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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 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. New episodes every other week. Winner of the 2020 Edward R. Murrow Award (RTDNA).
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Introducing... Global News' What Happened To...? The Thai Cave Rescue from 2023-09-22T16:24
The 2018 Thai cave rescue quickly became an international spectacle that captured the attention of people all around the world. Twelve boys and their soccer coach were exploring the Tham Luang cave...
ListenGone In An Instant Part 2 | 15 from 2023-08-08T04:00
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, d...
ListenGone In An Instant Part 1 | 14 from 2023-07-25T04:00
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 i...
ListenCaught in the Crossfire | 13 from 2023-07-11T04:00
The widespread impact of a deadly gang war continues to be felt to this day. On this episode of Crime Beat, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the story of one casualty of a war he...
ListenThe Horror That Still Lurks | 11 from 2023-06-13T04:00
In the middle of the night two officers knock on a young woman’s door, they were there to alert her – that the man who raped her more than twenty years earlier was AWOL. Join Global News senior cri...
ListenA Deadly Betrayal | 10 from 2023-05-30T04:00
On a cold, snowy day in January of 2006, a man scouring for bottles in downtown Calgary dumpsters made a grisly discovery marking the starting point of a true whodunnit. Police followed a trail of ...
ListenGoing Undercover | 9 from 2023-05-16T04:00
On this special behind-the-scenes episode of Crime Beat, Global news senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt gives you an exclusive look at specialized investigative tactics often used to push cases forwa...
ListenThe Second Shift part 2 | 8 from 2023-05-02T04:00
A young waitress mysteriously disappeared on her way home from her second shift. Police along with her family and friends search tirelessly for clues. On this episode of Crime Beat, Global News sen...
ListenThe Second Shift Part 1 | 7 from 2023-04-18T04:00
In 1992, Dilleen Hempel had just married the love of her life, moved into a new home and started a new job. But on her way home from her second-shift, the 26-year-old vanished.On this episode of Cr...
ListenBeyond a Reasonable Doubt | 6 from 2023-04-04T04:00
Terrie Ann Dauphinais, a young Metis woman, is found dead in her home. Her three children are discovered locked inside two bedrooms and a closet. Her death was deemed a homicide but no charges were...
ListenThe Crossfire Part 2 | 5 from 2023-03-21T04:00
A war between two rival gangs in Calgary left 25 dead in less than a decade. Deep seeded hatred for their rivals fueled the deadly battle. Over a decade the animosity between the “FK’s and FOB’s” g...
ListenThe Crossfire Part 1 | 4 from 2023-03-07T05:00
What started as a petty falling out between a group of high school friends led to a deadly feud between two rival gangs.. Over the course of a decade dozens were killed across the city. On this epi...
ListenThe Story is Never Finished | 3 from 2023-02-21T05:00
On this episode of Crime Beat, senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt brings you updates on a few stories she’s previously covered. Join her for the early 2023 edition of “the story is never finished” as...
ListenHunted on Hemlock Crescent | 2 from 2023-02-07T05:00
In the late 1980’s and early 90’s, a serial rapist ravaged women who lived in an- inner city Calgary neighbourhood, leaving an entire city on edge. On this episode of Crime Beat, Global News senior...
ListenAgainst All Odds | 1 from 2023-01-24T05:00
A German tourist travels across the world with his family to witness the splendor of the Canadian Rockies. Without warning, a chance encounter and a single bullet interrupts their trip and changes ...
ListenSeason 5 - Trailer from 2023-01-03T05:00
To understand the impact of a serious crime, you need to sit across from a victim and their loved ones and listen. To uncover the truth for the cases I report on, I knock on offenders doors, I as...
ListenSeason 5 - Trailer from 2023-01-03T05:00
To understand the impact of a serious crime, you need to sit across from a victim and their loved ones and listen. To uncover the truth for the cases I report on, I knock on offenders doors, I as...
