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Hey, it's Nancy. Before we begin today, I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to Crime Beat early and ad-free on Amazon Music, included with Prime. For most of us, crime is something we see on the news, in movies, or hear about on a podcast. We never think it could happen to us or our families, until it does.
I said, like, turned to my mom, I said, "Something is not right, Mom." Just had the worst feeling that it was her. For victims and the investigators who work tirelessly to solve major crimes, it's all too real. Loved ones are gone, and for the survivors, the scars will never heal. I know that he didn't really think that somebody was going to come in and kill him.
You know, there's a father of three, family person, family man that didn't go home to his family. That just, it's such a waste. I'm Nancy Hixt, a senior crime reporter for Global News. On this season of Crime Beat, you'll hear directly from victims and their families. And I just had this overwhelming feeling that I was never going to see her alive again. And I just...
I'm not even sure if I collapsed or not, but I could feel my knees going out. And I don't really remember much after that. And you'll hear from the detectives, who return with me to the crime scenes decades later, sharing intimate details of these cases and the cutting edge techniques they use to solve them. I'll never forget it. You know, like I said, I got children my own similar age. It was a difficult case.
Till the day I die, I'll never forget. Join me this season as I take you inside some of the most serious crime stories I've covered in my 28 years as a journalist. Season six of the award-winning podcast Crime Beat launches February 27th on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and all of your favorite podcast platforms.