- 165
- Episodes
- 56
- Transcribed
- 3,403
- Ratings
- Daily
- 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 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
- 22 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
56 of 165 episodes have a transcript.
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Last Call Part 03 | 12
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Last Call Part 02 | 11
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Last Call Part 01 | 10
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Last Call Part 03 | 12
Published 22 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Judge found it was planned and deliberate that he had planned to kill her while basically while he was driving which meant an automatic life sentence with parole ineligibility of 25 years after the conviction mr abma wanted an appeal i did not think there were any grounds for an appeal but he sought a second opinion ultimately there was no appeal ever held and As I understand it, he maintains his innocence up till today. Barbara's parents, Nellie Iapace and Bob Novak, left court feeling some relief. Oh, she was the apple of our eye. I'm telling you, she was my only daughter. At least we get some kind of closure on the snow. […]
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- YouTube views
- 125,543
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 1,576 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 1,827 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100
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- Quality
- 59
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 82
- Engagement
- 94
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