Podcast appearances and mentions of Nancy Hixt

Canadian journalist and podcast host

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Best podcasts about Nancy Hixt

Latest podcast episodes about Nancy Hixt

Crime Beat
Shattered Dreams | 08

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 41:29


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.” Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
Deadly Rumours | 06

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 29:20


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: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
Face-to-Face with Evil | 04

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 43:36


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: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
Inside Forensics: Solving a Murder in the Mountains | 03

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 44:48


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: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
Murder in the Mountains | 02

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 45:33


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: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
Murder in the Mountains | 01

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 38:18


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.” Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
Crime Beat returns March 4th

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 1:06


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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
Gone in an instant - The Hunt for Talal Amer Part 1 | 14

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 30:05


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. Contact: Twitter: @nancyhixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
Inside Corrections | 12

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 47:24


If you've ever watched shows like Prison Break or Orange is the New Black you probably have an idea of what life behind bars is like or a dramatized version of it. On this special episode of Crime Beat, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt gives you an exclusive look inside jail and remand facilities through the eyes of a veteran correctional officer. Learn what a typical day is like for both the officers and inmates and find out how much of what you see on TV happens in reality. Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
Incendiary Circumstances - Part 2 | 11

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 48:35


On November 17, 2004 a young Calgary family settled in for the evening. At about 9pm, the husband left for work as a security guard, while his wife stayed home with their two children. In the middle of the night, she woke to the sound of shattered glass. Within minutes the entire home was engulfed in flames. After desperate attempts to reach her children failed, the mother managed to escape. The children didn't survive. Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the unexpected twists the investigation took and the shocking details police uncovered about the fire being deliberately set, who was responsible and why they did it, in the conclusion of “Incendiary Circumstances." Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Never Light Up A Room Podcast
Episode 016: The Murder of Lisa Mitchell

Never Light Up A Room Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 83:01


In Oct 2012, Lisa Mitchell went missing after an argument with her common law husband, Allan Shyback. Allan claimed that Lisa had just up and left, however, police were not buying this, and they embarked on an elaborate undercover investigation. But nothing could prepare anyone for what they would find out. It turned out that Lisa had been much closer than anyone ever expected.  Sources:  Nancy Hixt, “The Disappearance of Lisa Mitchell|9", Crime Beat, Global News, Jan 13, 2020.    Meghan Grant, “Dead woman found in plastic bin inside homemade concrete tomb, murder trial hears”, CBC News, April 18, 2017, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/allan-shyback-lisa-mitchell-murder-trial-body-hidden-1.4073353, Accessed June 14, 2024.    Nancy Hixt, “The Disappearance of Lisa Mitchell”, Global News, May 8, 2020, https://globalnews.ca/news/6915682/lisa-mitchell-disappearance/, Accessed June 14, 2024.    “Lisa Michelle Mitchell's body kept in home for 2 years, police say”, CBC News, Dec 8, 2014, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/lisa-michelle-mitchell-s-body-kept-in-home-for-2-years-police-say-1.2863151, accessed June 14, 2024.    Bill Graveland, “Allan Shyback's version of killing wife untrue, Crown argues at trial”, CBC News, April 25, 2017, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/allan-shyback-lisa-mitchell-murder-trial-cross-exam-1.4085267, accessed June 14, 2024.    Ina Sidhu, “Parole reversed for Calgary killer”, CTV News, Oct 8, 2019, https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/parole-reversed-for-calgary-killer-1.4629915, accessed June 14, 2024.     Bill Graveland, “Day parole denied again for man who strangled wife, buried body in their Calgary home”, Global News, Aug 19, 2021, https://globalnews.ca/news/8126281/allan-shyback-lisa-mitchell-death-full-parole-denied-again/, accessed June 14, 2024.    Bill Graveland, “Crown wants up to 15 years for Calgary man who killed wife, then buried her in basement”, The Calgary Herald, Sept 20, 2017, https://calgaryherald.com/news/crime/sentencing-arguments-for-calgary-man-who-killed-wife-buried-body-in-basement, accessed June 14, 2024.     Dave Dormer, “Convicted killer Allan Shyback set to be released from prison”, CTV News, April 7, 2022, https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/convicted-killer-allan-shyback-set-to-be-released-from-prison-1.5852553, accessed June 14, 2024.    Bill Graveland, “‘My hands were around her neck:' trial hears Allan Shyback's alleged confession”, Global News, April 20, 2017, https://globalnews.ca/news/3393809/my-hands-were-around-her-neck-trial-hears-allan-shybacks-alleged-confession/, Accessed June 14, 2024. 

