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 teenager.
That was the starting point of this episode.
Join Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt as she shares how one woman’s bravery cracked open one of the m ... Show More
Aug 11
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 in the oil and gas industry. June 7, 2015, was her fourth shift working at a Calgary gas station — a job she took to make ends meet. That m ... Show More
51m 5s
Oct 2020
Introducing... Crime Beat - Season 3
Ride along with 25 year veteran Crime Reporter Nancy Hixt, from Global News, on her award winning podcast Crime Beat as she takes you through some of Canada’s most high-profile criminal cases. Real People, Real Crimes, Real Journalism. Each episode takes you deep inside cases she ... Show More
14m 15s
Feb 2023
Ep 10 of 14: The Mystery Woman
<p>After months of searching, we find the mystery woman from the 911 call. She does a sit-down interview and reveals some shocking details about the crime scene. She also gives us some valuable new leads in the case – ones, she claims, investigators ignored.</p><p> </p><p>Strange ... Show More
19m 20s