
Crime Beat — Season 5

The late 1970s and early 1980s witnessed the presence of a dangerous man. Two young girls had heard whispers of the 'Southwest Calgary Rapist,' but could never have foreseen the terror that awaited them on a bright, warm afternoon while the…

In August of 2015, a sweltering day, Myles Gray, thirty-three years old, drove his company truck from the Sunshine Coast to Vancouver. His routine delivery was fresh flowers, destined for wholesale florists. That same day, he was discovered…

In 2015, a tragic collision in Vaughan claimed the lives of Neville-Lakes’ three children, caused by Marco Muzzo, who was driving under the influence. Muzzo, the son of a prominent family, received a ten-year prison sentence and is now rele…

Chelsea Poorman was last seen in downtown Vancouver on September 6, 2020. It was seventeen months later that her remains were discovered behind an unoccupied house in the affluent Shaughnessy neighborhood.

A man on his walk with his dog discovers a neighbor's garage consumed by fire, unaware of the deceit that fueled the blaze. As the smoke dissipates, a woman is found dead, drug paraphernalia scattered at her side. Yet, appearances are decep…

A man on his daily walk with his dog discovers a neighbor's garage consumed by flames, unaware of the deceit that fueled the blaze. After the smoke dissipates, a woman is found dead, drug paraphernalia scattered nearby. Yet, appearances are…

In 2006, seventeen-year-old Brigitte Serre was working her first overnight shift at a Montreal gas station when three men attempted an armed robbery. The robbery turned deadly; Brigitte was murdered, suffering seventy-two stab wounds. The p…

On January 16th, 2006, Jack Beauchamp's day began with unremarkable routine. The financier acquired his morning coffee and proceeded to his downtown Calgary office. Moments after his arrival, he was fatally shot six times, left incapacitate…

In Mississauga, an elderly woman was discovered deceased, a scattering of Christmas gifts surrounding her. Barely hours later, investigators in that city received a call from Niagara police detailing a double homicide, the victims residing …

The silence began abruptly. A twenty-year-old English tourist, traversing Canada on a backpacking trip, ceased all communication with his family. His mother, alarmed by the sudden void, began a desperate search for answers. The police respo…

Mila Barberi, a woman of twenty-eight years, was caught in a senseless act of violence. She was fatally shot while on her way to meet her boyfriend, Saverio Serrano, after his workday.

Adrienne McColl’s family and friends were unsuspecting of the devastating news that awaited them, unaware of the arduous journey toward justice they were about to undertake.

The early hours of November 1st, 2011, found Leanne Freeman unconscious and surrounded by blood on a cold, rain-swept night. She succumbed to her injuries later at a downtown hospital, becoming the city's forty-second homicide of the year. …

The morning a mother left her condo in Surrey, British Columbia, for work, she had no inkling it would be the last time she would see her son. Returning home, she found the building cordoned off with yellow police tape. Soon, news spread th…

The cold-blooded execution of six men within a Surrey condominium building triggered an urgent police response. Officers immediately began collecting evidence and seeking to understand the motive behind the brutal killings. While the invest…

The case had gone cold. In 1995, a ninety-two-year-old woman, Henrietta Knight, had survived a brutal home invasion, escaping her attackers only to succumb to her injuries months later. The identity of those who had so viciously assaulted h…

A series of three audacious murders in Kelowna, Vancouver, and Toronto has ignited a widespread police investigation into the Wolfpack Alliance, a criminal organization linked to Mexican cartels. The alliance’s leaders are known for ruthles…

The evening of November 17, 2004, began like any other for a young family in Calgary. Around nine o'clock, the husband departed for his security guard shift, leaving his wife to care for their two children at home. Sometime in the darkness …

In 1983, Susan Tice, a mother of four in her mid-forties, was discovered raped and murdered in her Toronto home. Four months later, a young woman named Erin Gilmour, twenty-two years old, returned to her home from work only to be subjected …

The summer night of 1973 was warm, and Peter Demeter, a building developer, returned home in his Mercedes with a group of tourists after a day of shopping. As he pulled into his driveway and the garage door rose, headlights spilled out, rev…

Peter Demeter, a man who amassed a fortune in construction, faces a charge of second-degree murder in the death of his wife. The trial, held in the recently constructed courthouse in London, Ontario, is proving highly charged, with investig…

The disappearance of ten-year-old Jolene Riendeau from a Montreal neighborhood left a void that has persisted for a decade. She was last observed at a nearby convenience store, and it was not until twelve years later that her remains were d…

The enduring popularity of true crime novels frequently places them at the forefront of bestseller lists. To delve into the source of this widespread public fascination, "Crime Beat" engages in conversation with five authors who are expandi…

A Toronto police unit, alerted by the unusual presence of a high-end sports car's owner outside a local motel, approached the building. The situation quickly escalated when gunfire erupted. Over the ensuing hours, hundreds of rounds were ex…

Two brothers walked into a bank, each carrying a semi-automatic rifle. They issued a demand for money and seized the occupants as hostages. When police arrived, a fierce exchange of gunfire ensued, leaving two dead and countless lives irrev…

In the late nineties, Audrey Trudeau relocated to Calgary seeking a clean slate after her divorce. But just as a promising new chapter seemed within reach, she vanished without a trace, leaving her family and friends bewildered.

