What did investigators find at the Firkus' Minnesota home? | Forensic Files

could there actually have been an intruder after spending 19 months digging deep into the ferus case File
reviewing crime scene photos 911 calls you remember what he was wearing in Nick's video interview he
was running away so he definitely hit her in the back investigator Nicole cypes had come to one conclusion what
really matters is what happened in that firey and there was no third person you never found anyone else's DNA no no DNA
evidence no physical evidence no sign of a struggle to me there were only two people in that house when Heidi was
killed and they were Nick and Heidi Nick's lawyers say police didn't find The Intruders fingerprints or DNA
at the scene because as Nick told investigators in his interview at the hospital what else can you describe from
him the Intruder was wearing gloves gloves he's wearing gloves you don't always leave DNA and especially when
your hands are covered so what am I looking at here but prosecutors say there was something else missing from
the crime scene besides fingerprints this is a physical model two scale that was created by the FBI they used this
model to show the jurors there was no evidence of a struggle I felt that it was very important for us to be able to
recreate how small that entryway is let's say the Intruder gets in and they have this struggle and they have this
life and death struggle right in this area with nothing Disturbed on the table exactly and then Heidi gets shot Square
in the back in a very clear shot this animation created by the FBI shows that the bullet that killed Heidi was most
likely shot from shoulder level the height at which Heidi is shot fits exactly on Nick's shoulder to aim and to
fire Nick's attorneys say there was direct evidence that showed there was an intruder in fact there were tool marks
in the door which would be consistent with someone wedging a screwdriver between the frame and the
door

Nick Firkus called 911 and said someone broke into his home and shot him and his wife, Heidi. The investigation of Heidi’s death came down to one simple question: was there really an intruder in their home?

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Brief Summary

The episode analyzes the Ferus case, focusing on evidence and theories about Heidi's death and the possibility of an intruder.

Key points

The Intruder Theory. Could there actually have been an intruder after 19 months of investigation?
No DNA Evidence. Investigators found no physical evidence or DNA at the crime scene.
FBI's Physical Model. The FBI created a scale model to demonstrate the lack of struggle evidence.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

There were only two people in that house when Heidi was killed.

Investigator's conclusion about the crime scene.

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