Nicole VanderHeyden Case: Green Bay Murder Mystery & Fitbit Evidence

This Feels Criminal: A True Crime Podcast (Formerly Killer Queens)

This Feels Criminal | Formerly Killer Queens

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.4 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

When Nicole "Nikki" VanderHeyden didn't return home after a night out in Green Bay, suspicion quickly fell on her boyfriend. Blood at the house, disturbing evidence in the yard, and his past all seemed to point in one direction. But investigators soon uncovered a very different story.

From surveillance footage to Fitbit step data, digital evidence revealed the truth behind one of Wisconsin's most chilling murder cases—and it wasn't what anyone expected.

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, welcome to Killer Queens, a true crime podcast. I'm your host, Terella, and like most
0:09.5	millennials, I've always had an obsession with true crime. On KQ, you'll find light true crime
0:14.8	stories, millennial hypes and gripes, some adult language, and maybe a special guest here
0:20.2	and there. Just like a 90s sleepover,
0:22.7	we're just a couple BFFs hanging out. So gather around and let's launch right into it.
0:33.3	She vanished after a night out and when her body was found in a field, police erode in on the boyfriend.
0:40.4	Of course they did.
0:41.3	As they do.
0:42.2	As they do.
0:43.3	But when the digital evidence started to pile up, that told a much different story.
0:49.0	We've got a Fitbit.
0:51.2	A Google timeline.
0:53.4	Yes.
0:56.5	We're going to learn some things that we didn't know.
1:02.4	Google could tell you. Yeah. And a killer who just couldn't outrun the data no matter how hard he tries. And he tried. And he still tries. He does still try. Bless him. Listen. All right.
1:08.5	Let's do it. Well, let's talk about Nicole Vanderheedon, right? Heedon. Because I want to say Hayden. It is Vanden. Hayden? Hiden. No. They said it different than I thought it was. Really? Yeah. Oh. I thought it was Vander Heiden. Oh. Oh, yeah. Oh. And this happened in Wisconsin, so you guys are going to get to hear us do some real fun. Wisconsin accent. Big time. And Beth wrote this one up, and she's from Wisconsin. I'm sorry, they are very particular. You can't say Wisconsin. It's Wisconsin. Wisconsin? It's like Wisconsin. It's like Wisconsin. Like Mike Wazowski almost.
1:46.0	Oh, okay. The sea is like real hard. Okay. Wisconsin.
1:52.1	Wisconsin.
1:54.4	Whatever. It's from the Green Bay area.
1:58.7	Actually, this happened near the Green Bay area, which becomes relevant in the episode.
2:05.0	They talk about football.
2:06.5	Yes, they do.
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