The BEST episodes of Crime Beat season 3
Every episode of Crime Beat season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Crime Beat season 3!
A true crime series that takes viewers deep into some of Canada’s most infamous criminal cases. Using extensive archives and intimate family interviews, each week new details are revealed that go beyond the news headlines giving a voice to victims and their families, unraveling how each case was solved, and exploring lasting impacts on the community and justice system.
#1 - 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.
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - Mindy Tran: The Abduction of Innocence
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/28/2022
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.
#3 - 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.
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - 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.
#5 - Picture Perfect: The Shattered Dreams of Maple Batalia
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/4/2022
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.
#6 - 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.
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - Innocent Blood
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/2021
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.
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - Shattered By a Call
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/21/2022
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.
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - Innocence and Evil, Part 1
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/1/2022
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.
Watch Now:Amazon#10 - The Big Lie to Die For
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/2021
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.
Watch Now:Amazon#11 - 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?
Watch Now:Amazon#12 - The Friendly Cop: Who Killed Constable André Lalonde?
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/14/2022
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.
#13 - Obsessed
Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/27/2022
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.
Watch Now:Amazon#14 - The Story Blood Tells
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/2022
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.
Watch Now:Amazon#15 - Hunted by Evil Part 2
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/2021
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.
Watch Now:Amazon#16 - The Secrets of Salmon River, Part 1
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/13/2022
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?
Watch Now:Amazon#17 - Remember Her Name - Chantel Moore
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/2021
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.
Watch Now:Amazon#18 - 'Mr. Murder' - Four Lives Lost
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/2021
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.
Watch Now:Amazon#19 - Eddie Melo's Final Round
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/17/2021
When Canadian boxing star Eddie "Hurricane" Melo is killed, investigators start digging into his connections to the Montreal Mafia; Mark Carcasole reports on the theories, the arrests and how Melo's daughter is keeping her father's memory alive.
#20 - A Prayer for Arcelie
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/29/2022
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.
#21 - Forbidden Love The Murder of Jassi Sidhu
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/2021
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.
#22 - Arlene Westervelt Murder or Misadventure?
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2021
A husband and wife are out for a canoe ride on a calm, clear afternoon when tragedy strikes. The boat capsizes and only the husband survives. At first local police declare Arlene Westervelt’s death an accidental drowning, but soon, suspicions are raised that she may have been murdered.
#23 - Justice for Lacey
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/18/2022
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.
Watch Now:Amazon#24 - I Heard Her Screams
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/25/2022
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.
Watch Now:Amazon#25 - Blindsided: The Story of Mylan Hicks
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/2021
In the fall of 2016, the CFL season was well underway and the Calgary Stampeders were on fire. When the Stamps beat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sept. 24 of that year, the team set a record winning streak. After the game, the team went out to celebrate. What should have been a fun night on the town, was instead marred by tragedy. A simple, accidental brush into the wrong person set the tone for the rest of the evening.