ListenInside Crime Beat- your questions answered | 15 from 2022-06-14T04:00
On the season finale of Crime Beat, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt answers your questions. Join her as she gives you behind-the-scenes insight on the podcast, journalism, and the stor...
ListenHope in the darkness | 14 from 2022-05-17T04:00
On a beautiful September night in 2008, a young couple went out for dinner in downtown Calgary. They walked through a park on their way home and sat down on a bench to soak in the warm, late summer...
ListenIf I Can't Have You... (REMASTERED) from 2022-05-05T04:00
A story of deadly infatuation. Join Nancy Hixt as she explains how a young woman was targeted — simply because she spurned a young man’s advances. Nadia El-Dib’s family said Nadia had broken things...
ListenThe scars that don't heal | 13 from 2022-05-03T04:00
On April 14, 2022, two senior police officers– Sgt. Brian Topham and Cpl. Brandon Tobin received the highest honour that’s bestowed by the RCMP. The commissioner’s commendation for bravery recogniz...
ListenIntroducing What Happened to the Beirut explosion? from 2022-04-19T04:00
Elias Tarabay remembers Aug. 4, 2020, clearly. He arrived home after having a late lunch with a friend. He was living in Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon. His house had a balcony that looked out...
ListenMr. Gregory's dark secret | 12 from 2022-04-05T04:00
In the summer of 2020, a listener reached out and asked how Crime Beat stories are selected. She said she was seeking justice for something that happened to her decades earlier when she was a teena...
ListenThe data tells a story | 11 from 2022-03-22T04:00
On this special episode of Crime Beat, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt takes you behind the scenes with a crime analyst. Learn how she uses data and technology to help solve cases as s...
ListenA prayer for Arcelie | 10 from 2022-03-08T05:00
On a cold, snowy winter night in January 2008, an officer was on patrol when a confusing call came in to 911. A hardworking mother of five disappeared while on her way home from work. To make matt...
ListenJustice for Lacey | 9 from 2022-02-22T05:00
On a cold, snowy evening in the fall of 2012, a series of 911 calls led Calgary police to multiple scenes. At one of those locations, investigators made a disturbing discovery — the body of Lacey J...
ListenInside the interview room | 8 from 2022-02-08T05:00
In movies and TV police interviews with suspects look simple enough, but in reality there’s a lot more to them.
Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt takes you behind-the-scenes fo...
Inside the interview room | 8 from 2022-02-08T05:00
In movies and TV police interviews with suspects look simple enough, but in reality there’s a lot more to them. Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt takes youbehind-the-scenes for a special...
ListenShattered By A Call | 7 from 2022-01-25T05:00
In the summer of 2018, a young Calgary woman disappeared. For nearly a week her family held out hope she would be found safe.Instead, a call to 911 sparked a major investigation and led officers to...
ListenStolen Innocence | 6 from 2022-01-11T05:00
In the middle of the night on Sept. 24, 1981, a two-year-old girl was rescued by police. She was found outside of a post office in a small town north of Calgary. She was cold, crying, and wearing o...
ListenIntroducing What Happened to...Ted Williams, the man with the golden voice. from 2021-12-28T05:00
On this episode of Crime Beat we introduce you to another Global News podcast called What happened to…? where host and reporter Erica Vella ,speaks with Ted Williams and Doral Chenoweth and the 201...
ListenThe Story is Never Finished | 5 from 2021-12-14T05:00
A heartbreaking anniversary highlights a decade of missed opportunities, a killer tries to fight his conviction – again, and a disgraced doctor faces new charges. On this special year-end episode s...
ListenBlindsided: The Mylan Hicks story | 4 from 2021-11-30T05:00
In the fall of 2016, the CFL season was well underway and the Calgary Stampeders were on fire. When the Stamps beat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sept. 24 of that year, the team set a record winning...
