E5 CPM2 David & Robin

Four double homicides that occurred in the Tidewater region of Virginia in the late 1980’s are commonly referred to as the “Colonial Parkway Murders.” In our five-part series, we discuss each of the four cases in its own episode and then put it all together in an extended fifth episode. We’ve tried to present the cases in a way that each episode stands on its own.  

 

This episode is about the second case: the murders of David Knobling & Robin Edwards.

 

The following links include material we read, reviewed, or considered in preparing for these episodes, or they are intended to provide resources for further reading related to the cases.  

 

Check out Bill Thomas’s site – you can use the “contact us” tab at the top to submit tips or other information about the case. There are a lot of resources: https://colonialparkwaymurders.com/

 

**NOTE: These cases are over 30 years old and REMAIN UNSOLVED! Please, if you know anything, contact Bill Thomas (above) and/or the FBI / Virginia State Police (below).  If you do not know anything about these cases, please reach out and contact elected officials and ask them to help get these cases solved. 

 

To report a tip to the FBI, go here: https://tips.fbi.gov/ or call FBI Norfolk at (757) 455-0100. You can contact the Virginia State Police using this site: https://vsp.virginia.gov/contact/

 

To contact Virginia Senators Tim Kaine: https://www.kaine.senate.gov/contact or Mark Warner: https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact

 

To contact the Governor of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/agencies/office-of-the-governor/

(804) 786-2211

Office of the Governor

P.O. Box 1475

Richmond, VA 23218

 

Blaine Pardoe and Victoria Hester’s book, Special Kind of Evil, about the victims, crimes, investigations, and intervening years can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Special-Kind-Evil-Colonial-Killings/dp/1947290045

 

Bill Thomas has a podcast with several episodes discussing the cases: https://mindovermurderpodcast.com/

 

Many other podcasts have discussed the case as well. Here are a couple: https://www.realcrimeprofile.com/the-colonial-parkways-murders

 

https://www.youtube.com/@WilliamHuffman/search?query=Bill%20Thomas

 

Oxygen produced a television series revisiting the cases: https://www.oxygen.com/lovers-lane-murders/crime-news/were-colonial-parkway-murders-work-of-a-serial-killer

 

For additional news and resources about the cases: 

 

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

 

https://www.wavy.com/video/35-years-and-still-no-answers-in-colonial-parkway-murders/

 

https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-happened-to-cathleen-thomas-and-rebecca-dowski-inside-the-hunt-for-the-colonial-parkway-killer

 

https://www.dailypress.com/news/crime/dp-colonial-parkway-murders-anniversary-yorktown-gallery-20161006-storygallery.html

 

https://medium.com/unburied/the-colonial-parkway-murders-a-tale-of-two-killers-1e8fda367a48

 

https://www.dailypress.com/virginiagazette/va-vg-colonial-parkway-murders-anniversary-1024-20211022-76jkpte6qvez7onybmhbhp7nfi-story.html

 

https://www.amazon.com/Predators-Parkway-Homicide-Detective-Explores-ebook/dp/B003YCPFN8

 

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/virginia-colonial-parkway-murders-true-crime-doc-oxygen

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/cold-case-spotlight/cold-case-spotlight-colonial-parkway-murders-n217796

https://www.wtvr.com/2018/07/23/authorities-have-potential-perpetrator-dna-in-colonial-parkway-murders-family-says

 

https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/norfolk/press-releases/2010/nf010710.htm

 

https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/possible-developments-in-colonial-parkway-murders-family-says/

 

https://the-line-up.com/colonial-parkway-murders

 

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tireless-attempt-answers-author-following-100000389.html

 

https://www.wtkr.com/2010/08/10/new-details-published-in-colonial-parkway-murders

 

https://www.pilotonline.com/news/crime/article_3c3d2efa-6a64-506c-84ec-efc50916159d.html

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/dateline-crime-capsule-the-colonial-parkway-murders-1353827907555

 

https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/colonial-parkway-murders-30-years-later-robin-edwards/291-476693317

 

We hope you enjoy this episode, but please note that it is for entertainment purposes only.

Nothing said in this show should be construed as legal advice. Our comments and opinions are exactly that, and they are strictly and solely the opinion of each host and in no way reflect the opinions of any other person or entity unless explicitly stated.

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