The BEST episodes of Crime Beat

#1 - 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.

#2 - 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.

#3 - 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.

#4 - Against All Odds

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2022

A German tourist travels across the world with his family to witness the splendor of the Canadian Rockies; without warning, a chance encounter and a single bullet interrupts their trip and changes their lives forever.

#5 - A Monster in Uniform Part 1

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/2023

In a small town located less than an hour from Canada's largest military base, a rash of break-ins escalates to assault and then murder; tire tracks point police to someone above suspicion.

#6 - The Manhunt Part 1

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/14/2023

A cross-country manhunt ensues when a young Australian American couple is murdered, a much-loved university professor is found dead, and two teens go missing in northern British Columbia.

#7 - The Manhunt Part 2

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/21/2023

#8 - The Second Shift

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/28/2023

Loved ones and police go to painstaking efforts to locate 26-year-old Dilleen Hempel after she goes missing in 1992 as she was heading home from her new job.

#9 - My Never-Ending Story: Amanda Todd

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/19/2023

In an unprecedented case, an internet tormentor is extradited from the Netherlands to stand trial after targeting 15-year-old Amanda Todd, who died by suicide after being blackmailed and harassed over several years.

#10 - Victims of Love?

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/12/2023

Days after Stephanie Forster is killed near her home in Coquitlam, B.C., her estranged husband, Luigi Derossi, kills himself, but her brother believes Forster discovered Derossi's notoriety as a serial romance scammer.

#11 - Terror in the Playground

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/2023

After a man fired a gun on a local playground and seriously injured two girls, outraged parents demanded answers from local politicians as to how to stop the cycle of violence terrorizing their neighbourhoods.

#12 - The Senseless Killing of Rosemarie Junor

Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 6/2/2023

Ultrasound technician and newlywed Rosemarie "Kim" Junor is stabbed in the chest by a stranger in 2015, and the subsequent trial results in a verdict that still haunts Junor's family.

#13 - A Deadly Betrayal

Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 6/9/2023

A man scouring for bottles in downtown Calgary dumpsters makes a grisly discovery, and a trail of forensic evidence leads police to uncover a deadly betrayal.

#14 - The Story Is Never Finished

Season 4 - Episode 26 - Aired 6/16/2023

Senior crime reporters provide updates on a few stories they previously covered; they share several significant developments -- including a major decision made by the Supreme Court of Canada that's impacted multiple murder cases across the country.

#15 - 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.

#16 - 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.

#17 - 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).

#18 - 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.

#19 - 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.

#20 - 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.

#21 - 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.

#22 - 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.

#23 - The Strange Disappearance of Marilyn Bergeron

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

#24 - 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.

#25 - 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.