20/20

 Stranger in the House

March 28, 2026·1h 24m·4-min readnarrativetrue crime
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This episode investigates the 2010 murder of Heidi Furkus, a 24-year-old woman shot in her St. Paul, Minnesota home, and the decade-long journey to hold her husband, Nick Furkus, accountable. Initially portrayed as a victim defending his wife from a home intruder, Nick's story unravels

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Nick FurkusHeidi FurkusRachel FurkusSergeant Nikki SipesMichael PyeSergeant Mike GrayJoe Friedberg

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FBI

Topics

Cold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsInvestigative JournalismTrue CrimeUnsolved MysteriesWrongful Convictions

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