Interrogation video clips
from the
case
against Ryan Ferguson
Det. Nichols became aggressive and
said, "I'm not going to sit here and listen to this kind of gibberish ok?
I'm not going to waste my time doing that." He raised his voice and pointed
his finger at Erickson, saying "I'm gonna start talking and you're gonna
start listening." He again threatened Erickson and told him that Ferguson
would talk and blame him, and "It's you that is on this chopping block." (This
interview video
clip resides at YouTube).
That same day, March 10, 2004, 19-year-old
Ferguson was arrested at 12:35 p.m. in Kansas City. He was transported to
Columbia and interrogated for nine hours. Ferguson repeatedly pleaded his
innocence. Knowing he had nothing to do with Heitholt's murder, he felt he
did not need an attorney during the interrogation. Detectives tried numerous
tactics to obtain a confession, but Ferguson remained steadfast in
maintaining his innocence.
(This interview video clip resides at
YouTube).
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