Crime Beat podcast: The final homecoming of Lukas Strasser-Hird, Part 1

On this episode of the Global News podcast Crime Beat, crime reporter Nancy Hixt begins a two-part series on a case that devastated a Calgary family.

At 18, Lukas Strasser-Hird’s future was bright.

After a year studying abroad, he had aspirations to become a doctor.

The day he arrived back in Calgary, he went out with friends to celebrate his homecoming.

It was a fun night, until last call.

No one could have predicted how dangerous the situation was about to become.

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It’s a story that will leave you questioning what the person next to you at a bar is capable of.

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