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A February 1, 2024 article by Dan Kennedy from Virginia 13News Now entitled: ‘A local serial killer's DNA will not be entered into the CODIS database, 13News Now investigates why’:
www.13newsnow.com
A local serial killer's DNA will not be entered into the CODIS database, 13News Now investigates why
Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. is the suspect in decades-old homicide cases in Hampton and IOW. Is a legal loophole leaving a potential trail of unsolved crimes unexplored?
www.13newsnow.com
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Thank you! And I think you’ve got it. Great input! MOO
Does it also seem to say Chesapeake?
According to the FBI, he had also been a suspect in other Colonial Parkway murders, including Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey. He was even given a lie detector test. His truck had been spotted by several witnesses in the pull-out areas along Colonial Parkway.
Not really sure why the FBI is trying to separate these cases from the other Colonial Parkway murders.
Man linked to 1 Colonial Parkway murder case was early suspect in another
Could Alan Wilmer Sr., who died in December 2017, be responsible for another “Colonial Parkway Murder?”
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This news is also unusual. Virginia State Police are saying no other LE agency can use Wilmer, Sr's. DNA to see if it matches other cold cases and sexual assaults in their jurisdiction.
This was an excellent podcast, Tricia. You and Bill did a fantastic job.Bill Thomas is our guest tonight. I hope you will join us. We go live at 10:30 PM Eastern.
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I’m very disappointed in the way the FBI has treated Bill through this process. While I’ve always had tremendous respect for the FBI, I can’t condone their handling of the Colonial Parkway murders.
Bumping this up.
I really hope Virginia reconsiders and allows Wilmer's DNA to be compared to evidence from the other Colonial Park murders. I'm not sure what Virginia leaders are thinking with this decision.
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I really hope Virginia reconsiders and allows Wilmer's DNA to be compared to evidence from the other Colonial Park murders. I'm not sure what Virginia leaders are thinking with this decision.
A local serial killer's DNA will not be entered into the CODIS database, 13News Now investigates why
Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. is the suspect in decades-old homicide cases in Hampton and IOW. Is a legal loophole leaving a potential trail of unsolved crimes unexplored?
www.13newsnow.com
State Police dive nets no new evidence tying IW slaying to Colonial Parkway Murders - Smithfield Times
Virginia State Police divers say they’ve found no new evidence tying a recently solved 1987 Isle of Wight County double homicide to a series of still-unsolved, decades-old slayings known as the Colonial Parkway Murders following a Feb. 20 search of the waterways adjacent to the highway that...
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Divers search waterways near Colonial Parkway, but no new evidence of 1980s murders found
The dives followed up on new info obtained by investigators after Alan Wilmer Sr. was identified as a suspect in the 1987 deaths of David Knobling and Robin Edwards.
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If any of these cases are linked by various reasons to the specific case that matches his DNA, and to each other, then the legal path should be clear to compare his DNA to all suspected cases - especially since Wilmer is dead.
If nothing else, such a comparison might eliminate him and point to others who might still be at large.
If nothing else, such a comparison might eliminate him and point to others who might still be at large.
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State Police dive nets no new evidence tying IW slaying to Colonial Parkway Murders - Smithfield Times
Virginia State Police divers say they’ve found no new evidence tying a recently solved 1987 Isle of Wight County double homicide to a series of still-unsolved, decades-old slayings known as the Colonial Parkway Murders following a Feb. 20 search of the waterways adjacent to the highway that...www.smithfieldtimes.com
Divers search waterways near Colonial Parkway, but no new evidence of 1980s murders found
The dives followed up on new info obtained by investigators after Alan Wilmer Sr. was identified as a suspect in the 1987 deaths of David Knobling and Robin Edwards.
It makes no sense that this guy’s DNA cannot be run through CODIS now that he is dead whether he’s been convicted of a crime or not. He has no rights that are going to be violated.
I understand why VA wanted this state law. I’m sure this scenario understandably never crossed their minds. But it’s a law that can be fixed, and they need to fix it.
I don't know what's behind it, but I do know the VA state police and local FBI were not very helpful to Bill Thomas, brother of victim Cathy Thomas. I recommend you listen to Tricia's podcast interview with Bill, done after the killer's ID was revealed.
Forgot to add the link if anyone needs it. The podcast interview is very important, JMO
FBI suspects Northern Neck man in second Colonial Parkway murder case, families told
The FBI has told two more families that Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. is the primary suspect in another Colonial Parkway case — a presumed double slaying that Wilmer was suspected of some 36 years ago.
