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Colonial Parkway Murders - Part V · Murder Files Unsealed

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  Speaker 1: It is believed that the murders occurred at a different location,
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  possibly not even along the parkway. David Nobling's truck was
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  discovered with its doors ajar, the keys still in the ignition,
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  and the radio plane. As an automotive enthusiast, Nobling was
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  known for never leaving his truck unlocked. Typically he parked
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  by reversing into spaces. However, the truck was found parked
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  head in. Notably, Nobling had modified his car's radio to
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  connect directly to the battery, eliminating the need to set
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  the ignition to accessories, which was the state of the
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  vehicle when it was located. This indicated that someone other
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  than Nobling had likely operated the truck. Last, in the
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  case of Keith Call, his vehicle was located on the parkway,
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  prompting immediate disputes from both families regarding the likelihood of
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  the victims intentionally parking there. Both families expressed that their
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  loved ones had a significant fear of the dark and
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  the isolated nature of the parkway at night. Call's keys
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  remained in the ignition and his gold wristwatch was found
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  on the seat, an act that family members insisted he
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  would never have committed. Daniel Lawer's vehicle was located near
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  a rest area on the westbound interstate, despite Lower and
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  Phelps being known to be traveling eastward toward Virginia Beach.
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  A feathered roach clip, which Lower typically kept on the
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  rear view mirror, had been moved to the driver's side mirror.
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  Multiple offenders working together. Larry McCann, the leader of the
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  Behavioral Science Unit of the Virginia State Police, contended that
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  the murders were committed by two individuals collaborating. He believed
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  that the degree of control exhibited over the victims indicated
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  the involvement of two perpatures. Similarly, Irvin Wells from the
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  FBI expressed his suspicion of a duo being responsible for
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  the crimes. The presence of multiple offenders would also account
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  for the seemingly effortless manner in which the victims' vehicles
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  were relocated. On April nineteenth, nineteen eighty eight, media outlets
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  reported that Ronald J. Little, a local private investigator who
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  was in custody due to immigration violations, claimed to be
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  a suspect in the Parkway murders. Bonnie, the mother of
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  Robin Edwards, had been employed by the same company, where
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  Brian Pettinger served as a security guard and loss prevention officer. Additionally,
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  Lourie Ann Powell Compton, who disappeared on March eighth, nineteen
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  eighty eight, was also an employee of the firm. The
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  FBI refuted Little's assertion of bis being a suspect in
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  the murders, and he was eventually deported. Alan Wade Wilma,
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  commonly referred to as Poky, was a fisherman who operated
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  his own vessel, the Denny Wade, focusing mainly on the
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  collection of clams and oysters. Subsequently, he established a tree
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  cutting business. An enthusiastic hunter, he was affiliated with a
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  local hunting club and achieved success in archery competitions. He
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  married on February twenty second, nineteen seventy five, but the
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  couple later divorced. At the time of his passing, Wilma
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  had two adult children. Wilma was noted for his confrontations
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  with couples along the Colonial Parkway. In one particular incident,
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  he approached a young woman and her long haired boyfriend,
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  mistakenly believing they were a same sex couple. Upon realizing
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  they were heterosexual, he laughed at the misunderston standing. Wilma
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  was present near the location where the vehicle of Keith
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  Call and Cassandra Haley was recovered. Despite public outcry, his
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  DNA was not submitted to CODIS, the national DNA database
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  of the United States. Media coverage in two thousand and seven,
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  the case involving Hailey and Call was highlighted in the
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  investigation Discovery series Sensing Murder, where investigators enlisted the assistance
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  of psychics Pam Coronado and Laurie Campbell to provide fresh
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  perspectives on the crimes. In two thousand and eight, E
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  Entertainment Television aired a comprehensive documentary titled THS Investigates Serial
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  Killers on the Loose, which included a segment dedicated to
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  the Colonial Parkway murders. In September two thousand and nine,
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  CBS News affiliate WTKR revealed that nearly eighty graphic crime
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  scene photographs of the victims from the Colonial Parkway murders
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  had been utilized in a class taught by a retired
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  former FBI photographer who has since passed away. Investigative reporter
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  Mike Mather from WTKR discovered that a significant amount of evidence,
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  which had been stored for over twenty years, had not
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  yet undergone DNA testing or analysis for other trace evidence.
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  In twenty eleven, writer Michelle McNamara released a two part
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  investigation into the Colonial Parkway murders in her True Crime Diary.
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  In October twenty sixteen, the thirtieth anniversary of the Colonial
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  Parkway Murders received significant media attention, highlighted by an eight
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  part multi media series produced by the Daily Press newspaper.
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  On October eighth, twenty sixteen, The Richmond Dispatch published a
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  comprehensive article regarding the thirtieth anniversary of the Colonial Parkway
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  murders case titled After thirty years, relatives in Parkway murders
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  hope for a break in cases.