Crime Beat
People know their hometowns by streets, a favourite 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 inside some of Canada’s most high-profile criminal cases. Each episode will take you inside the story to give you details you didn't hear on the news. Winner of the 2020 & 2023 Edward R. Murrow Award (RTDNA).
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July 15, 2025 • 1 min
In the 1970s, two young girls were found dead in an underpass. Seven months later, the body of a young woman was discovered in a ditch. And… just months after that, a fourth woman was found strangled to death. Their cases went cold.
On the season finale of Crime Beat, Nancy Hixt, a Senior Crime Reporter for Global News, brings you a special three-part series in which she'll share the haunting details of these cases and introduce y...
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July 8, 2025 • 44 mins
The spring of 1999 was filled with excitement about new adventures for Audrey Trudeau. After several years in Calgary, the physiotherapist had a new opportunity back home in Ontario, and she was looking forward to spending more time with her siblings.
Her house was listed for sale, and she was getting packed up to move, when she disappeared. Her family and coworkers were baffled. It didn’t make sense. Join Global News Senior Crime ...
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June 24, 2025 • 34 mins
An esteemed physiotherapist moved to Calgary in search of a fresh start. Audrey Trudeau quickly gained the respect and admiration of her colleagues at the Rockyview General Hospital and became well known for her kind and generous spirit. Then, on the eve of an exciting new opportunity, she disappeared. Join Global News Senior Crime reporter Nancy Hixt as she shares what made Audrey’s family and coworkers suspicious and details the ...
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June 10, 2025 • 45 mins
When a beloved chef was murdered outside of his future restaurant, the case became a true whodunnit as homicide detectives struggled to find a motive or suspects. Join Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt as she shares how investigators cracked the case and uncovered the senseless motive behind the killing in the conclusion of “Shattered Dreams.”
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May 27, 2025 • 41 mins
A highly respected, executive chef was weeks away from realizing his dream of opening his own restaurant in March of 2020 when he was violently killed. Join Global News Senior Crime reporter Nancy Hixt as she shares how detectives followed a complicated trail of evidence to uncover a senseless motive in part one of “Shattered Dreams.”
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May 13, 2025 • 53 mins
When police responded to allegations of disturbing confinement, torture and murder of a Calgary woman at a downtown rooming house- there was no evidence of foul play. But two officers instinctively felt they should persist. Learn how these tenacious investigators worked to solve a crime they weren’t sure had been committed without knowing if there was even a victim. Join Global News Senior Crime Reporter Nancy Hixt as she shares ho...
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April 29, 2025 • 36 mins
In the spring of 2006 Calgary Police received an ominous call from someone worried a woman was being held captive in a downtown rooming house. Officers responded but found nothing suspicious. But over the next few days there were other similar reports made to police alleging disturbing violence and a possible murder. Follow along as Global News Senior Crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares details of Deadly Rumours.
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April 15, 2025 • 69 mins
On Oct. 1, 2010, Mark Mariani, 47, was given new hope, thanks to medical advancements.
He suffered from Crohn’s disease for more than half of his life. and doctors told him he might not need his colostomy bag anymore.
The next night, he headed to his favourite western bar to do some two-steppin’ and meet up with friends.
The following morning Mark’s family received a call from police. He was found dead in a Calgary strip mall parki...
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April 15, 2025 • 43 mins
An innocent man was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and was brutally beaten and stomped to death. On this episode of Crime Beat, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the latest developments on the senseless murder that happened less than 15 years ago. She’ll provide insights from The Parole Board on one killers' bid for freedom and details of the case that have never been shared before.
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April 1, 2025 • 44 mins
In 1990, the peace and tranquility found in Banff National Park was shattered by the first murder there in twenty years and there was a lot of pressure on police to solve the case.
There were no witnesses to the homicide and only one key piece of evidence that could positively identify the killer: DNA.
It would become a transformative technology as the then-emerging science helped investigators as they worked to solve a true whodun...
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March 18, 2025 • 45 mins
A young woman was found murdered in 1990, investigators worked tirelessly to find a viable suspect. But the case went cold. A reward was offered for information leading to an arrest, and the case was even featured by Unsolved Mysteries. Join Senior Crime reporter Nancy Hixt as she shares what finally led to a break in the case and the groundbreaking tools police used to solve a Murder in the Mountains.
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March 4, 2025 • 38 mins
The popular resort town of Banff was rocked with its first homicide in twenty years.
A young woman and taxi driver from Quebec was robbed and stabbed to death. Join Global News Senior Crime reporter Nancy Hixt as she explains how the case went cold, despite the tireless efforts that went into tracking the killer in part one of “Murder in The Mountains.”
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February 4, 2025 • 1 min
There’s no limit to how far criminals will go… to cover their tracks…
But investigators will go even further to uncover the truth…
Nancy Hixt is a senior Crime Reporter for Global News. This season on the Crime Beat she takes you from the crime scene to the courtroom and inside some of Canada’s most high profile cases and some you’ve likely never heard of before.
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December 24, 2024 • 30 mins
On a cool spring evening in 2022, chaos erupted as police received reports of two erratic drivers and then gunfire. One of the vehicles fled the shooting scene at high speed and moments later was involved in a violent and deadly crash. Senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the story of a mother of five whose life was senselessly taken and the hunt for the man responsible.
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December 17, 2024 • 34 mins
In the spring of 2022, chaos erupted in southeast Calgary.
There were reports of two erratic drivers, followed by a shooting.
Moments later, a violent collision. Angela McKenzie, a mother of five, died at the scene. Join Nancy Hixt, senior crime reporter for Global News as she explains what led to the senseless crash and the hunt for the person believed to be responsible.
Talal Amer is wanted on a Canada warrant for manslaughter, ...
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July 30, 2024 • 52 mins
If you’ve ever watched shows like Prison Break or Orange is the New Black you probably have an idea of what life behind bars is like or a dramatized version of it.
On this special episode of Crime Beat, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt gives you an exclusive look inside jail and remand facilities through the eyes of a veteran correctional officer. Learn what a typical day is like for both the officers and inmates and fi...
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July 16, 2024 • 53 mins
On November 17, 2004 a young Calgary family settled in for the evening. At about 9pm, the husband left for work as a security guard, while his wife stayed home with their two children. In the middle of the night, she woke to the sound of shattered glass. Within minutes the entire home was engulfed in flames. After desperate attempts to reach her children failed, the mother managed to escape. The children didn’t survive. Global News...
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July 2, 2024 • 35 mins
In the middle of a cold snowy night, a Calgary woman woke to the sound of shattered glass. Within minutes the entire home was engulfed in flames. The panicked mother tried to help her two children but was forced to jump from a second story window to save herself. Join Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt as she explains the heroic efforts made by firefighters and the devastating impact of this fire on the entire community i...
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June 18, 2024 • 48 mins
You’ve seen them on true crime TV shows and movies, forensic pathologists, medical examiners, and coroners have a firm foothold in popular culture. But what is forensic pathology and how does it differ from the others?
On this special episode of Crime Beat, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt gives you an exclusive look inside the medical examiner's office. Find out what it takes, the challenges and how real is what you se...
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June 4, 2024 • 54 mins
In early 2002, the body of a 21-year-old woman was found in a rural area about an hour’s drive south of Calgary. Adrienne McColl had been murdered and investigators worked around the clock to gather evidence in the hopes of catching her killer. Despite their best efforts, the case went cold. But officers never forgot about the case. Follow along as senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the lengthy and heartbreaking journey Adrien...
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