Crime Beat
Incendiary Circumstances - Part 1 | 10

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 30:36


In the middle of a cold snowy night, a Calgary woman woke to the sound of shattered glass. Within minutes the entire home was engulfed in flames. The panicked mother tried to help her two children but was forced to jump from a second story window to save herself. Join Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt as she explains the heroic efforts made by firefighters and the devastating impact of this fire on the entire community in part one of “Incendiary Circumstances.” Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
The autopsy tells a story | 09

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 43:42


You've seen them on true crime TV shows and movies, forensic pathologists, medical examiners, and coroners have a firm foothold in popular culture. But what is forensic pathology and how does it differ from the others? On this special episode of Crime Beat, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt gives you an exclusive look inside the medical examiner's office. Find out what it takes, the challenges and how real is what you see on TV? Learn how an autopsy tells a story from a forensic pathologist who has worked all over North America. Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
The long road to justice - Part 2 | 8

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 49:43


In early 2002, the body of a 21-year-old woman was found in a rural area about an hour's drive south of Calgary. Adrienne McColl had been murdered and investigators worked around the clock to gather evidence in the hopes of catching her killer. Despite their best efforts, the case went cold. But officers never forgot about the case. Follow along as senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the lengthy and heartbreaking journey Adrienne's family took on the long road to justice. Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
The Deadly Contract - Part 2 | 6

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 41:01


On January 16th, 2006 financier Jack Beauchamp was shot six times and left for dead on his office floor. Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the conclusion of how investigators unravelled this shocking murder mystery. Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
The Deadly Contract - Part 1 | 5

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 27:37


On January 16th, 2006 financier Jack Beauchamp grabbed a coffee and went to work in his downtown Calgary office. Minutes later he was fighting for his life. He had been shot six times and left for dead on his office floor. Senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the story of how grieving co-workers helped police identify a suspect. And how the case took an unexpected turn when evidence pointed to someone else. Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
Update: The Brentwood five massacre | 4

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 77:09


It's been ten years since one of the darkest days in Calgary's history- On the anniversary of the biggest mass killing to ever happen in the city, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the frustration the families of the five victims are feeling and why they're pushing for changes in current legislation. Learn where the man found not criminally responsible in the case is living now, the freedoms he's pushing for and how Canada's top court is involved in it all. Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ongoing History of New Music
Introducing... Crime Beat | Out of the dark

Ongoing History of New Music

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024 38:54


In the summer of 2006, a young Calgary woman was on top of the world. She had a supportive family, amazing friends and a great job. But life as she knew it came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the night on August 6, 2006. In this episode, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares details of a violent attack- a story that's every woman's worst fear. www.calgarycrimestoppers.org - reference case # 06274598 https://newsroom.calgary.ca/sexual-assault-case-from-2006-has-new-lead/ Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Everything '80s Podcast
Introducing... Crime Beat | Out of the dark

The Everything '80s Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024 38:56


In the summer of 2006, a young Calgary woman was on top of the world. She had a supportive family, amazing friends and a great job. But life as she knew it came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the night on August 6, 2006. In this episode, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares details of a violent attack- a story that's every woman's worst fear. www.calgarycrimestoppers.org - reference case # 06274598 https://newsroom.calgary.ca/sexual-assault-case-from-2006-has-new-lead/ Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Everything '80s Podcast
Introducing... Crime Beat | Out of the dark

The Everything '80s Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024 38:55


