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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Blanco

Nick Firkus claimed he accidentally killed his wife Heidi during a break-in. His story ‘never felt right’

Heidi Firkus obituary/ST Paul PD

The 911 call that came from Heidi and Nick Firkus’ home on the morning of 25 April 2010 had all the elements of a horror film.

A frantic Heidi, 25, struggled to tell the dispatcher that someone had broken into her Saint Paul, Minnesota, home and that her husband was fighting off the intruder. The shot that took Heidi’s life came soon after and was recorded on that 911 call.

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