Crime Beat

Before My Eyes

Driving home from work, Royi Flescher could never have imagined what he was about to encounter. And when Soula Berdoussis pulled over, she thought she was stopping to help at the scene of a car accident. What unfolded next would change them forever – as they found two women brutally stabbed, taking their last breaths lying at the side of a busy Toronto thoroughfare. Reporter Catherine McDonald takes us back to that fateful day in late August 2022 and hears from these eyewitnesses about coming face-to-face with the killer. But it wasn’t until they testified at his trial that they’d learn the full disturbing details of what led up to that day. Premiered May 18, 2025 For more info, please go to ⁠https://globalnews.ca/tag/crime-beat/⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmJkYmJzZWxuanBuanpIell5akI2b2ItQ3JSZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttR0tHd3d2aWVfM3dTZnBNdUFwZGlzLVkyblRXX2NDQjlZbnBDMG1ZMXN5alRycXg2T0VhbjhFemRLbDNiTmU3ZFotNGhra1lWYW1BTkhqdGFVcjdSeF9nemdZRktNVXd5bGFRd2dfaklTRVJOa2FiVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fglobalnews.ca%2Ftag%2Fcrime-beat%2F&v=8g0tjGg3IAw] Subscribe to Crime Beat TV HERE: ⁠   / crimebeattv   [https://www.youtube.com/c/crimebeattv] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Alicia Ross, Everyone’s Daughter

When Alicia Ross disappeared, it led to one of the biggest missing person searches in Ontario’s history. Reporter Catherine McDonald reconnected with Alicia’s mother to tell her story as part of the TV documentary series, inspired by the podcast.. For more info, please go to ⁠https://globalnews.ca/news/6761496/al...⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjF0MlktWkdhdG1sckEzeDFqRjVKdDdiajhOZ3xBQ3Jtc0trWUd6c2FHU3p4ZlFyS3ItZjhKblNMMHQzN2Q3QUV0T0RNQ1NEeWp2TjRZbF9QVUU1WHVoZEdQMjZTZkUxcUlKN1JuN3R6ZjVBeW9WblVRaXVMX21haEg3dG1oNHhWZllTc2Nmd19GUzg5ZVlIZ3FHaw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fglobalnews.ca%2Fnews%2F6761496%2Falicia-ross-everyones-daughter%2F&v=Nv14cBHaeqI] Subscribe to Crime Beat TV HERE: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@CrimeBeatTV [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVgydHVfZmZTWmR5NFVwY3E5WXpBZW9PMTF3Z3xBQ3Jtc0ttVmJPbS0zNWhXSWluMk83ZTc4QjhZVWFTVk1QTEVwQU1BYnIzdXFIbHMtXzkzanVZejJ3MkE4OWZ2WmxRR0o0TTI2Uk83aGp5Sy1xVFdNRmlqcWhpTHhicGZjRWtVbzUwcWNDX1laZUNfbUtwaUM0OA&q=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F20fcXDc&v=Nv14cBHaeqI] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Special Announcement

As a senior crime reporter for Global News for almost 30 years, Nancy Hixt has been lucky enough to work with some amazing journalists. She's working hard on the next season but until then she has a special series of Crime Beat for you. In each episode, you’ll ride along with Catherine McDonald, one of her colleagues from the Crime Beat TV documentary series, as she takes you deep inside the cases she’s worked on. Please join us for these special episodes by following Crime Beat on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you find your favorite podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

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Narrowing in on a killer: The Kelly Cook Story

In the summer of 1981, a group of teenagers stopped to scout a path around a lake in southeastern Alberta when they came across something that would haunt them even 40 years later. It was the body of Kelly Cook, the backup babysitter. Her murder remains unsolved. In this rerelease, join Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt as shares an emotional meeting of two victims in this case. Contact: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nancy.hixt⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/nancy.hixt/] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/] Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca⁠⁠⁠ [nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]