This week, we are discussing the story of a young mother named Nicole VanderHeyden, who was murdered after a night out with her boyfriend and other friends. And while police quickly honed in on a suspect, as more information came in, they quickly realized that the most obvious suspect isn't always the correct one.

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Sources:

1. Wisconsin Department of Corrections
2. State of Wisconsin, Circuit Court, Brown County, “Decision and Order”
3. State of Wisconsin, Court of Appeals, 16 Mar 2020
4. Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District III, 20 Oct 2020
5. State of Wisconsin, Supreme Court, 29 Jun 2021
6. VanderHeyden, Nicole “Nikki” D., 29 May 2016
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8. Srubas, Paul, “Police seek help…”, USA Today, 4 Jun 2016
9. Bollier, Jeff, “County releases Ledgeview…”, USA Today, 11 Jun 2016
10. Srubas, Paul, “Details remain sketchy…”, USA Today, 9 Sep 2016
11. Srubas, Paul, “Charge brought in…”, USA Today, 17 Sep 2016
12. Srubas, Paul, “Suspect accused other…”, USA Today, 17 Jun 2017
13. Le Duc, Shelby, “Testimony gives VanderHeyden…”, USA Today, 9 Dec 2017
14. Srubas, Paul, “Testimony begins in…”, USA Today, 20 Feb 2018
15. Srubas, Paul, “Babysitter recalls night…”, USA Today, 21 Feb 2018
16. Srubas, Paul, “Detrie testifies about…”, USA Today, 22 Feb 2018
17. Srubas, Paul, “Defense disputes Detrie…”, USA Today, 23 Feb 2018
18. Srubas, Paul, “Burch finally replaces…”, USA Today, 24 Feb 2018
19. Srubas, Paul, “Burch prosecution moves…”, USA Today, 27 Feb 2018
20. Srubas, Paul, “Burch: I was…”, USA Today, 1 Mar 2018
21. Srubas, Paul, “Burch found guilty…”, USA Today, 2 Mar 2018
22. Le Duc, Shelby, “Family and friends…”, USA Today, 2 May 2018
23. Srubas, Paul, “‘Mr. Burch, you…’”, USA Today, 5 May 2018
24. Srubas, Paul, “Burch to Dateline…”, USA Today, 13 May 2018
25. Moriarty, Erin, “21st century technology…”, CBS News, 20 Oct 2018

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