In the summer of 2006, a young Calgary woman was on top of the world. She had a supportive family, amazing friends and a great job. But life as she knew it came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the night on August 6, 2006. In this episode, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares details of a violent attack- a story that's every woman's worst fear. www.calgarycrimestoppers.org - reference case # 06274598 https://newsroom.calgary.ca/sexual-assault-case-from-2006-has-new-lead/ Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ON Point with Alex Pierson
Introducing... Crime Beat | Out of the dark

ON Point with Alex Pierson

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024 38:52


In the summer of 2006, a young Calgary woman was on top of the world. She had a supportive family, amazing friends and a great job. But life as she knew it came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the night on August 6, 2006. In this episode, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares details of a violent attack- a story that's every woman's worst fear. www.calgarycrimestoppers.org - reference case # 06274598 https://newsroom.calgary.ca/sexual-assault-case-from-2006-has-new-lead/ Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadian History Ehx
Introducing... Crime Beat | Out of the dark

Canadian History Ehx

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024 38:56


In the summer of 2006, a young Calgary woman was on top of the world. She had a supportive family, amazing friends and a great job. But life as she knew it came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the night on August 6, 2006. In this episode, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares details of a violent attack- a story that's every woman's worst fear. www.calgarycrimestoppers.org - reference case # 06274598 https://newsroom.calgary.ca/sexual-assault-case-from-2006-has-new-lead/ Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shaye Ganam
Introducing... Crime Beat | Out of the dark

Shaye Ganam

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024 38:47


In the summer of 2006, a young Calgary woman was on top of the world. She had a supportive family, amazing friends and a great job. But life as she knew it came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the night on August 6, 2006. In this episode, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares details of a violent attack- a story that's every woman's worst fear. www.calgarycrimestoppers.org - reference case # 06274598 https://newsroom.calgary.ca/sexual-assault-case-from-2006-has-new-lead/ Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History
Introducing... Crime Beat | Out of the dark

Dark Poutine - True Crime and Dark History

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 38:52


In the summer of 2006, a young Calgary woman was on top of the world. She had a supportive family, amazing friends and a great job. But life as she knew it came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the night on August 6, 2006. In this episode, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares details of a violent attack- a story that's every woman's worst fear. www.calgarycrimestoppers.org - reference case # 06274598 https://newsroom.calgary.ca/sexual-assault-case-from-2006-has-new-lead/ Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Black and Blue: Behind the Badge
Introducing... Crime Beat | Out of the dark

Black and Blue: Behind the Badge

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 38:54


In the summer of 2006, a young Calgary woman was on top of the world. She had a supportive family, amazing friends and a great job. But life as she knew it came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the night on August 6, 2006. In this episode, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares details of a violent attack- a story that's every woman's worst fear. www.calgarycrimestoppers.org - reference case # 06274598 https://newsroom.calgary.ca/sexual-assault-case-from-2006-has-new-lead/ Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uncharted: Crime and mayhem in the music industry
Introducing... Crime Beat | Out of the dark

Uncharted: Crime and mayhem in the music industry

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 38:54


In the summer of 2006, a young Calgary woman was on top of the world. She had a supportive family, amazing friends and a great job. But life as she knew it came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the night on August 6, 2006. In this episode, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares details of a violent attack- a story that's every woman's worst fear. www.calgarycrimestoppers.org - reference case # 06274598 https://newsroom.calgary.ca/sexual-assault-case-from-2006-has-new-lead/ Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roy Green Show
Introducing... Crime Beat | Out of the dark

Roy Green Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 38:54


In the summer of 2006, a young Calgary woman was on top of the world. She had a supportive family, amazing friends and a great job. But life as she knew it came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the night on August 6, 2006. In this episode, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares details of a violent attack- a story that's every woman's worst fear. www.calgarycrimestoppers.org - reference case # 06274598 https://newsroom.calgary.ca/sexual-assault-case-from-2006-has-new-lead/ Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
Out of the dark | 3

