Ryan Ferguson and Chuck Erickson were convicted of killing Kent Heitholt, a sports editor at the Columbia Daily Tribune. Heitholt was assaulted and strangled at the car park of his office. Heitholt was murdered on Nov 1, 2001.

Chuck Erickson and Ryan Ferguson were classmates at Rock Bridge High School. The murder would have gotten away unsolved if not for the guilty conscience of Erickson. Erickson talked. Erickson told friends that he dreamed he was involved in Kent Heitholt’s murder.

Police interrogated Erickson. Erickson broke under pressure and confessed. Erickson told police he and Ryan Ferguson committed the murder of Kent Heitholt. There were no physical evidence or witnesses to the killing.

Chuck Erickson was convicted and sentenced to 25 years. Ryan Ferguson was sentenced to 40 years in prison.

Ryan’s father, Bill Ferguson, maintains a website with videos, photos and other evidence he has gathered at FreeRyanFerguson.com

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This entry was posted on Sunday, May 31st, 2009 at 4:41 pm and is filed under Gossip.