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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Crime Beat Season 1 Episode 13 - The Brentwood Five Massacre: Part 2
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    #1 - The Brentwood Five Massacre: Part 2

    S1:E13

    What started out as a party to mark the end of classes at the University of Calgary ended in a horrific tragedy; to add to the complexity of the case, investigators quickly learned the suspect was the son of one of their own.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Crime Beat Season 3 Episode 1 - Hunted by Evil Part 1
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    #2 - Hunted by Evil Part 1

    S3:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Crime Beat Season 3 Episode 2 - Hunted by Evil Part 2
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    #3 - Hunted by Evil Part 2

    S3:E2

    With a little boy and his grandparents still missing, police make a dramatic arrest. A search of the suspect’s property leads to one disturbing discovery after another. DNA was found, but still no bodies. What happened to Nathan O’Brien, and Alvin and Kathy Liknes? Learn how a petty grudge festered and grew into a murderous plot, and the shocking key evidence seen from high above the killer’s property… in the conclusion of Hunted by Evil.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Crime Beat Season 3 Episode 3 - The Big Lie to Die For
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    #4 - The Big Lie to Die For

    S3:E3

    When a triple-murder nearly wipes out an entire family, police struggle to establish a motive. At the home, investigators discover a gruesome scene and identify an unexpected murder weapon — a crossbow. They also meet the lone survivor who fought for his life and barely escaped. The mystery deepens when a suspicious package is discovered, and the killer’s double-life is revealed.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Crime Beat Season 3 Episode 4 - Innocent Blood
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    #5 - Innocent Blood

    S3:E4

    After a torso is found floating in the Oshawa Harbour, the family of 18-year-old Rori Hache is horrified to learn the human remains belong to the missing teen. But when a local plumber calls in a “flesh-like” substance clogging a drain, the horror only grows.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Crime Beat Season 3 Episode 5 - Remember Her Name - Chantel Moore
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    #6 - Remember Her Name - Chantel Moore

    S3:E5

    Chantel Moore, a 26-year-old woman from Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation in British Columbia, was shot and killed by an Edmundston police officer who was called in to do a wellness check on her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Crime Beat Season 3 Episode 7 - Arlene Westervelt Murder or Misadventure?
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    #7 - Arlene Westervelt Murder or Misadventure?

    S3:E7

    Jules Knox goes through the many twists and turns of a mishandled investigation, family outrage and an exclusive interview with Arlene's husband and the accused, Bert Westervelt.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Crime Beat Season 3 Episode 8 - Blindsided: The Story of Mylan Hicks
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    #8 - Blindsided: The Story of Mylan Hicks

    S3:E8

    A young man who grew up in one of the most deadly cities in North America beat the odds to become a professional football player. Mylan Hicks hoped playing in the CFL for the Calgary Stampeders would be a stepping stone to his dream of playing in the NFL. In the fall of 2016, Hicks went out with his teammates to celebrate an important win when tragedy struck. Follow along as witnesses explain what they saw that fateful night and how Hicks was blindsided.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Crime Beat Season 3 Episode 9 - Episode 9
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    #9 - Episode 9

    S3:E9

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    Director:Unknown
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  10. Crime Beat Season 3 Episode 10 - Mr. Murder' - Four Lives Lost
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    #10 - Mr. Murder' - Four Lives Lost

    S3:E10

    In the fall of 2010, four men were gunned down in their prime -- shot and killed in Toronto in three separate shootings. Devoted father Jahmeel Spence, family man Carl Cole, along with Mike James, a budding chef, and his good friend and aspiring tradesman Courthney Facey. Investigators would discover that the murders were all connected… and the evidence would lead them to a serial killer hungry for notoriety and fame.

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  11. Crime Beat Season 3 Episode 11 - The Friendly Cop: Who Killed Constable André Lalonde?
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    #11 - The Friendly Cop: Who Killed Constable André Lalonde?

    S3:E11

    25 years ago, an unknown driver shot and killed Constable André Lalonde, known for his friendly nature and big mustache; Mike Armstrong explores the impact of this murder on Lalonde's wife and two children, and the continuing hunt for the killer.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Crime Beat Season 3 Episode 12 - Shattered By a Call
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    #12 - Shattered By a Call

    S3:E12

    A young Calgary woman goes missing, and a 911 call results in the discovery of an older couple dead in their home, leading police to uncover the tragic connection between the two cases as they uncover evidence of a senseless killing spree.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Crime Beat Season 3 Episode 13 - Mindy Tran: The Abduction of Innocence
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    #13 - Mindy Tran: The Abduction of Innocence

    S3:E13

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Crime Beat Season 3 Episode 14 - I Heard Her Screams
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    #14 - I Heard Her Screams

