The Colonial Parkway murders were the murders of at least eight people along the Colonial Parkway in South-East Virginia between 1986 and 1989. Who killed Rebecca Dowski and Cathleen Thomas near the York River in 1986? In the autumn of 1986, the scenic Colonial Parkway in York County, Virginia, became the setting for a tragedy that would haunt the area for decades. On October 12th, the body of 27-year-old Cathleen Marian 'Cathy' Thomas, a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, was discovered alongside her companion, 21-year-old Rebecca Ann Dowski. Their vehicle had been pushed down an embankment, and inside, a gruesome scene awaited discovery. Both women had been strangled and their throats had been slas
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