Crime Beat

• Deadly Rumours | 06

  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. Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• The Day Mark Mariani Came Face-to-Face With Evil | 05 (Re-release)

  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 parking lot — his keys, wallet and cell phone were found in a nearby alley. Follow along as homicide detectives investigate the murder of Mark Mariani, and unravel the shocking reason why he was killed. Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Face-to-Face with Evil | 04

  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.  Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Inside Forensics: Solving a Murder in the Mountains | 03

  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 whodunnit. Join Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt as she shares an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at forensic DNA testing with a pioneer of this technology in Canada and one of the members of that original investigative team in Inside Forensics: Solving a murder in the mountains. Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Murder in the Mountains | 02

  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. Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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