The BEST episodes of Crime Beat
Every episode of Crime Beat ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Crime Beat!
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.
#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.
Watch Now:Amazon#4 - Hunt for the Wolfpack
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/12/2024
Three brazen murders in Kelowna, Vancouver and Toronto spark an extensive police investigation into the Wolfpack Alliance, a crew of gangsters running operations connected to Mexican cartels. The kingpins are quick to take out anyone in their way, leaving authorities scrambling to build a case against the killers.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - Incendiary Circumstances
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/19/2024
On November 17, 2004, a young Calgary family settled in for the evening. At about 9 pm, the husband left for work as a security guard, while his wife stayed home with their two children. In the middle of the night, she woke to the sound of shattered glass. Within minutes the entire home was engulfed in flames. After desperate attempts to reach her children failed, the mother managed to escape. The children didn’t survive. Senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the unexpected twists the investigation took into who was responsible for the devastating double-fatal fire.
#6 - 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.
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - 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.
#10 - 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.
Watch Now:Amazon#11 - 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.
#20 - 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#21 - 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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - 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.
#24 - 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#25 - 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.