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'about a month ago, Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley — who run the “Mind over Murder” podcast — delivered news during a recording before a packed house at the Yorktown Library. Thomas said the FBI told the Call and Hailey families that federal agents are nearly certain Wilmer killed them.
Thomas, 67, of Connecticut, is an older brother to Cathy Thomas — a Naval Academy graduate who was killed in the first Colonial Parkway slaying in 1986. A retired executive in the entertainment industry, Thomas now spends plenty of hours these days on the parkway cases.''
“They said they were 99% sure that Alan Wade Wilmer was responsible for the disappearance and likely homicide of Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey,” Thomas said. “They said that privately to the families.”
By PETER DUJARDIN June 16, 2024 Huge articleView attachment 510890FBI suspects Northern Neck man in second Colonial Parkway murder case, families told
The FBI has told two more families that Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. is the primary suspect in another Colonial Parkway case — a presumed double slaying that Wilmer was suspected of some 36 years ago.
'about a month ago, Bill Thomas and Kristin Dilley — who run the “Mind over Murder” podcast — delivered news during a recording before a packed house at the Yorktown Library. Thomas said the FBI told the Call and Hailey families that federal agents are nearly certain Wilmer killed them.
Thomas, 67, of Connecticut, is an older brother to Cathy Thomas — a Naval Academy graduate who was killed in the first Colonial Parkway slaying in 1986. A retired executive in the entertainment industry, Thomas now spends plenty of hours these days on the parkway cases.''
“They said they were 99% sure that Alan Wade Wilmer was responsible for the disappearance and likely homicide of Keith Call and Cassandra Hailey,” Thomas said. “They said that privately to the families.”
He was in the area that night, he even admitted it. The FBI is still looking for possible DNA on evidence left behind in the car
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This article also ran in the Virginian Pilot, which is not behind a paywall.
www.pilotonline.com
FBI suspects Northern Neck man in second Colonial Parkway murder case, families told
The FBI has told two more families that Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. is the primary suspect in another Colonial Parkway case — a presumed double slaying that Wilmer was suspected of some 36 years ago.
www.pilotonline.com
Wilmer seems to be a good suspect in some of these murders for a number of reasons, a major reason being the DNA evidence.
Two questions come to mind:
- What other murders or rapes did he commit?
- Did he have any associates involved with his crimes?
Two questions come to mind:
- What other murders or rapes did he commit?
- Did he have any associates involved with his crimes?
The FBI and state of Virginia are deliberating on whether or how to use his DNA to compare with evidence from other crimes. They ran it through CODIS, but there were no "hits". According to a previous news story, Virginia wasn't going to allow his DNA to be used to compare with Colonial Parkway or other crimes. Maybe they will change their mind, but without DNA comparison it will be difficult to tie him to other crimes without witnesses who saw him or his truck or similar evidence.
Here's the article
State Police dive nets no new evidence tying IW slaying to Colonial Parkway Murders - Smithfield Times
Virginia State Police divers say they’ve found no new evidence tying a recently solved 1987 Isle of Wight County double homicide to a series of still-unsolved, decades-old slayings known as the Colonial Parkway Murders following a Feb. 20 search of the waterways adjacent to the highway that...
www.smithfieldtimes.com
The Call and Hailey murders left no DNA as the victims' bodies were never found. It sounded like they might test some clothing and other evidence left behind in Keith's car. The statement that LE has said its highly likely Wilmer killed them is based on other circumstantial evidence.
By Courteney Stuart July 1, 2024
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'Thomas says the announcement of the DNA match to Walter “Leo” Jackson Sr. in the Shenandoah Park murders case also left him with more questions.''
''Listen to the full interview with Bill Thomas here.''
Colonial Parkway murder victim’s brother calls for more info in cold case DNA matches - Cville Right Now
Over the past six months, law enforcement officials have announced DNA matches in two of Virginia’s highest profile cold cases, but the brother of one victim says his relief at the new information in both the Colonial Parkway killings and the Shenandoah Park murders has been marred by the way...
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'Thomas says the announcement of the DNA match to Walter “Leo” Jackson Sr. in the Shenandoah Park murders case also left him with more questions.''
''Listen to the full interview with Bill Thomas here.''
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Apparently Jackson was locked up during the first CP killings at least, so he's out for the Thomas/Dowski murder and AWW must surely be the prime suspect for all CPKs.
I have always thought that this makes much sense than the theory of a lesbian couple stalker/serial killer that strikes 8 years apart (responsible for Thomas/Dowski & Shenandoah) as had been proposed frequently in the past.
I have always thought that this makes much sense than the theory of a lesbian couple stalker/serial killer that strikes 8 years apart (responsible for Thomas/Dowski & Shenandoah) as had been proposed frequently in the past.