The Murder of Heidi Firkus

Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

Not Your Mom Media

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 8.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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This week, we are discussing the tragic murder of Heidi Firkus. Heidi was killed after an alleged intruder broke into the home she shared with her husband—the same home that was scheduled to be foreclosed on the next day, a fact unbeknownst to her. Thank you to this week’s sponsors! Right now, Hungryroot is offering Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast listeners 40% off your first delivery and free veggies for life. Just go to Hungryroot.com/MOMS, to get 40% off your first delivery and get your free veggies. Don’t forget to use our link, so they know we sent you. Treat yourself to the best bras and shapewear on the market and save 20% Off at honeylove.com/[moms20. After you purchase, they’ll ask you where you heard about them. PLEASE support our show and tell them we sent you. Start the new year with confidence thanks to Honeylove. Listen to your gut with Seed’s DS-01® Daily Synbiotic. Go to Seed.com/moms and use code 25MOMS to get 25% off your first month. New merch! Check out Moms and Mysteries Threadless! You can also get new episodes a day early and ad free, plus merch and more at Patreon.com/momsandmysteriespodcast Listen and subscribe to Melissa’s other podcast, Criminality!! It’s the podcast for those who love reality TV, true crime, and want to hear all the juicy stories where the two genres intersect. Subscribe and listen here: www.pod.link/criminality Check-out Moms and Mysteries to find links to our tiktok, youtube, twitter, instagram and more! Make sure you subscribe and rate our show to help others find us! Sources: Nick Firkus criminal complaint Collection of court documents Minnesota court records Ramsey County Attorney’s Office news release Gottfried, Mara H. “As Heidi Firkus murder…”, Pioneer Press, 27 Jan 2023 Gottfried, Mara H. “At Firkus murder…”, Pioneer Press, 2 Feb 2023 Gottfried, Mara H. “Investigator testifies he…”, Pioneer Press, 6 Feb 2023 Gottfried, Mara H. “No evidence of…”, Pioneer Press, 7 Feb 2023 Gottfried, Mara H. “Heidi Firkus’ signature…”, Pioneer Press, 8 Feb 2023 Ferraro, Nick. “Nicholas Firkus found…”, Pioneer Press, 10 Feb 2023 Gottfried, Mara H. “Friends seek justice…”, Pioneer Press, 14 May 2019 Harlow, Tim. “St. Paul woman’s husband…”, Star Tribune, 20 May 2021 Gottfried, Mara H. “Heidi Firkus’ family…”, Pioneer Press, 23 May 2021 Kinsey, Jordan. “Did embarrassment of…”, 48 Hours, 3 Dec 2023 Browning, Blue et al. “2nd wife’s suspicions…”, 20/20, 14 Apr 2023 Stelloh, Tim. “His wife was…”, NBC News, 20 Oct 2023 Kinsey, Jordan. “Who killed Heidi…”, 48 Hours, 3 Dec 2023 Stangeland, Brooke. “Husband sentenced to…”, ABC News, 14 Apr 2023 Gottfried, Mara H. “Firkus murder trial…”, Pioneer Press, 1 Feb 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And Hey guys and welcome to the Moms and Mysteries podcast a true crime
0:27.1	podcast featuring myself Mandy and my dear friend Melissa hi Melissa
0:31.2	Hi Melissa. Hi Mandy, how are you? I am feeling refreshed but also kind of
0:37.6	sleepy just that like feeling of coming out of hibernation it feels like.
0:45.0	Okay. Well yeah we're recording this obviously after Christmas but before New Year's so it is the week where nothing counts.
0:53.7	Nothing counts nothing makes sense is it daytime is at nighttime is it Tuesday is
0:58.3	it Friday I have no idea. I know I was having my husband I was like
1:01.9	could you bring the trash down to the road he's like why I was like
1:04.3	customers Friday he's like nope that's not right and I was like oh my gosh yeah it's it's weird and kids are home and like you're
1:16.3	it's like the post Christmas crash I guess the post holiday crash that is definitely a thing I have seen people talking about this about like the ride in the high of Christmas
1:22.4	and then it's kind of like okay well now what like now it's all I know now you're just like now we're just hanging out.
1:28.0	Yeah now it's just the year I'm just supposed to live my life.
1:31.0	So weird. You're supposed to get a head start on the new year.
1:37.0	Mandy, I've like turned into a different person probably, I feel like this is my midlife crisis,
1:42.2	like I turn 40 and like I think about all these things a lot and like make everyday count
1:46.8	It's really weird. I've gotten very positive. I feel like you've been in that for a while, but it's just started happening for me and it's weird I'm happy for you I know my
1:56.4	perspective I'm like I'm still very sarcastic and I still will look at the bad and things but I'm like
2:02.1	looking for the good more often it's weird I I totally
2:06.3	understand what you're saying I do I do the same thing now more than I did like five
2:10.5	years ago for example I feel like it has just kind of suddenly come on but you know what I feel like that's a great thing because
2:18.6	I don't know gosh I feel like times have been tough lately so I'm happy that you are adopting this new positive
2:24.2	outlook when it really matters. It's taking me years of craziness and
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