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 40:39


In the summer of 2006, a young Calgary woman was on top of the world. She had a supportive family, amazing friends and a great job. But life as she knew it came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the night on August 6, 2006. In this episode, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares details of a violent attack- a story that's every woman's worst fear. www.calgarycrimestoppers.org - reference case # 06274598 https://newsroom.calgary.ca/sexual-assault-case-from-2006-has-new-lead/ Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
Season 6 is coming, February 27th

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 2:01


For most of us, crime is something we see on the news…in movies…or hear about on a podcast. We never think it could happen to us…Until it does.  Loved ones are gone…and for the survivors…the scars will never heal. Nancy Hixt has been a crime reporter for Global News for nearly 30 years and on Season 6 of her podcast, Crime Beat she'll give you exclusive access to the cases she's worked– on from the interview room to the courtroom.   Join her for Season 6 of Crime Beat coming February 27th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
Gone In An Instant Part 1 | 14

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 23:35


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. Contact: Twitter: @nancyhixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Mornings with Simi
True Crime Tuesday with Nancy Hixt

Mornings with Simi

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 11:15


It's a heartbreaking story and the person wanted for the crime is still on the loose- so there's a bit of a call to action (and huge rewards) for anyone who has info leading to the arrest. Guest: Nancy Hixt, Senior Crime Reporter for Global News and Host of “Crime Beat” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
Caught in the Crossfire | 13

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 26:27


The widespread impact of a deadly gang war continues to be felt to this day. On this episode of Crime Beat, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the story of one casualty of a war he wasn't involved in Contact: Twitter: @nancyhixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
1:41 of Terror | 12

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2023 47:46


A Central Alberta family arrived home from a long weekend away and noticed something was suspicious as they pulled into their driveway. Upon entering the home, there was a shocking discovery. Join Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt as she shares the story of one man's harrowing brush with death. Contact: Twitter: @nancyhixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mornings with Simi
True Crime Tuesday with Nancy Hixt

Mornings with Simi

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2023 9:32


Guest host Jill Bennett talks to Nancy Hixt, Senior Crime Reporter for Global News and Host of “Crime Beat” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
The Horror That Still Lurks | 11

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 19:52


In the middle of the night two officers knock on a young woman's door, they were there to alert her – that the man who raped her more than twenty years earlier was AWOL. Join Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt…as she shares how a surviver of a violent sexual assault –continues to be victimized more than two decades later. Contact: Twitter: @nancyhixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Mornings with Simi
True Crime Tuesday with Nancy Hixt: Going Undercover

Mornings with Simi

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 10:52


True Crime Tuesdays with Nancy Hixt Mr. Big operations are a Canadian police technique used to secure confessions from murder suspects, which are now presumptively inadmissible in court Guest: Nancy Hixt, Senior Crime Reporter for Global News and Host of “Crime Beat” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
Going Undercover | 9

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2023 26:55


On this special behind-the-scenes episode of Crime Beat, Global news senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt gives you an exclusive look at specialized investigative tactics often used to push cases forward – from someone who knows what it's like to lead a double life. Contact: Twitter: @nancyhixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
The Second Shift part 2 | 8

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 39:48


A young waitress mysteriously disappeared on her way home from her second shift. Police along with her family and friends search tirelessly for clues. On this episode of Crime Beat, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the devastating discovery that was made and the shocking details police uncovered. Contact: Twitter: @nancyhixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
The Second Shift Part 1 | 7

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 38:27


In 1992, Dilleen Hempel had just married the love of her life, moved into a new home and started a new job. But on her way home from her second-shift, the 26-year-old vanished. On this episode of Crime Beat as Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the panic and confusion her family faced and the painstaking efforts taken to find her. Contact: Twitter: @nancyhixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mornings with Simi
True Crime Tuesday with Nancy Hixt: The Second Shift

Mornings with Simi

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 9:53


True Crime Tuesday with Nancy Hixt In 1992, Dilleen Hempel had just married the love of her life, moved into a new home and started a new job. But on her way home from her second-shift, the 26-year-old vanished. Guest: Nancy Hixt, Senior Crime Reporter for Global News and Host of “Crime Beat” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
The Crossfire Part 2 | 5

