Dateline: In its forthcoming episode, the popular and compelling true-crime series Unforgettable will explore the terrible murder case of Nicole VanderHeyden, a 31-year-old teacher and mother of three from Green Bay, Wisconsin.

On Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at 8 PM ET, the popular true-crime channel Oxygen will air Episode 11 of Season 2. Justice for Nikki, the title of the forthcoming 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 assisted investigators in solving the mystery surrounding a young woman’s death in Wisconsin.
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On May 20, 2016, a shady man called George S. Burch, who was forty years old at the time, allegedly battered and strangled Nicole VanderHeyden, a 31-year-old Wisconsin teacher. Viewers have been eager to find out what happened to VanderHeyden on the day she passed away ever since Dateline: Unforgettable Season 2 was renewed by Oxygen.

Without further ado, let’s begin to learn crucial information about the case in order to prepare for the airing of Episode 11 of Dateline: Unforgettable.

What happened the night Nicole VanderHeyde was killed? Dateline: Memorable.

On the terrible day of VanderHeyden’s passing, what transpired between her and her boyfriend, Douglas Detrie?

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At the restitution hearing, Doug Detrie testifies; George Burch, who was found guilty of killing Nicole VanderHeyden in 2016, is there by teleconference @WFRVLocal5.
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Nicole VanderHeyden allegedly had a sexual relationship with her 35-year-old boyfriend, Douglass Detrie, whose heartbreaking death story will be covered in Dateline: Unforgettable Season 2 Episode 11.

The couple shared a residence in Ledgeview, Wisconsin, and had a child together who was just 6 months old when she passed away. At first, the pair appeared to be a wonderful match to their loved ones and enjoyed a good connection. However, over time, tension grew between the two of them.

They used to frequently engage in argumentative disagreements and fights. According to reports, the pair started to doubt their union. On May 20, 2016, Douglass and Nicole hired a babysitter to watch 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 major dispute that evening in the pub. According to Sgt. Tracy Holschbach, the sheriff for Brown County:

“They were drinking, and as the night went on, Doug ran into some old high school pals that he hadn’t seen in a while.

He acknowledged Nikki’s anger about seeing Doug conversing with a different woman at [the bar called] The Watering Hole. And this essentially triggered her.”

Nicole and her boyfriend had a furious dispute in the pub, so Nicole headed to Sardine Can instead. She apparently didn’t come home that evening.

Who was Nicole VanderHeyden’s killer?

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Another man named George S. Burch gave Nicole a ride home that same night. The man was 40 years old when the incident happened. Burch coerced her into accepting him, and when she resisted him, he beat her viciously before suffocating her to death.

After that, the man left her body in a field three miles from the Wisconsin victim’s home. Later, a farmer came over her unidentifiable body.

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Scenes from the 2016 slaying of Nicole VanderHeyden in the Brown County Courthouse, when George Burch was given a life sentence 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 given a life sentence on March 1, 2018, and is now doing so at the Wisconsin Secure Program Facility.