Dream/Killer screens Saturday, Nov. 12 at 7:30pm at Saint Louis U./Center for Global Citizenship (3672 West Pine Mall ) as part of this year’s St. Louis International Film Festival. Bill Ferguson, the subject of the documentary, will be in attendance. This is a Free event. Many St. Louisans likely have dim memories of the 2001 murder of Columbia (Mo.) Tribune sports editor Kent Heitholt. But for the Ferguson family, that tragic event has remained all too vivid. Convicted of the crime — which took place when he was a 17-year-old high-school student — Ryan Ferguson received a 40-year prison sentence in 2005. Dream/Killer, directed by Andrew Jenks, tells the story of Ryan’s father, Bill Ferguson, as he sought to uncover the truth and overturn the verdict. This riveting chronicle of Bill’s decade-long pursuit to free his son and best friend features a cast of characters who represent both the best...
- 11/10/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In 2013, Ryan Ferguson turned 29. He also left prison for the first time since he was a teenager.
Those years changed him, he tells People.
"Whenever those types of things happen – you see it in case after case, mine's certainly not the only one – you lose faith," says Ferguson, 31. "So I didn't know I was getting out until the second I was actually walking out of the doors and, even then, I was suspicious of our legal system. And I still am."
The story of Ferguson's wrongful murder conviction, release and fight against injustice began with a terrible night: Newspaper editor...
Those years changed him, he tells People.
"Whenever those types of things happen – you see it in case after case, mine's certainly not the only one – you lose faith," says Ferguson, 31. "So I didn't know I was getting out until the second I was actually walking out of the doors and, even then, I was suspicious of our legal system. And I still am."
The story of Ferguson's wrongful murder conviction, release and fight against injustice began with a terrible night: Newspaper editor...
- 8/31/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- People.com - TV Watch
In 2013, Ryan Ferguson turned 29. He also left prison for the first time since he was a teenager. Those years changed him, he tells People. "Whenever those types of things happen - you see it in case after case, mine's certainly not the only one - you lose faith," says Ferguson, 31. "So I didn't know I was getting out until the second I was actually walking out of the doors and, even then, I was suspicious of our legal system. And I still am." The story of Ferguson's wrongful murder conviction, release and fight against injustice began with a terrible night:...
- 8/31/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
In 2013, Ryan Ferguson turned 29. He also left prison for the first time since he was a teenager. Those years changed him, he tells People. "Whenever those types of things happen - you see it in case after case, mine's certainly not the only one - you lose faith," says Ferguson, 31. "So I didn't know I was getting out until the second I was actually walking out of the doors and, even then, I was suspicious of our legal system. And I still am." The story of Ferguson's wrongful murder conviction, release and fight against injustice began with a terrible night:...
- 8/31/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
Ryan Ferguson, a man who spent 10 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, is speaking out on behalf of Amanda Knox and Mark Woodworth, two people he believes also have been wrongly convicted of murder.
Ferguson, 29, was released from prison in November, 2013 after serving a quarter of his 40-year sentence. In 2005, a 19-year-old Ferguson was convicted for the murder of Kent Heitholt after a friend, Charles Erickson, testified that he and Ferguson were responsible in court. Ferguson believes that his friend was similarly wrongfully convicted and manipulated by the detectives and justice system into a false confession. Since his conviction, Ferguson has been fighting to prove his innocence, eventually leading the witness to admit he lied on the stand. The conviction was overturned on appeal and the Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster decided not to retry Ferguson for the crime. Ferguson is now a free man for...
Ferguson, 29, was released from prison in November, 2013 after serving a quarter of his 40-year sentence. In 2005, a 19-year-old Ferguson was convicted for the murder of Kent Heitholt after a friend, Charles Erickson, testified that he and Ferguson were responsible in court. Ferguson believes that his friend was similarly wrongfully convicted and manipulated by the detectives and justice system into a false confession. Since his conviction, Ferguson has been fighting to prove his innocence, eventually leading the witness to admit he lied on the stand. The conviction was overturned on appeal and the Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster decided not to retry Ferguson for the crime. Ferguson is now a free man for...
- 1/29/2014
- Uinterview
Ryan Ferguson was released from prison on Nov. 12, after spending 10 years behind bars for murder. His charges have been overturned.
Ryan Ferguson, 29, is “ready for anything” now, after spending ten years in prison for the murder of Kent Heitholt, a Columbia Daily Tribune sports editor — a crime he never committed.
Ryan Ferguson Free
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced on Nov. 12 that Ryan would not be retried, and was free. He was released around 6 p.m.
In 2004, Ryan was convicted and sentenced to 40 years in prison, after being charged with the murder of his fellow student. During the original trial, Chuck Erickson, one of Ryan’s classmates, told the jury that together, they did murder Kent in the parking lot of the newspaper on Halloween night in 2001.
Jerry Trump, a janitor at the Tribune added that he had seen Ryan and Chuck in the parking lot that night. While none...
Ryan Ferguson, 29, is “ready for anything” now, after spending ten years in prison for the murder of Kent Heitholt, a Columbia Daily Tribune sports editor — a crime he never committed.
Ryan Ferguson Free
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced on Nov. 12 that Ryan would not be retried, and was free. He was released around 6 p.m.
In 2004, Ryan was convicted and sentenced to 40 years in prison, after being charged with the murder of his fellow student. During the original trial, Chuck Erickson, one of Ryan’s classmates, told the jury that together, they did murder Kent in the parking lot of the newspaper on Halloween night in 2001.
Jerry Trump, a janitor at the Tribune added that he had seen Ryan and Chuck in the parking lot that night. While none...
- 11/13/2013
- by Emily Longeretta
- HollywoodLife
Ryan Ferguson, a 29-year-old Missouri man serving a 40-year prison sentence for murder whose case has been taken up by the national media, may finally be freed after a state appeals court on Tuesday vacated his conviction. Ferguson has spent nearly 10 years in jail for the 2001 murder of Columbia Tribune sports editor Kent Heitholt, who was bludgeoned to death in the newspaper's parking lot. No physical evidence ever linked Ferguson to the murder. And the key witness who fingered him – his then-drinking buddy Charles Erickson – has since recanted and admitted he fabricated
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- 11/5/2013
- by Marisa Guthrie
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tony Award 2013 nominations: Broadway-Hollywood connections include Sigourney Weaver, Tom Hanks, Paul Rudd, Bette Midler (photo: Sigourney Weaver in Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike) The 2013 Tony Award nominations will be announced tomorrow, April 30. Among this year’s potential Tony nominees are a number of film-related performers, ranging from Academy Award nominees and winners such as Sigourney Weaver, Tom Hanks, and Jessica Chastain to The Avengers‘ Scarlett Johansson, Our Idiot Brother and Dinner for Schmucks‘ Paul Rudd, and Tom Cruise’s ex-wife Katie Holmes. Two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks (Philadelphia, Forrest Gump) may be up for a Best Actor in a Play Tony Award for Nora Ephron’s Lucky Guy. Ephron, who died last year, directed Hanks in two of his biggest box-office hits: Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and You’ve Got Mail (1998), both co-starring Meg Ryan. Another potential Best Actor nominee is David Hyde Pierce (Nixon, Down with Love) for...
- 4/30/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
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