Bail Application Document:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23876915-rex-heuermann-bail-application


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WTKR News Channel 3: 35 Years Later, Family Without Answers for Colonial Parkway Murders

https://www.wtkr.com/news/35-years-later-family-without-answers-for-colonial-parkway-murders-case

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New Article in Virginia Gazette: 35 Years Later, Victims’ Families in Colonial Parkway Murders Still Searching for Answers

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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

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/

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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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

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