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Zimmerman Trial, Day One
Dateline NBC chronicles the murder of Pam Zimmerman, a successful Bloomington businesswoman and single mother of three. The upcoming episode, "Before Midnight," airs on the network on Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 10:00 p.m. ET. An official synopsis reads: "A successful businesswoman and mother of three is found shot to death in her office; the investigation into her death leaves a family divided. Keith Morrison reports."
Pam Zimmerman's neighbor, Julie Koh, and an office manager were the first to find her dead on November 4, 2014. She died of four separate gunshot wounds: two to the torso, one to the arm, and one to the head. Authorities discovered Pam's cell phone and wallet missing from the crime scene, but found the missing items by the side of the road. They believed this was an attempt by the killer to stage a crime scene.
One of the suspects in the case was Pam's ex-husband, Kirk Zimmerman. The couple had been separated for several years, but tensions between them remained. In addition, they had been arguing about finances just days before the murder. Authorities subsequently arrested Kirk in July 2015 after a months-long investigation.
