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Crime Beat

Crime Beat

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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 & 2023 Edward R. Murrow Award (RTDNA).2022 Curiouscast Biographies & Memoirs Politics & Government Social Sciences True Crime World
Episodes
  • New Season Coming Soon
    Mar 10 2026
    Global News Senior Crime Reporter Nancy Hixt, has been covering stories of senseless and horrific violence for 30 years. . This season she'll take you inside shocking cases that show how careless people can be with human life. And what happens when greed and selfishness take over. You might listen to a lot of true crime podcasts this year, but they’re not Crime Beat. Season 8 drops April 21st but you can hear the first story one month early - only on Amazon Music. https://music.amazon.ca/podcasts/da11ab35-08e1-4cf0-9f43-0eff9aa23b31/crime-beat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    3 mins
  • Golden Years Gone Part 03 | 03
    Mar 23 2026
    In 1994, a beloved senior was found beaten to death in his rural Alberta home. Despite exhaustive efforts, the killer eluded arrest. More than a year later, a Calgary senior disappeared. A note was left behind suggesting he’d gone fishing, but a search of the home revealed something much more violent had happened. Join Global News Senior Crime reporter Nancy Hixt as she shares how the two cases intersected, the senseless motive behind the murders and the shocking events that unfolded after the cases were closed. Contact: Instagram: ⁠⁠@nancy.hixt⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca
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    34 mins
  • Golden Years Gone Part 02 | 02
    Mar 23 2026
    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 Vomastic’s family was suspicious. As loved ones took a closer look at his home, they found signs of violence and reported him missing to the police. Join Global News Senior Crime Reporter Nancy Hixt as she shares the chilling details uncovered as investigators made a haunting connection to another unsolved homicide. Contact: Instagram: ⁠⁠@nancy.hixt⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca
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    28 mins
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Nancy has a voice that is so easy to listen to. Her empathy for the victims always shines through.

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