Shannon Madill's Last Audition | 4

Crime Beat

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True Crime, News, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2019

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Crime reporter Nancy Hixt tells a story of an aspiring actress who mysteriously disappeared from Calgary, Alta., in November 2014. Shannon Madill had everything going for her. She had just landed an audition for a role in a television series, and was looking forward to moving from Calgary to Edmonton. That audition was recorded on video. Hours later she vanished. It was only when Shannon missed a planned dinner with her older brother that her family realized she was missing and called police. By then, she was already gone for several days. Her parents, siblings and husband stood side by side in front of the media at Calgary Police Headquarters to make a plea for help in finding her, and at one point, spoke directly to Shannon. Investigators looked into her cell phone, medical and banking records, but all leads came up empty. The days turned into months. Police tried to prepare the Madill family for all possible outcomes. Seven months later, the case took a shocking turn. The disturbing details are revealed in an interview with police. This Crime Beat episode is the first time those recordings are being made public. Find out what happened to Shannon Madill following her final audition in episode four of Crime Beat. If you enjoy Crime Beat, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, tell us what you think and share the show with your friends. Contact: Twitter: @nancyhixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Nancy. Before we begin today, I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to
0:05.7	Crime Beat early and add free on Amazon Music included with Prime.
0:11.6	A listener's note. this podcast contains coarse language, adult themes, and content of a violent and disturbing
0:18.0	nature.
0:19.2	Listener discretion is advised. When a major crime happens, the first thing I do as a journalist is head to the scene.
0:28.0	I start gathering information so I can begin to piece together the story. I try to talk to anyone who might have
0:35.6	witnessed what happened. I look for someone who knows something, anything.
0:40.7	Over the past 20-plus years on the job, anything. they're shocked. It doesn't matter what the crime is or where it happened. I also get
0:55.9	I can't believe this type of thing would happen here. It's such a quiet neighborhood.
1:02.0	Sometimes that's accurate.
1:05.0	Other times, it's pretty obvious they're in a sketchy part of town
1:09.4	where this kind of thing is not uncommon. What I've learned is that these are very natural reactions
1:17.0	to very stressful situations. The ones that really stick with me though are the emotional statements made by
1:25.8	families coping with a sudden traumatic and unexpected loss. They are always sincere and true. I've heard so many families tell me their
1:38.0	son or daughter had a smile that could light up a room.
1:42.0	She was a ham even very early. a smile that could light up a room.
1:43.0	She was a ham even very early in her life.
1:46.0	A spotlight and a microphone were her best friends.
1:49.0	And that was from the time she was a tiny little thing.
1:53.0	I'm Nancy Hicks. I'm a crime reporter for Global News.
1:58.0	Today on Crime Beat, the story of a young woman who was so outgoing and vivacious that description
2:07.0	fit her to a tee. Shannon Madill's personality could truly light up a room.
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