Dateline: In its upcoming episode, the popular and compelling true-crime series Unforgettable will investigate the horrifying murder of Nicole VanderHeyden, a 31-year-old teacher and mother of three from Green Bay, Wisconsin.
On Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. ET, popular true crime channel Oxygen will air Episode 11 of Season 2. Justice for Nikki, the title of the upcoming episode, has the following official synopsis:
In a tense interview with the killer, Andrea Canning looks back on the case of a fitness tracker that helped investigators solve the mystery of a young woman’s death in Wisconsin.
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On May 20, 2016, a shady man named George S. Burch, then in his forties, allegedly beat and strangled Nicole VanderHeyden, a 31-year-old Wisconsin teacher. Viewers have been curious about what happened to VanderHeyden the day she died since Dateline: Unforgettable Season 2 was renewed by Oxygen.
Without further ado, let’s gather important information about the case in preparation for the airing of Episode 11 of Dateline: Unforgettable.
What happened the night Nicole VanderHeyde was killed? Dateline: Memorable.
What happened between her and boyfriend Douglas Detrie on the horrific day of VanderHeyden’s death?
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At the amends hearing, Doug Detrie testifies; George Burch, who was found guilty of the 2016 murder of Nicole VanderHeyden, is present via conference call @WFRVLocal5.
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Nicole VanderHeyden reportedly had a sexual relationship with her 35-year-old boyfriend Douglass Detrie, whose heartbreaking death story is covered in Dateline: Unforgettable Season 2 Episode 11.
The couple shared a residence in Ledgeview, Wisconsin and had one child together who was just 6 months old when she died. At first, the couple seemed a wonderful match with their loved ones and had a good connection. But as time went on, the tension between the two grew.
In the past, they were often involved in contentious disagreements and fights. The couple reportedly began to have doubts about their union. On May 20, 2016, Douglass and Nicole hired a babysitter to look after their child while they went out with their close friends to see a glam rock band at a bar.
Unfortunately, the couple also had a big argument at the pub that night. According to Sgt. Tracy Holschbach, the Brown County Sheriff:
“They were drinking, and during the night Doug ran into some old high school buddies he hadn’t seen in a while.
He confirmed Nikki’s anger that Doug was talking to another woman [the bar called] The water hole. And that essentially triggered it.”
Nicole and her boyfriend had a heated argument at the pub, so Nicole went to Sardine Can’s instead. Apparently she didn’t come home that evening.
Who Was Nicole VanderHeyden’s Killer?
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NOW: Introduction to the #GeorgeBurch process. Burch is accused of willfully killing Nicole Vanderheyden in the first degree. watch at lawandcrime.com
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Another man named George S. Burch drove Nicole home that same night. The man was 40 years old when the incident happened. Burch forced her to accept him, and when she resisted him, he brutally beat her before suffocating her.
Afterward, the man left her body in a field three miles from the victim’s home in Wisconsin. Later, a pawn came over her unidentifiable body.
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Scenes from the 2016 killing of Nicole VanderHeyden at the Brown County Courthouse when George Burch was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Her lover Douglass Detrie was initially suspected of killing her due to problems in their relationship, but it was later discovered that George S. Burch had actually taken her life. He was sentenced to life in prison on March 1, 2018 and is now in the Wisconsin Secure Program Facility.
