Blindsided: The Mylan Hicks story | 4

Crime Beat

EpisodeNov 30, 202158m

Blindsided: The Mylan Hicks story | 4

Crime Beat

EpisodeNov 30, 202158m

In the fall of 2016, the CFL season was well underway and the Calgary Stampeders were on fire.When the Stamps beat the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sept. 24 of that year, the team set a record winning streak.After the game, the team went out to celebrate.What should have been a fun night on the town, was instead marred by tragedy.A simple, accidental brush into the wrong person set the tone for the rest of the evening.In the latest episode of Crime Beat podcast, Global news senior crime reporter Nancy Hixt shares the story of a young man who beat the odds to become a professional football player only to have that dream suddenly shattered.Contact:Twitter: @nancyhixtFacebook: 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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