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Crime Beat

Season 3 · 26 episodes · Oct 1, 2021

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    Episode 1

    Hunted by Evil Part 1

    Oct 1, 2021

    A little boy had a sleepover at his grandparent’s home. When his mother returned to pick him up the next morning—all three were gone. That was the starting point of one of the longest Amber Alerts in Canadian history. Who would kidnap a five-year-old child and his grandparents, and why? It was a race against the clock to find the missing trio. Follow along as police uncover shocking forensic evidence and learn the twist that finally leads investigators to identify a suspect.

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    Episode 2

    Hunted by Evil Part 2

    Oct 8, 2021

    With a little boy and his grandparents still missing, police make a dramatic arrest. A search of the suspect’s property leads to one disturbing discovery after another. DNA was found, but still no bodies. What happened to Nathan O’Brien, and Alvin and Kathy Liknes? Learn how a petty grudge festered and grew into a murderous plot, and the shocking key evidence seen from high above the killer’s property… in the conclusion of Hunted by Evil.

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    Episode 3

    The Big Lie to Die For

    Oct 15, 2021

    When a triple-murder nearly wipes out an entire family, police struggle to establish a motive. At the home, investigators discover a gruesome scene and identify an unexpected murder weapon — a crossbow. They also meet the lone survivor who fought for his life and barely escaped. The mystery deepens when a suspicious package is discovered, and the killer’s double-life is revealed.

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    Episode 4

    Innocent Blood

    Oct 22, 2021

    After a torso is found floating in the Oshawa Harbour, the family of 18-year-old Rori Hache is horrified to learn the human remains belong to the missing teen. But when a local plumber calls in a “flesh-like” substance clogging a drain, the horror only grows.

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    Episode 5

    Remember Her Name - Chantel Moore

    Oct 29, 2021

    Chantel Moore, a 26-year-old woman from Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation in British Columbia, was shot and killed by an Edmundston police officer who was called in to do a wellness check on her.

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    Episode 6

    Forbidden Love The Murder of Jassi Sidhu

    Nov 5, 2021

    While visiting in India, a young newly-wed from British Columbia was attacked, kidnapped, and her lifeless body discovered in a canal the next day. Her husband was severely beaten and left for dead, but survived to tell the story.

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    Episode 7

    Arlene Westervelt Murder or Misadventure?

    Nov 12, 2021

    Jules Knox goes through the many twists and turns of a mishandled investigation, family outrage and an exclusive interview with Arlene's husband and the accused, Bert Westervelt.

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    Episode 8

    Blindsided: The Story of Mylan Hicks

    Dec 10, 2021

    A young man who grew up in one of the most deadly cities in North America beat the odds to become a professional football player. Mylan Hicks hoped playing in the CFL for the Calgary Stampeders would be a stepping stone to his dream of playing in the NFL. In the fall of 2016, Hicks went out with his teammates to celebrate an important win when tragedy struck. Follow along as witnesses explain what they saw that fateful night and how Hicks was blindsided.

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    Episode 9

    Episode 9

    Dec 17, 2021

    Did not air

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    Episode 10

    Mr. Murder' - Four Lives Lost

    Nov 19, 2021

    In the fall of 2010, four men were gunned down in their prime -- shot and killed in Toronto in three separate shootings. Devoted father Jahmeel Spence, family man Carl Cole, along with Mike James, a budding chef, and his good friend and aspiring tradesman Courthney Facey. Investigators would discover that the murders were all connected… and the evidence would lead them to a serial killer hungry for notoriety and fame.

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    Episode 11

    The Friendly Cop: Who Killed Constable André Lalonde?

    Jan 14, 2022

    25 years ago, an unknown driver shot and killed Constable André Lalonde, known for his friendly nature and big mustache; Mike Armstrong explores the impact of this murder on Lalonde's wife and two children, and the continuing hunt for the killer.

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    Episode 12

    Shattered By a Call

    Jan 21, 2022

    A young Calgary woman goes missing, and a 911 call results in the discovery of an older couple dead in their home, leading police to uncover the tragic connection between the two cases as they uncover evidence of a senseless killing spree.

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    Episode 13

    Mindy Tran: The Abduction of Innocence

    Jan 28, 2022

    On August 17, 1994, in Kelowna B.C., eight-year-old Mindy Tran hopped on her bike and pedaled over to a nearby friend's house to ask her to play; she was never seen again.

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    Episode 14

    I Heard Her Screams

    Feb 25, 2022

    Two Eritrean refugees looking for a better life in Canada are murdered; 55-year-old Nighisti Semret is stabbed walking home from work; The remains of 28-year-old Rigat Ghirmay are discovered by a dog walker in a west-end park.

