Juju Chang

The resemblance between that individual and the sketch, it's undeniable.

I remember hugging Nick and just like saying, I'm just so sorry.

I can't imagine what it's like to be you right now.

It was overwhelming.

There's a lot of very vivid memories about it.

When Nick spoke, he talked about her being an artist and thanking her parents for entrusting her to him.

Nick was seen as a victim and a hero.

He had done everything he could to protect Heidi.

In the aftermath of Heidi's death, Nick does finally share with his family and with hers the financial secret he says they'd been hiding.

The day after Heidi's death, Nick Furcus and his parents met with Heidi Furcus' parents and laid out the financial struggles, the credit card debt, the foreclosure.

John Erickson, Heidi's dad, was trying to project strength and say, they'll find this person, Nick, don't worry.

And Nick's response was just, they'll never find him.

And that really caught Heidi's parents off guard, as did the details about the home foreclosure, which were now making headline news and had people questioning, how much did Heidi really know about their financial problems?

The friends were worried about Nick.

Perhaps he was being unfairly targeted.

But those close to Nick aren't just concerned about the media.

The police were also zeroing in on him.

Can we come see you?

I was retained very early on as his defense lawyer.

Nick Verkus seemed to be the victim of a horrible crime.