A frantic 911 call captures the sound of a gunshot as a couple reports a break-in. The husband claims an intruder shot his wife.
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00:00 Death at the Front Door: Who Shot Heidi Firkus?
41:50 Listen to a post-mortem on the episode
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Watch "Death at the Front Door: Who Shot Heidi Firkus?" and then catch up with "48 Hours" contributor Jamie Yuccas and producers Asena Basak and Jordan Kinsey on "Post Mortem" as they discuss theories of whether Heidi Firkus' death was an unfortunate accident or an intentional murder. Minnesota couple Heidi and Nick Firkus frantically called 9-1-1 to report a break-in at their home. A gunshot was heard over the phone and Heidi was killed. Nick claimed the intruder shot Heidi, but prosecutors believed he staged his wife’s murder to cover up their home foreclosure.
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