Golden Years Gone Part 03 | 03
5/19/202638 min
In 1994, a beloved senior was found beaten to death in his rural Alberta home. Despite exhaustive efforts, the killer eluded arrest. More than a year later, a Calgary senior disappeared. A note was left behind suggesting he’d gone fishing, but a search of the home revealed something much more violent had happened. Join Global News Senior Crime reporter Nancy Hixt as she shares how the two cases intersected, the senseless motive behind the murders and the shocking events that unfolded after the cases were closed. Contact: Instagram: @nancy.hixt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NancyHixtCrimeBeat/ Email: nancy.hixt@globalnews.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsNancy Hixt· Host0:00
Hey, it's Nancy. Before we begin today, I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to Crime Beat early and ad free on Amazon Music, included with Prime. In September of 1995, Bill Vemastick's family should have been celebrating his 68th birthday. Instead, they frantically searched for him. The beloved father and grandfather hadn't been seen in weeks.
Sharon Bevans· Guest0:29
I had posters made up that we distributed all throughout Southern Alberta. The tel- television coverage died down, and I wanted to keep it alive.
Nancy Hixt· Host0:43
[Instrumental music] I'm Nancy Hixt, a senior crime reporter for Global News. Today, on Crime Beat, I share how investigators finally connected two violent deaths and the shocking events that unfolded long after the court cases were over. This is the conclusion of Golden Years Gone. On August 24th, 1995, Bill Vemastick was spending time with his son when a man showed up at his house unannounced. The next day, he vanished. His daughter and son noticed alcohol and guns were missing from his home, along with his car.