    S3:E14

    Two Eritrean refugees looking for a better life in Canada are murdered; 55-year-old Nighisti Semret is stabbed walking home from work; The remains of 28-year-old Rigat Ghirmay are discovered by a dog walker in a west-end park.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Crime Beat Season 3 Episode 17 - A Monster in the Woods
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    #15 - A Monster in the Woods

    S3:E17

    It was a crime unlike anything ever seen before in Canada. The horror of the 'Wells Gray Murders' forty years ago still haunts investigators involved in the case, as well as family and friends of the victims. In August 1982, David Shearing stalked and murdered three generations of a family while they were out on a summer camping trip in B.C. After a long cross-country investigation, police learn the killer was always closer than suspected. What was the murderer's motive for such a horrific crime?

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Crime Beat Season 3 Episode 18 - Innocence and Evil, Part 1
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    #16 - Innocence and Evil, Part 1

    S3:E18

    Reporter Caryn Lieberman tells the story of the 1994 disappearance of Larry Arnold, a man who went missing from Toronto's gay village. Arnold's body wasn't found until weeks later, discovered in an area 'known for sexual cruising.' We hear the frustration of family members, who feel investigators initially didn't take the case seriously enough. Until...police got a break that would change everything. Larry Arnold wasn't this killer's only victim.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Crime Beat Season 3 Episode 19 - Innocence and Evil, Part 2
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    #17 - Innocence and Evil, Part 2

    S3:E19

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Crime Beat Season 3 Episode 20 - A Prayer for Arcelie
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    #18 - A Prayer for Arcelie

    S3:E20

    A hardworking mother of five disappeared while on her way home from work and there were indications she was being attacked; investigators raced against the clock to find Arcelie Laoagan.

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  19. Crime Beat Season 3 Episode 22 - The Secrets of Salmon River, Part 1
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    #19 - The Secrets of Salmon River, Part 1

    S3:E22

    When 27-year-old Caitlin Potts disappears from the North Okanagan in February 2016, police are puzzled. Although her body has never been found, Mounties believe she has been murdered. And then, over the next year and a half, four other women disappear too. One of the women's bodies is found on the Sagmoen family farm and many start to point the finger at Curtis Sagmoen. But although he has spent time in jail for other offences, he's never been charged with murder. In this episode of Crime Beat, reporter Jules Knox investigates whether these cases could somehow be connected?

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Crime Beat Season 3 Episode 23 - The Secrets of Salmon River, Part 2
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    #20 - The Secrets of Salmon River, Part 2

    S3:E23

    Five women have mysteriously vanished from near B.C.'s Shuswap region over a year and a half, leaving their families desperate for some sort of closure. When police suddenly discover a body more than five years later, it leads to an arrest in one of the women's murders. But will it help officers crack the other cases? In the conclusion of the Secrets of Salmon River, reporter Jules Knox investigates why police are struggling to make more arrests.

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  21. Crime Beat Season 3 Episode 24 - Obsessed
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    #21 - Obsessed

    S3:E24

    A police manhunt leads to a high speed chase and a life-or-death situation for two officers. Learn the extreme lengths one man was willing to go to and the tragic outcome of his obsession with Nadia El-Dib.

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  22. Crime Beat Season 3 Episode 25 - Awaking to a Nightmare: The Rhoderie Estrada Murder
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    #22 - Awaking to a Nightmare: The Rhoderie Estrada Murder

    S3:E25

    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.

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  23. Crime Beat Season 4 Episode 1 - Sarah and Taliyah: Stolen Dreams
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    #23 - Sarah and Taliyah: Stolen Dreams

    S4:E1

    Family and friends of a young mother become frantic when she fails to show up for work. An exhaustive search of her home leads to a horrifying discovery and an Amber Alert for her missing five-year-old daughter. Follow along as investigators take you inside what happened to Sara and Taliyah, how they tracked the suspect, and the motive behind this senseless crime.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Crime Beat Season 4 Episode 3 - A Random Encounter: A Night of Terror
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    #24 - A Random Encounter: A Night of Terror

    S4:E3

    Annie Hang-Kam Chiu was looking forward to retirement when she was viciously murdered; within approximately three hours, her killer had turned himself in; the accused surrendered to the police carrying a type of homemade looking bomb like device.

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  25. Crime Beat Season 4 Episode 4 - The Babes in the Woods
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    #25 - The Babes in the Woods

    S4:E4

    When the remains of two children are found in Vancouver's Stanley Park in 1953, the public and police are puzzled about their identities; advances in DNA technology help investigators make a shocking discovery.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Brentwood Five Massacre: Part 2" is the worst rated episode of "Crime Beat". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/6/2020. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Hunted by Evil Part 1".