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Kent Heitholt
Status
Unsolved
Type
Homicide
Date
November 1, 2001
Location
Columbia, Missouri
Victim Age
48
Gender
Male
Columbia Tribune sports editor Kent Heitholt was beaten and strangled in the Tribune parking lot. Two men were convicted — Ryan Ferguson and Charles Erickson — but Ferguson's conviction was vacated in 2013 after key witness recanted. Erickson's conviction stands but the case has become emblematic of wrongful conviction concerns.
Last Seen / Last Known Information
November 1, 2001, Columbia Tribune parking lot, Columbia, MO
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