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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).

Crime Beat

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 involved in a violent and deadly crash. Senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the story of a mother of five whose life was senselessly taken and the hunt for the man responsible.
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Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca
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Gone in an instant - The Hunt for Talal Amer Part 1 | 14

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, died at the scene. Join Nancy Hixt, senior crime reporter for Global News as she explains what led to the senseless crash and the hunt for the person believed to be responsible. 
Talal Amer is wanted on a Canada warrant for manslaughter, attempted murder and several firearms offences.
He is 30 years old, 5 foot 11, 230lbs with brown eyes.
He was last seen with black hair and is known to change his appearance by growing a beard or changing up his facial hair.
You can see Amer’s photo at https://boloprogram.org/
If you have any information that could lead to the arrest of Talal Amer you can call Crimestoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 there’s a reward of up to 50 thousand dollars which can also be collected anonymously. 
If you’re inclined and able to help the Mckenzie family there is a gofundme set up for her children. 
https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-angela-mckenzie
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/
Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca
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Gone in an instant - The Hunt for Talal Amer Part 2 | 15

There’s no limit to how far criminals will go… to cover their tracks…
But investigators will go even further to uncover the truth…
Nancy Hixt is a senior Crime Reporter for Global News. This season on the Crime Beat she takes you from the crime scene to the courtroom and inside some of Canada’s most high profile cases and some you’ve likely never heard of before.
Crime Beat returns March 4th
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Crime Beat returns March 4th

The popular resort town of Banff was rocked with its first homicide in twenty years.
A young woman and taxi driver from Quebec was robbed and stabbed to death. Join Global News Senior Crime reporter Nancy Hixt as she explains how the case went cold, despite the tireless efforts that went into tracking the killer in part one of “Murder in The Mountains.”
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Murder in the Mountains | 01

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.
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Murder in the Mountains | 02

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

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. 
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Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca
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Face-to-Face with Evil | 04

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.
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Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca
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The Day Mark Mariani Came Face-to-Face With Evil | 05 (Re-release)

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.
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Deadly Rumours | 06

When police responded to allegations of disturbing confinement, torture and murder of a Calgary woman at a downtown rooming house- there was no evidence of foul play. But two officers instinctively felt they should persist. Learn how these tenacious investigators worked to solve a crime they weren’t sure had been committed without knowing if there was even a victim. Join Global News Senior Crime Reporter Nancy Hixt as she shares how these officers uncovered details of a crime that seemed more like deadly rumours than reality.
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Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca
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Deadly Rumours | 07

A highly respected, executive chef was weeks away from realizing his dream of opening his own restaurant in March of 2020 when he was violently killed. Join Global News Senior Crime reporter Nancy Hixt as she shares how detectives followed a complicated trail of evidence to uncover a senseless motive in part one of “Shattered Dreams.”
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Shattered Dreams | 08

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