Blood Money

The Stranger Beside Her: Nick Firkus

Episode Summary

After Heidi Firkus was shot in the back killed during an early morning home invasion, the town of St. Paul, Minnesota was terrified that there could be a crazed killer on the loose. But her husband, Nick Firkus, was hiding secrets about financial fraud, and a foreclosure, in a case that took 13 years to get justice.

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Nicholas Firkus trial: Husband found guilty of wife’s 2010 murder

Was there a stranger in the house, or did her husband murder her? Case goes to Minnesota jury

Minnesota man convicted of shooting and killing his wife with a shotgun on eve of eviction

State v. Nicholas Firkus | Ramsey County

Husband Arrested for Murder 11 Years After Claiming Wife Was Shot During Struggle With Intruder

Four years after St. Paul killing, Heidi Firkus’ family wants answers – Twin Cities