Listen'Hunted by evil' Part 3 — Inside the jury from 2021-11-16T05:00
It’s arguably one of the highest profile multiple murder cases in Canadian history. Douglas Garland was convicted of the first-degree murder of five-year-old Nathan O’Brien and his grandparents Alv...
ListenHunted By Evil Part 2: The Monstrous Acts of Douglas Garland | 2 from 2021-11-02T04:00
On July 4, 2014, four days into an Amber Alert, a suspect was arrested in connection with the disappearance of Nathan O’Brien and his grandparents Alvin and Kathy Liknes. An RCMP emergency response...
ListenHunted By Evil Part 1: The story of Nathan O'Brien and his grandparents |1 from 2021-10-19T04:00
In 2014, on the first long weekend of the summer, a Calgary mother went to her parents’ home to pick up her five-year-old son following a sleepover. When she got there, all three were missing.Who w...
ListenSeason 4 Trailer from 2021-10-12T04:00
Over her 25 year career as a crime reporter...each case she's covered stays with her…But...there are some... that haunt her. They’re heartbreaking and horrific…difficult to revisit...because to bri...
ListenIntroducing... China Rising from 2021-06-22T04:00
Introducing Episode 1 of China Rising - Hostage Diplomacy On the first episode of China Rising, we examine the Chinese government's practice of detaining political prisoners, by hearing directly fr...
ListenBehind The Scenes |17 from 2021-06-01T04:00
Global News crime reporter Nancy Hixt gives you a behind-the-scenes look at Crime Beat. From digging up stories to writing and putting together this podcast, join Nancy as she explains how it all c...
ListenScarred but not broken - part two |16 from 2021-05-18T04:00
In the summer of 1999, the RCMP in central Alberta investigated a horrific case involving two children. A father murdered his little girl and tried to kill his son.The case haunted investigators fo...
ListenScarred but not broken - part one |15 from 2021-05-04T04:00
On a cool rainy day in the summer of 1999, an old Chevy van was seen speeding on a highway from the backcountry eastbound towards Rocky Mountain House, Alta. There was a large piece of canvas attac...
ListenTormented by Trauma |14 from 2021-04-20T04:00
In early 2007, a young widowed mother of two was just settling into a bigger home after living for several years in a cramped apartment with her extended family. Aset Magomadova was looking forward...
ListenSheldon Kennedy and the scars that last a lifetime |13 from 2021-04-06T04:00
In the fall of 1996, the Canadian sports world was rocked by a major sex abuse scandal. NHL player Sheldon Kennedy courageously went forward to police to reveal he suffered years of abuse at the ha...
ListenThe boy with the heart of a lion |12 from 2021-03-23T04:00
On this episode of the Global News podcast Crime Beat, crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares a story of one young man’s grit and determination despite a massive loss. On Jan. 25, 2012, police were call...
ListenDrawing Out a Suspect |11 from 2021-03-09T05:00
It’s a police tactic that uses both science and art. From Jack the Ripper to outlaws of the wild west-- or even more recently in the case of the Golden state killer-- for hundreds of years, investi...
ListenNarrowing in on a killer - The Kelly Cook Story |10 from 2021-02-23T05:00
In the summer of 1981, a group of teenagers was out exploring the countryside in southeastern Alberta. They had stopped to scout a path around a lake when they came across something that would haun...
ListenViolated Care – patients of a disgraced doctor speak out |9 from 2021-02-09T05:00
In February 2018, an Alberta woman went to police to file a complaint against a Calgary neurologist. The woman alleged she was sexually assaulted during a neurological exam in 2007.She told Global ...
ListenHow Carly Survived a Predator |8 from 2021-01-26T05:00
In the spring of 2004, "Carly" was a bright-eyed, smart and bubbly young girl. The 17-year-old was just months away from finishing high school — but forthe moment, she was focused on her friends an...
