Cathleen Marian Cathy Thomas

Death by Force

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?
On October 12, 1986, 27-year-old Cathleen Marian "Cathy" Thomas and her girlfriend, Rebecca Dowski, were found brutally murdered inside Thomas's car, which had been pushed down an embankment along the Colonial Parkway in York County, Virginia. The two women had been bound, strangled, and their throats were slashed so deeply that they were nearly decapitated. Their car was discovered with attempts made to burn it, but this effort failed. There was no evidence of robbery or sexual assault, leading ...Read More

Cathleen Marian “Cathy” Thomas (1959-1986) - Find a Grave