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Murder in the Mountains | 01

2025/3/4
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Lucy Turmel, a taxi driver in Banff, was tragically murdered during her shift. This chapter explores the events leading up to her disappearance and the discovery of a violent crime scene.
  • Lucy Turmel was working as a taxi driver in Banff.
  • On May 17, 1990, her taxi radio went silent after picking up passengers.
  • Her coworker noticed a man driving her taxi and attempted to follow.
  • The taxi was later found abandoned with blood inside.
  • Lucy's body was discovered on a residential street, stabbed 17 times.

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The popular resort town of Banff was rocked with its first homicide in twenty years.

A young woman and taxi driver from Quebec was robbed and stabbed to death. Join Global News Senior Crime reporter Nancy Hixt as she explains how the case went cold, despite the tireless efforts that went into tracking the killer in part one of “Murder in The Mountains.”

Contact:

Instagram: @nancy.hixt

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/

Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca

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