- 167
- Episodes
- 65
- Transcribed
- 3,419
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 126K
- YouTube views
About Crime Beat
People know their hometowns by streets, a favourite restaurant or the local mall. Crime Reporter Nancy Hixt knows hers by the crime scenes she's been to over the past 20 years. Journey deep inside some of Canada’s most high-profile criminal cases. Each episode will take you inside the story to give you details you didn't hear on the news. Winner of the 2020 & 2023 & 2025 Edward R. Murrow Award (RTDNA). Nominated as Best International Podcast at the 2026 iHeart Podcast Awards.
- Publisher
- Curiouscast
- Category
- news · society & culture · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 5 Feb 2019
- Latest episode
- 3 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
65 of 167 episodes have a transcript.
3 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Alison Parrott - Leader Of The Pack
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Alison Parrott - Leader Of The Pack
Published 3 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] To this day, I'm still baffled. Why somebody should be standing in the prisoner's box without a jury, able to understand the truth about that person, not only as Alison's mum, but as a member of our society. I feel very ashamed and angry. Francis Carl Roy had been on parole at the time of Alison's murder. […]
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- YouTube views
- 125,543
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 1,577 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 1,842 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100
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- Quality
- 59
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 82
- Engagement
- 94
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