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    Episode 15

    Picture Perfect: The Shattered Dreams of Maple Batalia

    Mar 4, 2022

    On September 28, 2011, 19-year-old Maple Batalia, an aspiring model, actress and doctor, is shot and killed in a university campus parking lot; security camera footage pans away at the last moment, leaving her last minutes alive a mystery.

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    Episode 16

    Justice for Lacey

    Mar 18, 2022

    A series of 911 calls leads first responders to multiple scenes and the disturbing discovery of a young woman's body. What happened to Lacey Jones-McKnight? Learn the shocking details revealed on the 911 calls and the painstaking lengths forensic investigators went to in an effort to find Justice for Lacey.

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    Episode 17

    A Monster in the Woods

    Mar 25, 2022

    It was a crime unlike anything ever seen before in Canada. The horror of the 'Wells Gray Murders' forty years ago still haunts investigators involved in the case, as well as family and friends of the victims. In August 1982, David Shearing stalked and murdered three generations of a family while they were out on a summer camping trip in B.C. After a long cross-country investigation, police learn the killer was always closer than suspected. What was the murderer's motive for such a horrific crime?

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    Episode 18

    Innocence and Evil, Part 1

    Apr 1, 2022

    Reporter Caryn Lieberman tells the story of the 1994 disappearance of Larry Arnold, a man who went missing from Toronto's gay village. Arnold's body wasn't found until weeks later, discovered in an area 'known for sexual cruising.' We hear the frustration of family members, who feel investigators initially didn't take the case seriously enough. Until...police got a break that would change everything. Larry Arnold wasn't this killer's only victim.

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    Episode 19

    Innocence and Evil, Part 2

    Apr 8, 2022

    Reporter Caryn Lieberman reveals how Larry Arnold's murder investigation is linked to the 1997 killing of a 20-year-old woman hundreds of kilometers away in North Bay, Ontario. Sarah Whitehead was sexually assaulted and murdered as she left a mall. Both murders were mysteries that almost went unsolved, two seemingly unrelated cases, until DNA from a cigarette butt led police to the killer. A serial rapist and murderer whose crimes crossed provincial borders and some of which likely remain unsolved to this day.

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    Episode 20

    A Prayer for Arcelie

    Apr 29, 2022

    A hardworking mother of five disappeared while on her way home from work and there were indications she was being attacked; investigators raced against the clock to find Arcelie Laoagan.

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    Episode 21

    The Story Blood Tells

    May 6, 2022

    An in-depth look at how forensic experts examine blood spatter to help piece together what happened at the crime scene and how it helped secure convictions in some of Canada's most high profile murder cases.

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    Episode 22

    The Secrets of Salmon River, Part 1

    May 13, 2022

    When 27-year-old Caitlin Potts disappears from the North Okanagan in February 2016, police are puzzled. Although her body has never been found, Mounties believe she has been murdered. And then, over the next year and a half, four other women disappear too. One of the women's bodies is found on the Sagmoen family farm and many start to point the finger at Curtis Sagmoen. But although he has spent time in jail for other offences, he's never been charged with murder. In this episode of Crime Beat, reporter Jules Knox investigates whether these cases could somehow be connected?

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    Episode 23

    The Secrets of Salmon River, Part 2

    May 20, 2022

    Five women have mysteriously vanished from near B.C.'s Shuswap region over a year and a half, leaving their families desperate for some sort of closure. When police suddenly discover a body more than five years later, it leads to an arrest in one of the women's murders. But will it help officers crack the other cases? In the conclusion of the Secrets of Salmon River, reporter Jules Knox investigates why police are struggling to make more arrests.

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    Episode 24

    Obsessed

    May 27, 2022

    A police manhunt leads to a high speed chase and a life-or-death situation for two officers. Learn the extreme lengths one man was willing to go to and the tragic outcome of his obsession with Nadia El-Dib.

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    Episode 25

    Awaking to a Nightmare: The Rhoderie Estrada Murder

    Jun 3, 2022

    A caring nurse and mother of three viciously murdered after a break-in at her home, while her 3 children slept in another room unaware of the attack.

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    Episode 26

    In Broad Daylight: The Abduction of Holly Jones

    Jun 10, 2022

    Lead homicide detectives reveal the tactics used to catch the killer of Holly Jones, a Toronto 10-year-old who was found murdered in 2003; Holly's mother shares memories of her daughter and her family's efforts to fight child pornography.