Podcast
Crime Beat
Hosted by Curiouscast · EN
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).
Nominated as Best International Podcast at the 2026 iHeart Podcast Awards.
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The Paths That Choose Us | 18
May 19, 2020Tap to summarizeOn 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 throughout his life. This case began, in the spring of 2014, when the co-manager of a Calgary Walmart was closing up shop and getting ready to head home.As he walked out to the parking lot with several coworkers, they spotted a man on a nearby bench who looked to be in medical distress.A closer look revealed the man was unconscious and lying in a pool of blood.The store manager called 911.Police and EMS arrived within minutes.The man was badly beaten and had been stabbed twice. He was rushed to hospital in serious, life-threatening condition but later died.An autopsy revealed he died from a loss of blood caused by the stab wounds.The victim was Gabriel Okeynan, 45, a father of four and his death became a homicide investigation.The question was, who did this to him, and why?This is a case that highlights what the detective in charge of this case refers to as “good old fashioned police work.”Follow along as police investigated a trail of evidence and unravelled a complicated series of events to solve this case.It’s the story about the paths we choose...and the paths that choose us--and how every decision we make impacts our lives.Contact:Twitter: @nancyhixtFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Who killed Sara and Taliyah? - Part 2
Jul 23, 2019Tap to summarizeIn 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 when the little girl was found dead.On this episode of Global News podcast Crime Beat, crime reporter Nancy Hixt takes a look at who killed Sara and Taliyah.Hours after Taliyah’s body was recovered, police announced a man was charged in the case.Edward Downey was accused of two counts of first-degree murder.Sara and Taliyah’s family was left with so many questions.The man accused of this incomprehensible crime wasn’t even on the family’s radar.Why would Downey kill Sara, let alone her child?For more details on the case check this out https://wp.me/p2Y4rw-nJ4MIf you enjoy Crime Beat, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, tell us what you think and share the show with your friends.Contact:Twitter: @nancyhixtFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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