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Crime Beat
People know their hometowns by streets, a favorite restaurant or the local mall. Crime Reporter Nancy Hixt knows hers by the crime scenes she's been to over the past 20 years. Journey deep i...
Episodes
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Documenting a Serial Killer | 13
In the spring of 2024, the identity of a serial killer was finally unmasked. In the award-winning three-part series, Global News Senior Crim...
Last Call Part 03 | 12
A young woman vanished after a night out on the town. The aspiring nurse’s loved ones held out hope she would be found safe, but after month...
Last Call Part 02 | 11
The sudden disappearance of a 24-year-old aspiring nurse left her family and friends desperate for answers. There were no footprints of life...
Last Call Part 01 | 10
A young woman was about to begin an exciting new career path, but missed a scheduled appointment with her father. As her family began to ret...
Righting a wrong, the story of Maryam Rashidi
Maryam Rashidi’s life focused on creating opportunities for her son. But in 2015, both Rashidi and her husband were laid off from their jobs...
A Fatal Decision | 09
A heavy-duty pickup truck was driving erratically and cut into traffic. Onlookers were shocked to see a woman chasing behind it on foot. It...
The Night Shift Part 02 | 08
As homicide detectives investigated the violent beating death of a sandwich shop clerk, they soon realized the young woman wasn’t the only o...
The Night Shift Part 01 | 07
Two men arrived at a local sandwich shop and found the store clerk lying in a pool of blood. They called for help, but despite their best ef...
Vanished Part 02 | 06
When a young mother and toddler disappeared, police were shocked to learn their footprints of life came to an abrupt stop. Interviews with l...
Vanished Part 01 | 05
Just days away from a family Easter dinner in 2019, a young single mom and her 22-month-old daughter vanished. As time passed, their loved o...
Rerelease: Meika Jordan, The Broken Princess
On this episode of Crime Beat, crime reporter Nancy Hixt goes through the evidence as it was uncovered by investigators in their que...
Fighting For Meika | 04
A six-year-old girl was rushed to the hospital after her father and stepmother said she had fallen down the stairs. But Meika Jordan’s injur...
Golden Years Gone Part 03 | 03
In 1994, a beloved senior was found beaten to death in his rural Alberta home. Despite exhaustive efforts, the killer eluded arrest. More th...
Golden Years Gone Part 02 | 02
In August of 1995, a beloved father and grandfather vanished. A note was left on his kitchen table, suggesting he had gone fishing, but Bill...
Golden Years Gone Part 01 | 01
A beloved senior was found beaten to death in his home in rural Alberta- leaving neighbours and surrounding communities shaken and fearful f...
Sneak Peek: Golden Years Gone
A rural Alberta community was shocked when a beloved senior was found beaten to death in his own home. Despite exhaustive efforts by investi...
New Season Coming Soon
Global News Senior Crime Reporter Nancy Hixt, has been covering stories of senseless and horrific violence for 30 years. . This season she'l...
I Survived A Serial Killer
They each met him online and knew him only as 'Bruce.' He gained their trust, only to turn on them when they were at their most vulnerable....
A Random Encounter
64-year-old Annie Hang-Kam Chiu was looking forward to retirement when she was viciously murdered. Within approximately three hours, her kil...