48 Hours - Post Mortem | Death at the Front Door: Who Shot Heidi Firkus?

Correspondent Jamie Yuccas and producers Asena Basak and Jordan Kinsey 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.

Duration: 30m
Broadcast on: 05 Dec 2023
Audio Format: other

I'm Anne Marie Green and we are back for another episode of 48 Hours Post Mortem. Today we're here with CBS News correspondent Jamie Yucus and producers Asana Basak and Jordan Kinsey, who worked on this week's episode. It's called "Death at the Front Door," who shot Heidi Fercus. Welcome, guys. Thanks for joining us. Thank you. Hello. Thank you. Hi, everyone. So Jamie, first off, you were actually from Minnesota. This case took place in St. Paul. What was it like covering a case in your hometown? Well, you know, it's one of those things. It is always a little strange to be back home covering something, especially something like this, a murderer that you watch for years not be solved. At the time that this murder took place, I was living in Fort Myers, Florida, which we jokingly call Minnesota South. It's where all the snowbirds in Minnesota head. And I frequently talk to one of my best friends from college, lived in St. Paul. My brother lives in St. Paul. It was one of those that when we heard about it, it's a neighborhood that's very residential, very quiet, very nice. I mean, you know, there's parks nearby, big trees, old porches. So it was one of those things that was very strange to hear. You'd sometimes maybe you'd hear about a break-in, something like that, but nothing like a murder. And then several years later, I went back and I worked in the Minneapolis, St. Paul market. And every year, we would do the update of, you know, now a sketch is being posted of a potential suspect or the yearly update, and nothing ever came of it. So now to see, you know, living in Los Angeles, to see this all come to fruition. I mean, I've had like four lifetimes since this case took place. It's something else. I mean, just to see it actually conclude, I think is shocking. And I think the way it concluded is even more surprising to people who are from that area. Right. So, and Jordan, you're not from Minnesota, but you went back there, you know, you've gone back there quite a lot now. I don't know if you feel like you're from Minnesota because you've been back so often. But what was it like for you? Yeah, yeah, at this point, I feel like I'm a Minnesota Viking for sure, but yes, but yes, I was flying back and forth to and from Minnesota several times this year. And what viewers may not realize is how much the culture of Minnesota plays and influences this case. Yeah. You know, Jamie was talking about that a little bit earlier when we were talking about this case about Minnesota. Nice. And I said, I kind of understand because I'm Canadian and Canadians have this reputation of being quite nice. Yeah.

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