April 1, 2024 • 41 mins
"Mind Over Murder" co-hosts Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley discuss the Karen Read case in Boston, where an blogger who goes by the nickname "Turtleboy" has aggressively inserted himself in the murder investigation in the death of Karen Read's boyfriend, police officer John O'Keefe. The case has highlighted many concerns about unethical behavior by defendant Karen Read, her legal defense team and blogger/podcaster Aidan "Turtleboy" Kearney.
Boston Globe: How blogger Aidan Kearney — a.k.a. ‘Turtleboy’ — turned the Karen Read case into a true crime spectacle
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/03/20/business/turtleboy-karen-read-john-okeefe-true-crime-media/
More Articles on the Karen Read case and the murder of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe.
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/court-doc-alleges-karen-read-sent-confidential-info-to-blogger-turtleboy/3265154/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/03/26/metro/judge-wont-dismiss-karen-read-case/?event=event12
https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/03/26/karen-read-murder-case-back-in-court-for-motions-hearing/
We also announce live podcast recording sessions to be held in front of a live audience on Monday, April 15 and Monday, May 13, 2024 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Yorktown Library in Yorktown, Virginia. Join us for a recording session and live audience Q&A.
Monday, April 15, 2024 Live Podcast Event Yorktown Library, Yorktown, VA
https://allevents.in/yorktown/live-podcast-event-mind-over-murder/200026263059158
Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. has been named as the killer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the Colonial Parkway Murders in September 1987, as well as the murderer of Teresa Howell in June 1989. He has also been linked to the April 1988 disappearance and likely murder of Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey, another pair in the Colonial Parkway Murders.
13News Now investigates: A serial killer's DNA will not be entered into CODIS database:
https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/13news-now-investigates/291-e82a9e0b-38e3-4f95-982a-40e960a71e49
WAVY TV 10 on the Colonial Parkway Murders Announcement with photos:
https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/deceased-man-identified-as-suspect-in-decades-old-homicides/
WTKR News 3
https://www.wtkr.com/news/is-man-linked-to-one-of-the-colonial-parkway-murders-connected-to-the-other-cases
Virginian Pilot: Who was Alan Wade Wilmer Sr.? Man suspected in two ‘Colonial Parkway’ murders died alone in 2017
https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/01/14/who-was-alan-wade-wilmer-sr-man-suspected-in-colonial-parkway-murders-died-alone-in-2017/
Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 18,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase
You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:
https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders
Mind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:
https://www.spreaker.com
Join the discussion on our Mind Over Murder and Colonial Parkway Murders pages on Facebook.
Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcast
You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:
https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders
Follow Othram's DNA Solves: You can help solve a case. Help fund a case or contribute your DNA. Your support helps solve crimes, enable the identification of John & Jane Does, and bring closure to families. Joining is fast, secure, and easy.
https://dnasolves.com/
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-
Boston Globe: How blogger Aidan Kearney — a.k.a. ‘Turtleboy’ — turned the Karen Read case into a true crime spectacle
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/03/20/business/turtleboy-karen-read-john-okeefe-true-crime-media/
More Articles on the Karen Read case and the murder of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe.
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/court-doc-alleges-karen-read-sent-confidential-info-to-blogger-turtleboy/3265154/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/03/26/metro/judge-wont-dismiss-karen-read-case/?event=event12
https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2024/03/26/karen-read-murder-case-back-in-court-for-motions-hearing/
We also announce live podcast recording sessions to be held in front of a live audience on Monday, April 15 and Monday, May 13, 2024 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Yorktown Library in Yorktown, Virginia. Join us for a recording session and live audience Q&A.
Monday, April 15, 2024 Live Podcast Event Yorktown Library, Yorktown, VA
https://allevents.in/yorktown/live-podcast-event-mind-over-murder/200026263059158
Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. has been named as the killer of Robin Edwards and David Knobling in the Colonial Parkway Murders in September 1987, as well as the murderer of Teresa Howell in June 1989. He has also been linked to the April 1988 disappearance and likely murder of Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey, another pair in the Colonial Parkway Murders.
13News Now investigates: A serial killer's DNA will not be entered into CODIS database:
https://www.13newsnow.com/video/news/local/13news-now-investigates/291-e82a9e0b-38e3-4f95-982a-40e960a71e49
WAVY TV 10 on the Colonial Parkway Murders Announcement with photos:
https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/deceased-man-identified-as-suspect-in-decades-old-homicides/
WTKR News 3
https://www.wtkr.com/news/is-man-linked-to-one-of-the-colonial-parkway-murders-connected-to-the-other-cases
Virginian Pilot: Who was Alan Wade Wilmer Sr.? Man suspected in two ‘Colonial Parkway’ murders died alone in 2017
https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/01/14/who-was-alan-wade-wilmer-sr-man-suspected-in-colonial-parkway-murders-died-alone-in-2017/
Colonial Parkway Murders Facebook page with more than 18,000 followers: https://www.facebook.com/ColonialParkwayCase
You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:
https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders
Mind Over Murder is proud to be a Spreaker Prime Podcaster:
https://www.spreaker.com
Join the discussion on our Mind Over Murder and Colonial Parkway Murders pages on Facebook.
Mind Over Murder on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindoverpodcast
You can also participate in an in-depth discussion of the Colonial Parkway Murders here:
https://earonsgsk.proboards.com/board/50/colonial-parkway-murders
Follow Othram's DNA Solves: You can help solve a case. Help fund a case or contribute your DNA. Your support helps solve crimes, enable the identification of John & Jane Does, and bring closure to families. Joining is fast, secure, and easy.
https://dnasolves.com/
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-
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