Dateline NBC October 20 2023: “65 Seconds”

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Dateline’s All-New Two-Hour “65 Seconds” Airs Friday, October 20 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT

THE STORY: After an apparent home invasion in Minnesota leaves 25-year-old Heidi Firkus dead and her husband Nick hospitalized, detectives learn the young couple was facing financial troubles. In Friday’s all-new Dateline, insiders connected to the case speak out about the decade-long search for justice.

REPORTED BY: NBC News’Blayne Alexander

INTERVIEWS WITH: Heidi’s brother Pete Erickson and sister-in-law Jolene Erickson, Nick’s second wife Rachel, Nick’s close friends, and others.

WHERE: St. Paul, Minnesota

Dateline NBC uncovers the chilling case of Nick Firkus, who in April 2010 fatally shot his first wife, Heidi Firkus, and falsely pinned the blame on a non-existent intruder. This episode, titled “65 Seconds,” delves into Nick’s recent conviction, shining a light on this 13-year-old cold case that has left many haunted.

In the early hours of April 25, 2010, Heidi Firkus, aged 25, placed a frantic 911 call, reporting a break-in at her home. Tragically, the call ended abruptly after a loud noise. Only 65 seconds later, her husband, Nick Firkus, aged 27, made his own 911 call, stating that his wife had been shot during what he described as a burglary gone wrong.

Heidi died at the scene with a gunshot wound to her upper back, while Nick sustained a gunshot wound to his thigh. Nick’s account detailed a struggle with an intruder that led to an accidental discharge of the firearm. However, the subsequent investigation raised several doubts, revealing an undisturbed house and no evidence of an intruder. Nick’s conviction years later sparked a reevaluation of the case, leading to a harrowing revelation of the truth and his sentencing to life in prison without parole for first-degree murder. Heidi’s family, who endured years of a false narrative, found some solace in the verdict, as an automatic appeal to the Minnesota Supreme Court awaits.

Set your calendars for this Friday’s mystery, scheduled to air on October 20, 2023, at 9 p.m. ET on NBC.

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Airdate: 9:00 PM Friday 20 October 2023 on NBC

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