"They told me there was no crime. Current Rating: Thread Tools #1 11-30-2022, 09:18 AM . Joyce says she found out about the leaked photos in a phone call, not from the FBI, but from a family friend. She said she was scheduled to meet with the FBI yesterday. Yet no one has come forward and said they saw them. Published: 17:47 GMT, 11 February 2021 | Updated: 19:53 GMT, 11 February 2021. The 22-mile-long stretch running between Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown, Virginia, known as Colonial Parkway, is one such road. The only couples that had anything in common seemed to be the first pair and the (potentially connected) final couple, Lollie Winans and Julianne Williams, both of which Historic Mysteries says were lesbian couples, but the others were perceived to be straight couples. According to Oxygen, the Colonial Parkway killer changed things up from victim to victim. For instance, Thomas and Dowski's murder was a hate crime, while the murder of Knobling and Edwards was a robbery that took an unfortunate turn. While the route was created to allow visitors to enjoy the regions natural beauty and historic interest, it has since attained a more sinister history of its own. These are all questions that remain unanswered, more than thirty years later. I often wonder if he knows something he is not telling us, Bill Thomas, the brother of one of the first victims, told the Huffington Post. They had met at an arcade earlier that day, and Robin had snuck out later that night to meet up with David. Beaming Princess of Wales watches a young boy backflip during St David's Day Lovely in lilac! So much time has passed the families have just about given up hope for any resolution. Another couple's remains were too decomposed to find the cause of death, but they were believed to have been stabbed multiple times, as Historic Mysteries details. I also want to get the Early Bird Books newsletter featuring great deals on ebooks. As with everything in her life, her career as a stockbroker was a stunning success. Fired RPS employee sues school district, alleges misuse of federal funds, Farmville native caught with 42 lbs of cocaine, $862K in drug money gets 17 years, Ashland dairy farm announces Farmview Creamery to help modernize business, Diablo Doughnuts dishes up Unicorn Farts and more yeast doughnuts in Glen Allen, Norment, long among the most powerful in the Capitol, is retiring, Bezos 'ban' may speed up Commanders sale as league meeting looms, Mechanicsville man charged with 10 child porn counts, Wave of poison attacks on schoolgirls across Iran is raising alarms, Bakhmut battle intensifies as Russia bears down on Ukrainian city. Park Vista Apartments, 1940 Fisher Road SE. Other than that, it seems the victims didn't have much in common at all. One big name in the case has always been Fred Atwell; he was a deputy at the time of the initial cases. Home . John Marshall boys basketball reclaims No. All of the victims were killed at or near their car, the first three being found at known lovers lane areas. Queen Letizia of Spain is polished in a recycled Reiss skirt as she joins King Felipe VI at Behind-the-scenes at fashion week with the Spencers! The propriety of releasing the photographs -- which appear to have been an FBI slideshow on the Parkway Murders -- outside of law enforcement or their potential value as evidence in any future trial is unclear. They also ruled out robbery as a motive, since both womens purses were still there, and no money or jewelry had been taken. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. On October 12, 1986, a pedestrian saw a car down an embankment on the Colonial Parkway where it was obscured from the view of the road. They show how the Colonial Parkway Killer stalk. Join Mind Over Murder co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley as we discuss the mystery of the late Fred Atwell in the Colonial Parkway Murders. I also want to get Early Bird Books newsletter featuring book deals, recommendations, and giveaways. Yes! Fred Atwell told the reporter he tried for almost a year to get the FBI to investigate the leak of the crime scene photos. Please share on Facebook and in any groups that pertain to the topics covered. April 8, 1988: Keith Call, 20, left, left his family's house in Gloucester County to pick up his date, Cassandra Hailey. Lauer's gold 1972 Chevrolet Nova was found abandonedat the I-64 New Kent rest stop in New Kent County. Was this a breadcrumb she had dropped, was it cut off during her struggle, or was it some sort of symbol that the killer left behind for investigators? This HBO limited series reimagines the investigation into the 2017 murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall . Young couple Julie Williams, 24, and Lollie Winans, 26, were camping in the park over Memorial Day weekend. Rebeccas body was found in the backseat of the car, while Cathys was found stuffed into the hatchback. The thoroughfare is partially maintained by the National Park Service because it's an iconic piece of pavement that connects some of the country's most historic cities. They were covered by an electric blanket taken from Lauers vehicle, and Annamarie Phelps appeared to have been stabbed to death. Like all of the so-called Colonial Parkway murders, this was a double homicide. That means he's in charge of the Colonial Parkway cases. The Virginia State Police said the agency is not investigating the matter and referred questions to the FBI. When the