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Brooke Stangeland

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Los Angeles, New York
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Editorial Producer for ABC News' 20/20 :: Wisconsin girl :: Cowboy's Mom :: Travel lover :: Passionate & Always Curious...
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2nd wife's suspicions confirmed with ex-husband's arrest for murder

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By Brooke Stangeland Verified, Meghan Mariani, Lexi Leib, Greta Morris, Ivan Pereira Verified
| WLS-TV (Chicago, IL) Verified
It was a case that kept St. Paul, Minnesota, investigators up at night as they worked to bring justice to a family for over 13 years. In the early morning of April 25, 2010, 911 dispatchers received a frantic call from Heidi Firkus, 25. "Someone's trying to break into my home," Heidi told the dispatcher in audio obtained by ABC News. An encore presentation of "20/20," "Stranger In The House," airs Friday, March 27 at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.
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How a Minnesota man was convicted in his 1st wife's cold case murder

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By Brooke Stangeland Verified, Meghan Mariani, Lexi Leib
| ABC News Verified
"20/20" explores the 13-year investigation into Heidi Firkus' murder. ByBlue Browning, Brooke Stangeland, Meghan Mariani, Lexi Leib, Greta Morris, and Ivan Pereira Rachel Firkus speaks with "20/20's" Deborah Roberts about her ex-husband's murder conviction. ABC News It was a case that kept St. Paul, Minnesota, investigators up at night as they worked to bring justice to a family over 13 years. In the early morning of April 25, 2010, 911 dispatchers received a frantic call from Heidi Firkus, 25.
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The so-called 'Black Swan' Ashley Benefield shares details about marriage, killing her husband

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By Brooke Stangeland Verified
| ABC News Verified
The former ballerina spoke with "20/20" about the day she shot her husband. For the past four years, Ashley Benefield, who was arrested in 2020 on a murder charge connected to her husband’s death, has lived with the media moniker “Black Swan” – a label in stark contrast to the elegance of her former ballet career. Benefield, who admits she shot and killed her husband, denies prosecutors’ claims that she committed murder and says she was forced to defend herself due to his alleged abuse.
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