ListenWhen a choice crosses the line - The story of John Clark |7 from 2021-01-12T05:00
In the fall of 2013, a little boy was taken to a Calgary hospital by his parents. The 14-month-old child was in “severe medical distress.”Soon after, he was transferred by ambulance to the nearby C...
ListenThe Evidence Tells a Story |6 from 2020-12-29T05:00
If you watch CSI or crime shows on TV, this special edition of the Crime Beat podcast is a must-listen. Global News crime reporter Nancy Hixt takes you on a behind-the-scenes look at forensic inves...
ListenThe Girl who became a Warrior |5 from 2020-12-15T05:00
In early November 2011, Cherry Ledesma was looking forward to a fresh start. She was living in temporary housing, run by a social agency while waiting to get into a substance abuse treatment progra...
ListenIntroducing: Whatever Happened To...? from 2020-12-04T16:51
You’ve heard the stories. You’ve felt for the people involved. But what happens after the cameras shut off and the reporters walk away? Just because a story disappears from the news doesn’t mean it...
ListenBrooke Clapson and the violence that followed her |4 from 2020-12-01T05:00
On this episode of the Global News podcast Crime Beat, crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the story of Brooke Clapson and the violence that followed her. As a child, Brooke was a ray of sunshine in h...
ListenThe evil and senseless plot against Ray Johnson |3 from 2020-11-17T05:00
On this episode of the Global News podcast Crime Beat, crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the story of the evil and senseless plot against Ray Johnson. Johnson was a kind and generous soul, the kind ...
ListenIntroducing... 13 Hours: Inside the Nova Scotia Massacre from 2020-11-09T07:01
The deadliest shooting spree in Canada’s modern history left us with far more questions than answers. Join Sarah Ritchie, a reporter for Global News in Halifax, as she tries to unravel how somethin...
ListenStolen second chances: The Jessica Newman story |2 from 2020-11-03T05:00
On this episode of the Global News podcast Crime Beat, crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the story of a young mother who’s plans to rebuild her life were tragically interrupted. March 10, 2015, was ...
ListenTwo doors down: the tragic case of Mr. Kelloway |1 from 2020-10-20T04:00
On this episode of the Global News podcast Crime Beat, crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the story that will leave you questioning what horrors you can encounter-- just two doors down. May 4, 2013 w...
ListenTrailer - Season 3 from 2020-10-06T04:00
Nancy Hixt has been a crime reporter for nearly 25 years and in that time she's pretty much seen it all. Things she never imagined possible, things she never believed one human would do to another...
ListenA Crime Beat Update| 21 from 2020-06-30T04:00
Global News crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares new information and insight into cases from the past two seasons in this special episode of Crime Beat. Listen to updates and insights to the following ...
ListenUpdate on Daniel's story | 20 from 2020-06-16T04:00
After the release of Crime Beat: Daniel, silenced at 26 days, crime reporter Nancy Hixt received countless messages from listeners who reached out about the case—including many who knew Shelby Herc...
ListenDaniel, Silenced at 26 days | 19 from 2020-06-02T04:00
On this episode of the Global News podcast Crime Beat, crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares a story of a child whose life was silenced, snuffed out and stolen-- so young he never had a chance. In the ...
ListenThe Paths That Choose Us | 18 from 2020-05-19T04:00
On this episode of the Global News podcast Crime Beat, crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the story of a man who became the victim of a senseless crime and the unfortunate hands life dealt him throug...
ListenThe boy who overcame the odds | 17 from 2020-05-05T04:00
This episode begins with an investigation that rocked Alberta's foster care system. Garry Prokopishin took in troubled teenage boys: kids with behavioural and substance abuse issues. His foster ho...
ListenCrime, the Courts, and Covid-19 | 16 from 2020-04-21T04:00
In this episode, Global News crime reporter Nancy Hixt, turns to the experts including police, judges and lawyers, to answer your questions about crime, the courts and COVID-19 -- and what it all m...
