Erickson appears to have little awareness of the crime during the taped interrogation. “It’s just so hazy,” he told cops. I may be making everything up right now.” He was questioned about the weapon used to strangle Heitholt at one point. Erickson said that it appeared to be a shirt. “Maybe a bungee cord?” he said when the police officer told him it wasn’t. The police officer eventually revealed to Erickson that the weapon was Heitholt’s belt. “I don’t recall that at all,” Erickson said. Erickson eventually admitted to police that he and Ferguson robbed Heitholt for drinking money after a significant grilling from detectives. Erickson and Ferguson were arrested and accused of murder in March 2004.
Ryan W. Ferguson
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