Antony Robart
Crime Beat (2020)
Season 7
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.
Released March 7, 2020
Episode 45 min
17+
Genres: Crime, Documentary, Reality
Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.true-crime, imdb.criminal, imdb.episodic, tmdb.suspenseful
Watch Providers: Hulu
Network: Global TV
S7E1 - Vanished
Just days away from a family Easter dinner in 2019, a young single mom and her 22-month-old daughter disappeared. Days passed, and their loved ones grew increasingly concerned, eventually contacting the police. Investigators said it appeared all footprints of life had come to a sudden end. An exhaustive search eventually led them deep into the wild and forested mountains of Kananaskis Country.
Oct. 17, 2025, midnight
S7E2 - A Knock at the Door
Imagine there’s banging on your door. What you don’t realize is that the person on the other side of the door has a gun. For residents of a Vaughan condo building, just north of Toronto, it was a night that changed their lives forever in one of Canada’s worst mass shootings. Reporter Catherine McDonald covered the story back in 2022 and spoke with the only shooting victim who survived, along with her husband who fought off the gunman. She returns now to meet the first responders who helped save their lives.
Oct. 24, 2025, midnight
S7E3 - Not Without Her Daughter
In October 2006, pregnant mother and schoolteacher Manjit Panghali left a yoga class in Surrey, BC, and was never seen again. Her family said her disappearance was out of character because the loving mother would never leave her young daughter. Days after she disappeared, burned remains were discovered along a container terminal causeway. Join reporter Christa Dao as she reveals how, without a smoking gun, investigators worked tirelessly to piece together enough evidence to find her killer.
Oct. 31, 2025, midnight
S7E4 - Death Comes to the Door
75-year-old Teresa Santos was a bit feisty but regarded fondly by most. Originally from Portugal, she was a jokester who loved to bake for people and volunteered with the disadvantaged in her community. So during COVID, when it’s discovered that she’s been dead in her apartment for days, fellow residents are distraught. 48 hours later, that distress turns to fear when the autopsy reveals she’s been murdered in a horrifically violent way. Who would do such a thing – and more importantly – how did they gain access to her 8th floor apartment?
Nov. 7, 2025, midnight
S7E5 - Rumours and Lies - The Murder of Reena Virk
In November 1997, Reena Virk was invited to a party by a group of her peers. What started out as a regular Friday night in Victoria, BC quickly took a sinister turn. The 14-year-old teen would be brutally ambushed and attacked by the group, most of them girls. Schools were abuzz with gossip that someone had been murdered but there was no body and only rumours to go on. Join reporter Christa Dao as she shares how investigators deciphered fact from fiction and revealed ruthlessness and evil in teen girls, unfathomable at the time.
Nov. 14, 2025, midnight
S7E6 - Final Call: The Murder of Marie Gabriel
On March 26, 2022, Marie Gabriel’s ex-partner, Jean-Bruno Fenelon, called 911 saying he found her dead when dropping off their children. Fenelon had lots of theories as to who her killer was, but it would be a horrific forensics scene that ultimately led Ottawa police to the murderer and left Marie Gabriel’s family reflecting on some hard truths as they strive to keep her legacy alive.
Nov. 21, 2025, midnight
S7E7 - Stolen: The Boogeyman Took Punky
In 1992, a six-year-old girl disappeared while playing in the backyard of her Edmonton home. Two days later, her body was found dumped in the mud of a trucking yard, nearly ten kilometers away. The brutal crime left parents paralyzed with fear and a city on edge. As Jayme Doll reports, it would take more than a decade before police finally identified her killer.
Dec. 5, 2025, midnight
S7E8 - Golden Years Gone
A rural Alberta community was shocked when a beloved senior was found beaten to death in his own home. Despite exhaustive efforts by investigators, the murderer eluded arrest. Then, more than a year later, a Calgary senior disappeared. There was a note left on his table, suggesting he’d gone fishing, but a subsequent search of the home revealed a violent scene. Join Global News Senior Crime reporter Nancy Hixt as she shares how two seemingly unrelated murders intersected in Golden Years Gone.
Dec. 12, 2025, midnight
S7E9 - Manhunt
In Vancouver, authorities unveil Canada’s Most Wanted Criminal—alongside 24 of the country’s most dangerous fugitives. With record-breaking rewards offered for information leading to arrests, international manhunts heat up. From elite fugitive squads to Interpol and the U.S. Marshals, global forces converge in a relentless pursuit of justice. This episode dives into some of the most unexpected takedowns of individuals once named Canada’s Most Wanted
Dec. 19, 2025, midnight
S7E10 - Finding Nicole Morin
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Jan. 16, 2026, midnight
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Global TV
45 min/ep
6402 min
March 7, 2020
Dec. 19, 2025, midnight
Returning Series
TV-MA / 17+
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