Inside Forensics: Solving a Murder in the Mountains | 03

Crime Beat

EpisodeApr 1, 202539m

Inside Forensics: Solving a Murder in the Mountains | 03

Crime Beat

EpisodeApr 1, 202539m

In 1990, the peace and tranquility found in Banff National Park was shattered by the first murder there in twenty years and there was a lot of pressure on police to solve the case.There were no witnesses to the homicide and only one key piece of evidence that could positively identify the killer: DNA.It would become a transformative technology as the then-emerging science helped investigators as they worked to solve a true whodunnit.Join Global News senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt as she shares an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at forensic DNA testing with a pioneer of this technology in Canada and one of the members of that original investigative team in Inside Forensics: Solving a murder in the mountains.Contact:Instagram: @nancy.hixtFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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People know their hometowns by streets, a favourite restaurant or the local mall. Crime Reporter Nancy Hixt knows hers by the crime scenes she's been to over the past 20 years. Journey deep inside some of Canada’s most high-profile criminal cases. Each episode will take you inside the story to give you details you didn't hear on the news.Winner of the 2020 & 2023 Edward R. Murrow Award (RTDNA).

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