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 45:03


A war between two rival gangs in Calgary left 25 dead in less than a decade. Deep seeded hatred for their rivals fueled the deadly battle. Over a decade the animosity between the “FK's and FOB's” gangs grew– as did their illicit activity. On this episode of Crime Beat, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the unique strategies police implemented to try and quell the violence. Contact: Twitter: @nancyhixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mornings with Simi
True Crime Tuesday with Nancy Hixt

Mornings with Simi

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 10:05


True Crime Tuesday with Nancy Hixt Guest: Nancy Hixt, Senior Crime Reporter for Global News and Host of “Crime Beat” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
The Crossfire Part 1 | 4

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 29:32


What started as a petty falling out between a group of high school friends led to a deadly feud between two rival gangs.. Over the course of a decade dozens were killed across the city. On this episode of Crime Beat, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares details of one of the worst gang wars in Canadian history, including the day police feared–when an innocent person was caught in the crossfire. Contact: Twitter: @nancyhixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
The Story is Never Finished | 3

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 20:31


On this episode of Crime Beat, senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt brings you updates on a few stories she's previously covered. Join her for the early 2023 edition of “the story is never finished” as she shares several significant developments– including new admissions of further sexual abuse by a disgraced doctor, and a major decision made by the Supreme Court of Canada that's impacted multiple murder cases across the country. Contact: Twitter: @nancyhixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
Hunted on Hemlock Crescent | 2

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023 40:25


In the late 1980's and early 90's, a serial rapist ravaged women who lived in an- inner city Calgary neighbourhood, leaving an entire city on edge. On this episode of Crime Beat, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the physical and emotional impact of the devastating attacks, and details what led to a break in the case more than a decade later. Contact: Twitter: @nancyhixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
Season 5 - Trailer

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2023 2:52


To understand the impact of a serious crime, you need to sit across from a victim and their loved ones…and listen.   To uncover the truth for the cases I report on…I knock on offenders doors…I ask the tough questions…and I give a voice to the voiceless. Nancy Hixt has been a crime reporter for Global News for nearly 30 years and on Season 5 of her podcast, Crime Beat she'll give you exclusive access to the cases she's worked– on from the interview room to the courtroom.   Join her for Season 5 of Crime Beat coming January 24th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime Beat
Hope in the darkness | 14

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 48:08


On a beautiful September night in 2008, a young couple went out for dinner in downtown Calgary. They walked through a park on their way home and sat down on a bench to soak in the warm, late summer air. Around them, the trees were changing colours . Never once did it cross their mind that it would be the last time, as a couple, they would see those vibrant fall colours again. Moments later, the sound of screaming filled the air followed by sirens as police and EMS rushed to the scene. Find out what happened next on the latest episode of Crime Beat. Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares one man's story of survival and inspiration in ‘Hope in the darkness.' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crime Beat
Mr. Gregory's dark secret

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 54:01


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 most high profile sex assault cases in Calgary's history.  Learn exclusive new details of the police investigation in ‘Mr. Gregory's dark secret.'  Contact: Twitter: @nancyhixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crime Beat
The data tells a story | 11

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 21:27


On this special episode of Crime Beat, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt  takes you behind the scenes with a crime analyst. Learn how she uses data and technology to help solve cases as she works alongside homicide detectives. Contact: Twitter: @nancyhixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crime Beat
A prayer for Arcelie | 10

Crime Beat

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 50:47


On a cold, snowy winter night in January 2008, an officer was on patrol when a confusing call came in to 911.  A hardworking mother of five disappeared while on her way home from work. To make matters worse, the call indicated that she was being attacked. Investigators raced against the clock to find Arcelie Laoagan.  On the latest episode of Crime Beat, Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares details of the frantic search and the horrific discovery that haunts both the officer and all of those who knew and cared for Arcelie Laoagan to this day. Contact: Twitter: @nancyhixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.