ListenThe Brentwood Five Massacre - Part 3 | 15 from 2020-04-07T04:00
On this episode of the Global News podcastCrime Beat, crime reporter Nancy Hixt brings us to Part 3 of her special series, the Brentwood five massacre. This episode takes an in-depth look at what ...
ListenThe Brentwood Five Massacre - Part 2 | 14 from 2020-03-24T04:00
Lawrence Hong, Kaiti Perras, Jordan Segura, Josh Hunter and Zackariah Rathwell were a group of talented young people with promising futures. On this episode of the Global News podcast Crime Beat, ...
ListenThe Brentwood Five Massacre - Part 1 | 13 from 2020-03-10T04:00
On April 14, 2014, a group of friends had a small get-together at their home near the University of Calgary campus in the northwest neighbourhood of Brentwood. Five young people shared a small, gr...
ListenConversation with retired homicide Det. Tom Barrow | 12 from 2020-02-25T05:00
On this episode Global News crime reporter Nancy Hixt is joined by an investigator who’s worked on many of the high profile cases featured on Crime Beat. In this special conversation with retired ...
ListenNatasha Farah's final goodbye | 11 from 2020-02-11T05:00
Nancy Hixt shares a story that highlights how fragile life can be. On a crisp summer evening in August 2014, a young woman was enjoying a night out with some friends in downtown Calgary.Natasha Fa...
ListenThe horror that lurks | 10 from 2020-01-28T05:00
In 2002, Lisa was 19 and working several jobs to put herself through university. One of which was at a Calgary tanning salon. Lisa is not her real name. Her identity is protected by a court-imposed...
ListenThe Disappearance of Lisa Mitchell | 9 from 2020-01-14T05:00
At 29 years old, Lisa Mitchell had a lot on her plate. Lisa and her common-law husband, Allan Shyback, had two children. In the fall of 2012, she juggled two jobs to try to make ends meet and prov...
ListenSpecial Conversation with Christopher Goffard | 8 from 2019-12-30T19:59
On this special year-end episode of Crime Beat, Global News crime reporter Nancy Hixt is joined by L.A. Times journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist Christopher Goffard, who is the reporter and hos...
ListenThe final homecoming of Lukas Strasser-Hird Part: 2 | 7 from 2019-12-17T05:00
18-year-old, Lukas Strasser-Hird had aspirations of becoming a trauma surgeon. Instead, on November 23, 2013, he laid on an operating table, as a trauma surgeon worked to try and save his life.He ...
ListenThe final homecoming of Lukas Strasser-Hird Part: 1 | 6 from 2019-12-03T05:00
At 18, Lukas Strasser-Hird’s future was bright. After a year studying abroad, he had aspirations to become a doctor. The day he arrived back in Calgary, he went out with friends to celebrate his h...
ListenRighting a wrong, the story of Maryam Rashidi | 5 from 2019-11-19T05:00
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 in the oil and gas industry.June 7, 2015, was her four...
ListenBrittney McInnes, The Concrete Angel | 4 from 2019-11-05T05:00
On this episode of the Global News podcast Crime Beat, crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the story Brittney McInnes, the concrete angel. At 17 and just months from graduation, McInnes had her whole...
ListenThe Boy Who Fell Through The Cracks | 3 from 2019-10-22T04:00
On this episode of the Global News Crime Beat, crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the story of a young boy who fell through the cracks.You’ll hear from those who loved Alex Radita, those who fought t...
ListenDarkness In The Pass: Part 2 from 2019-10-08T04:00
It’s a case the family of the victims call a real life horror show. On this episode of the Global News podcast Crime Beat, crime reporter Nancy Hixt takes you through the details of the crimes com...
ListenDarkness In The Pass: Part 1 from 2019-10-08T04:00
Two people dead ...and a two year old child gone missing. A small community in the Rocky Mountains...shattered.On this episode of the Global News podcast Crime Beat, crime reporter Nancy Hixt take...
