The BEST episodes of Crime Beat

#1 - The Babes in the Woods

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2022

When the remains of two children are found in Vancouver's Stanley Park in 1953, the public and police are puzzled about their identities; advances in DNA technology help investigators make a shocking discovery.

#2 - The Day Ryan Lane Vanished

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/27/2021

Looking into some of Canada's most infamous criminal cases with extensive archives and intimate family interviews and exploring the lasting impacts on the community and justice system.

#3 - Code of Silence

Season 6 - Episode 24 - Aired 6/13/2025

#4 - Two Doors Down: The Tragic Case of Mr. Kelloway

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/21/2020

Two neighbors that live just two doors apart decide they should get together for a barbeque; that get-together takes a deadly turn that results in a shocking 911 call and a compelling police interrogation.

#5 - Shannon Madill's Last Audition

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/31/2020

Shannon Madill had everything going for her; she had just landed an audition for a role in a television series; was looking forward to moving from Calgary to Edmonton; the audition was recorded on video; hours later she vanished.

#6 - Fatal Façade: The Murder of Dr. Elana Fric

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/14/2020

The body of 40-year-old doctor Elana Fric was discovered by a passerby in a ravine just north-west of Toronto; the man arrested and charged for the crime sent shockwaves through Toronto's tight-knit medical community.

#7 - The Murder of the Millionaire Philanthropist Part 1

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2022

Glen Davis was a multi-millionaire philanthropist, well-known for his generosity; he and his wife donated millions to charities, including the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

#8 - Murder They Wrote (Mieke Anderson)

Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/31/2024

True crime novels are often topping best sellers lists; to explore the reason of public fascination with this genre of storytelling, "Crime Beat" sits down with five authors pushing the boundaries of true crime.

#9 - The Final Chapter of the Christine Jessop and Guy Paul Morin Tragedy

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/24/2020

It was October 1984 in a small town outside Toronto; a young girl went missing; three months later, Christine Jessop's body was found more than 50 kilometers away from her Queensville home.

#10 - Benevolence Betrayed

Season 5 - Episode 26 - Aired 6/21/2024

Audrey Trudeau moves to Calgary in the late 90's in search of a fresh start following a divorce; then, on the eve of an exciting new opportunity, she suddenly vanishes; her disappearance puzzles her loved ones.

#11 - Farah Khan: A City’s Lost Child

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/14/2020

Dismembered remains belonging to a child are uncovered, and Alan Carter returns to the scene of the crime 20 years later, reuniting with the lead detective and a community coming together in grief.

#12 - Awaking to a Nightmare: The Rhoderie Estrada Murder

Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 6/3/2022

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.

#13 - Sarah and Taliyah: Stolen Dreams

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/2022

A young mother was found dead in her home, her little girl was missing sparking an amber alert. A nation was on alert and held out hope that Taliyah would be found alive. Police used advancements in technology to find the little girl. Her ex was in the spotlight and public opinion pointed to him but this was a true whodunnit.

#14 - Innocence and Evil, Part 2

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/8/2022

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.

#15 - The Murder of the Millionaire Philanthropist Part 2

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2022

Detectives investigate leads in what they believe was a targeted killing; reporter Mark Carcasole reveals the twists and turns in the plot to kill Davis, and just how close to home it was.

#16 - Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - the Story of Terrie Ann Dauphinais

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/2022

Terrie Ann Dauphinais, a young Metis woman, is found dead in her home; her death was deemed a homicide, but no charges were ever laid, and the case went cold; new developments in the investigation lead to a dramatic turn of events.

#17 - A Monster in the Woods

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/25/2022

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?

#18 - The Rainbow Motel Shootout

Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 6/7/2024

Curious about why the owner of an expensive sports car would be outside a Toronto motel, police knock on the door and are met with gunfire; over the next several hours, hundreds of bullets are fired in the biggest shootout in the city's history.

#19 - The Wrongful Confession

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/20/2023

When a man turns up dead on a hunting trail in Killarney, police have no idea if it was an accident or murder. Until they find the killer who says he was hired to do it. The woman he points the finger at claims she’s completely innocent and must travel a long road to prove it. When she finally gets her day in court – a decision is handed down that has far reaching implications.

#20 - Cindy James: Terror in the Shadows Part 1

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/2023

For seven years, Cindy James told police she was being stalked; when the Vancouver nurse's lifeless body was found two weeks after she went missing, and no suspects, a coroner's inquest is called in hopes of solving the mystery.

#21 - For No Reason: The Murders of Dianna and Richard

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/20/2021

In 2017 the brutal slayings of Dianna Mah-Jones, 64, and Richard Jones, 68, sent shock waves throughout Vancouver. Who could have done such a horrific crime? And would they strike again?

#22 - Hunted by Evil Part 1

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2021

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.

#23 - The Strange Disappearance of Marilyn Bergeron

Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/13/2025

#24 - In Broad Daylight: The Abduction of Holly Jones

Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 6/10/2022

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.

#25 - Who Killed Sonia?

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2020

New leads in the 10 year old case of a 42-year-old nurse brutally murdered in her home; her family questions why it is taking so long to make an arrest.