31. Cathy Thomas & Becky Dowski | The Colonial Parkway Murders

Podcast: Homocidal Tendency: A Queer True Crime Podcast · Homocidal Tendency | LGBTQ Crime & Dark History

Opublikowano: 2026-07-26

By day, Virginia’s Colonial Parkway is a scenic, historic drive. By night, in 1986, it was a suffocating, pitch-black trap. ​In Episode 31 of Homocidal Tendency, Matt dives into the heartbreaking and brutal 1986 murders of Cathleen "Cathy" Thomas and Rebecca "Becky" Dowski. As a same-sex couple navigating the rigid, hostile climate of the 1980s, Cathy and Becky sought refuge in the deep isolation of a Parkway lover's lane. Instead of a safe haven, they found a monster waiting in the dark. ​Their murders were the first strike in a terrifying reign of terror that became...