ListenTrailer - Season 2 from 2019-10-01T04:00
Season two premieres October 8th. Ride along with Crime Reporter Nancy Hixt, as she takes you through some of Canada’s most high profile criminal cases, shining a light into the darkness.See omnys...
ListenInside Crime Beat from 2019-08-06T04:05
Executive Producer Chris Duncombe sits down with Global News crime reporter and host of Crime Beat, Nancy Hixt, for an in depth interview about the podcast and answers audience questions. See omny...
ListenWho killed Sara and Taliyah? - Part 2 from 2019-07-23T04:00
In July 2016, a Calgary mother, Sara Baillie, was found dead in her home, and her five-year-old daughter, Taliyah Marsman, was missing. Three days later, an Amber Alert came to a heartbreaking end...
ListenThe Story of Sara and Taliyah - Part 1 from 2019-07-09T10:00
Crime reporter Nancy Hixt tells the story of an inseparable duo, a young Calgary mother and her little girl. In July 2016 Sara Baillie was found dead in her house, and her five-year-old daughter w...
ListenThe Day Mark Mariani Came Face-to-Face With Evil | 10 from 2019-06-25T04:00
On this episode of Global News podcast Crime Beat, crime reporter Nancy Hixt tells the story of a man who came face-to-face with pure evil. Mark Mariani, 47, suffered from Crohn’s disease for more...
ListenSarah Rae: Daddy's Little Girl | 9 from 2019-06-11T04:00
Nancy Hixt tells the story of an unbreakable bond between a Calgary father and daughter. Sarah Rae was Gord Rae’s only child. In his eyes, the sun would rise and set on her.Their special daddy-dau...
ListenThe Day Ryan Lane Vanished | 8 from 2019-05-28T07:00
Nancy Hixt tells the story of a young Calgary father who vanished without a trace. For several years, Ryan Lane had been involved in a battle to see his daughter.After a breakup with the child’s m...
ListenSurviving a Predator | 7 from 2019-05-14T04:00
On this episode of Global News podcast Crime Beat, crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the devastating impact of a sexual predator. In 2003, a young Calgary woman was in her own home, when a stranger...
ListenKelly Cook: The Back-up Babysitter - Part 2 from 2019-04-29T04:00
On this episode we're bringing you details of the Kelly Cook case that have never been reported before. In 1981, Kelly took a job to babysit for someone new named Bill Christensen. The 15-year-old ...
ListenKelly Cook: The Back-up Babysitter - Part 1 from 2019-04-16T04:00
On this episode of Crime Beat, crime reporter Nancy Hixt tells the story of Kelly Cook, a young girl who was abducted from Standard, Alta., 38 years ago. Kelly had taken a job babysitting someone ...
ListenShannon Madill's Last Audition | 4 from 2019-04-02T04:00
Crime reporter Nancy Hixt tells a story of an aspiring actress who mysteriously disappeared from Calgary, Alta., in November 2014.Shannon Madill had everything going for her. She had just landed an...
ListenIf I Can't Have You... | 3 from 2019-03-19T04:00:22
In this episode we look at a story of deadly infatuation. Join Nancy Hixt as she explains how a young girl was targeted — simply because she spurned a young man’s advances.Nadia El-Dib’s family sa...
ListenI Dodged a Bullet | 2 from 2019-03-04T18:00:03
On this episode of Crime Beat, crime reporter Nancy Hixt takes you through the mind blowing twists and turns in Randy Safronovich’s life. Safronovich jokes that he must have nine lives.The Sylvan ...
ListenMeika Jordan, The Broken Princess | 1 from 2019-03-04T17:57:53
On this episode of Crime Beat, crime reporter Nancy Hixt takes you through the case--step by step. Follow along as she reveals the shocking behind the scenes details of the Meika Jordan case --and ...
ListenTrailer - Season 1 from 2019-02-05T20:09
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 inside s...
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