48 Hours

The Fitbit Alibi

March 11, 2026·46 min·5-min readnarrativetrue crime
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The episode investigates the 2016 murder of Nicole Vander Heiden, a 31-year-old mother from Green Bay, Wisconsin, whose brutal death shocked her tight-knit community. The case hinges on a dramatic clash between forensic technology and human suspicion, ultimately revealing how digital evid

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Nicole Vander HeidenDoug DietryGeorge Steven BirchBrian SlingerRick Lobnau

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Cold CasesCriminal JusticeDigital MarketingForensicsInvestigative JournalismPublic RelationsTrue Crime

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