cheerleading coach broke the news to Katrina Kohel that she was the only one left on the cheer squad, Kohel was determined to compete anyway. In a recent WAVY poll, over 90% of the people believe that this string of murders are the act of a serial killer. This is one of the crime scene photos from the attack on Sue White by Gerald Arthur Lee on 11/05/06 in Cherokee County, GA. However, some do not think these murders were the work of a serial killer, but rather by at least two or more separate killers. This case, like the others, has gone unsolved, but all four double homicides remain active. "I was floored. They were the final victims of the killer or killers plaguing the Colonial Parkwayor were they? The killings have been the subject of a variety of TV specials and docuseries, as well as the book A Special Kind of Evil: The Colonial Parkway Murders by father-daughter writing team (and New York Timesbestselling authors) Blaine Pardoe and Victoria Hester. Both victims had been shot, Robin in the back of the head execution style, and David twice, once in the head and once in the shoulder like he had been running from the killer. See bottom of post for update. The view north on the Colonial Parkway as it appears today, looking north from the pull-off where Cathy Thomas and Becky Thomas were discovered. Atwell, who lives in Williamsburg, said he first saw the slides at a school for private investigators where an FBI agent had once helped teach a class. This crime scene photo shows Robin Edwards shoe that she had doodled on, laying on the floor of Davids truck. David Knobling and Robin Edward Cassandra Lee Hailey and Richard Keith Call were two students at Christopher Newport University who had just gone on their first date together in the University Square neighborhood of nearby Newport News. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. Their trip home on Labor Day weekend was only for a fewhours. Their bodies were found by hunters that came across the bodies weeks after they disappeared. The two women in the car were identified as Cathleen "Cathy" Thomas, a 27 . But I can tell you that everything is being investigated, and because of the sensitivity of this case we have decided not to make any comments.". on the unsolved Colonial Parkway Murders. Ditmars, Lawrence Davis has updated and revisded DESTRUCTION OF JUSTICE: Book Two In The Monsters And Men Trilogy, Robert Dodge Combines Biographies of a Norwegian Family and Immigrant Experience from the Mid-19th Century through WWII in FIELDS OF FORTUNE, Anne K. 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Their 20-year-old brother, Keith, vanished from a Colonial Parkway overlook in April 1988 while on a first date with Cassandra Hailey. Listen Now Episode Info Where Keith's car was found Photo Source ', Still missing: Christopher Newport University students Richard CallLess, 20, (L) and Cassandra Hailey, 18, (R) vanished in April 1988 after attending a party together, Last: In September 1989, Daniel Lauer, 21, (L) and Annamaria Phelps, 18, (R) went missing on their way to Virginia Beach, but their bodies weren't found until a month late. Apparently, she's also known as "Verna White". It's not illegal. Learn how your comment data is processed. His story is admittedly a bit sketchy: While the FBI and the Virginia State Police looked into the Colonial Parkway cases, the families of the victims joined together to support each other and conduct their own investigation into the cases . Some of his victims he held captive for days, [Read More], Get a closer look at the photos from Blaine Pardoe and Victoria Hester's new true crime TANTAMOUNT [Read More], For four years a killer, or killers, stalked Virginias Tidewater region, carefully selecting victims, sending waves of terror into the local community. The rest of the leaked images depict more than can be shown on television. Further, not all experts believe these final victims were connected to others, due to timing and other factors. Maybe you're reminiscing about sparks that flew during a chemistry-laden conversation, maybe your cheeks are feeling flushed from the back-and-forth banter that lifted you to the clouds, or maybe you're prepping to fog up the windows a little bit. Oxygen's two-night true-crime special Lovers' Lane Murders focuses on the slaying of eight men and women at the Colonial Parkway in Virginia The double homicides took play over a four-year. The Colonial Parkway is a historic and scenic road that links together the three points of Virginia's Historic Triangle: Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktow. " Jane Doe" was found in a secondary crime scene, as many murdered young women tend to be. While Atwell did the Parkway families a great service as a whistle-blower in publicizing the leak of 78 highly graphic crime scene photos in the Colonial Parkway Murders, this retired Gloucester County Deputy Sheriff was also a criminal and a con man . Peer over the investigators shoulder as they examine the crime scene." - Historical Crime Detective "Pardoe and Hester, a . Knobling, who worked at his father's landscaping business, was expecting a baby with his longtime girlfriend. 'Lovers lanes they are places that killers target. Some don't believe this pair can be counted in the Colonial Parkway murders because we don't know what happened to the victims, whereas others believe the case bears a convincing resemblance to the others. 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