On the night of Halloween, 2001, Kent Heitholt, was murdered. A witness was able to create a composite sketch with police and in late 2003, the Columbia Tribune ran an article on the murder and included the composite sketch. A young man named Charles Erickson saw that sketch and thought he recognized the person. He thought it looked a lot like himself. The problem was, Charles could not remember the night of Halloween 2001. He'd blacked out, and all he knew was that he'd been at a bar near the crime scene. Charles became obsessed with this case, convinced that he was involved in the murder. And if he was involved, then so was the guy that had given him a ride home that night: his friend, Ryan Ferguson.
Sources:
Articles:
Columbia Tribune | 20 years ago, Kent Heitholt was Beaten and Strangled. Here's What We Know (Charles Dunlap)
Columbia Tribune | 20 years After Kent Heitholt's Death, Closure Remains Elusive (Charles Dunlap)
Crime Museum | Ryan Ferguson
Columbia Missourian | Charles Erickson's Attorney Files Innocence Petition with Missouri Supreme Court (Kelsy Armstrong)
CBS News | Confessed Murderer Charles Erickson to be Released on Parole (Dan Claxton)
CNN | Wrongfully Imprisoned Man Gets Free Trip to Super Bowl
Documentary:
Dream/Killer
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