Striving to achieve and maintain your goals is a continuous struggle people are often forced to contend with throughout their lives. But when those dreams harrowingly clash with someone else’s objectives that cross your path, it becomes devastating when your ambitions are derailed as a result. That important life lesson is powerfully explored in director Andrew Jenks‘ new documentary, ‘Dream/Killer,’ which had its world premiere at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. The film focuses on the wrongful imprisonment of Ryan Ferguson, who was convicted of murder, because of the justice system’s need and dream to solve the high-profile case that garnered national attention. But Ryan and his father, Bill, weren’t [ Read More ]
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- 5/10/2015
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Relating to, and emphasizing with, a person who has been convicted of murder aren’t feelings many people can truly understand. But when that person has wrongfully been accused of such a heinous crime, and was unjustly sent to prison for almost a decade, just so prosecutors can garner and maintain a conviction on the highly publicized case, it’s understandable that people can emotionally identify with them. Director-producer Andrew Jenks powerfully crafted a sympathetic view of Ryan Ferguson, the subject of his new crime documentary, ‘Dream/Killer,’ while showcasing what he has had to endure after being wrongfully convicted. The helmer also emotionally emphasized how the family of his alleged victim are [ Read More ]
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- 5/7/2015
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Read More: Meet the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Filmmakers In the fall of 2005, 21-year-old Ryan Ferguson received a 40-year prison sentence for a murder that he did not commit. Over the next ten years, his father Bill engages in a tireless crusade to prove Ryan’s innocence. Interspersed with footage from the Ferguson family archive, Andrew Jenks’ film looks at the personal consequences of a wrongful conviction. Inspired by documentaries like "The Thin Blue Line," director Andrew Jenks set out to free wrongfully convicted Ryan Ferguson. And even though Ferguson was given back his freedom, Jenks wants you to know this story does not have a happy ending. What's your film about in 140 characters or less? After his son is convicted of murder based on a dream, Bill Ferguson takes on a formidable opponent: the American judicial system. Now what's it Really about? If you and a friend did some research,...
- 4/7/2015
- by David Ballard
- Indiewire
Amanda Knox, who has once again been found guilty in the death of her former study abroad roommate Meredith Kercher, maintained her innocence in a recent interview.
Amanda Knox Maintains Innocence
Knox, now 26, was adamant that she played no part in Kercher’s death in 2007 in a recent interview with CNN. According to the Seattle, Wash., native, she and Kercher had become fast friends after living together briefly in the Perugia, Italy home.
"I did not kill my friend. I did not wield a knife. I had no reason to," Knox said. "In the month that we that we were living together, we were becoming friends. A week before the murder occurred, we went out to a classical music concert together ... We had never fought."
While a friendship isn’t necessarily evidence to support Knox’s case, the reality that there’s no tangible evidence that links her to the...
Amanda Knox Maintains Innocence
Knox, now 26, was adamant that she played no part in Kercher’s death in 2007 in a recent interview with CNN. According to the Seattle, Wash., native, she and Kercher had become fast friends after living together briefly in the Perugia, Italy home.
"I did not kill my friend. I did not wield a knife. I had no reason to," Knox said. "In the month that we that we were living together, we were becoming friends. A week before the murder occurred, we went out to a classical music concert together ... We had never fought."
While a friendship isn’t necessarily evidence to support Knox’s case, the reality that there’s no tangible evidence that links her to the...
- 5/2/2014
- Uinterview
The house that Amanda Knox shared with Meredith Kercher before her murder in Perugia, Italy, is proving difficult for the owner to sell.
Meredith Kercher 'Murder House' A Tough Sell
The Italian “murder house” was initially put on the market by its owner Aldalia Tallanelli for $630,000. With a dearth of offers on the table, Tallanelli has reduced the price of the property to $520,000, reported RadarOnline.
"The owner of the property really wants to sell the house," an agent for Tecnocasa real estate agency told RadarOnline. "But it has not been easy to find potential buyers who are willing to overlook the fact that a brutal murder took place there."
"The owner is adamant that everything possible be done to discourage anyone in the realtor's office from saying a word about the murder, even though it is next to impossible to hide that fact," RadarOnline's source added. "The owner hates the...
Meredith Kercher 'Murder House' A Tough Sell
The Italian “murder house” was initially put on the market by its owner Aldalia Tallanelli for $630,000. With a dearth of offers on the table, Tallanelli has reduced the price of the property to $520,000, reported RadarOnline.
"The owner of the property really wants to sell the house," an agent for Tecnocasa real estate agency told RadarOnline. "But it has not been easy to find potential buyers who are willing to overlook the fact that a brutal murder took place there."
"The owner is adamant that everything possible be done to discourage anyone in the realtor's office from saying a word about the murder, even though it is next to impossible to hide that fact," RadarOnline's source added. "The owner hates the...
- 4/8/2014
- Uinterview
Michelle Byrom will not be executed today, as was requested by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood because the state Supreme Court has not yet issued a decision on the request.
Michelle Byrom Will Not Be Executed Thursday
Byrom was scheduled to be the first female to be executed in the state of Mississippi since 1944, but the Mississippi Supreme Court has the final say in the matter of executions and it’s silence on the matter signifies that Byrom’s execution will not go forward as some feared.
Hood requested in February that Byrom be executed by lethal injection no later than Thursday, March 27, for the 1999 murder of her husband, Edward Byrom Sr. Byrom has been convicted of the crime, but the case is fraught with uncertainty and ambiguity.
Is Michelle Byrom Innocent?
One glaring uncertainty is her very culpability, as her son, Edward Byrom Jr., has confessed to killing his father four separate times,...
Michelle Byrom Will Not Be Executed Thursday
Byrom was scheduled to be the first female to be executed in the state of Mississippi since 1944, but the Mississippi Supreme Court has the final say in the matter of executions and it’s silence on the matter signifies that Byrom’s execution will not go forward as some feared.
Hood requested in February that Byrom be executed by lethal injection no later than Thursday, March 27, for the 1999 murder of her husband, Edward Byrom Sr. Byrom has been convicted of the crime, but the case is fraught with uncertainty and ambiguity.
Is Michelle Byrom Innocent?
One glaring uncertainty is her very culpability, as her son, Edward Byrom Jr., has confessed to killing his father four separate times,...
- 3/27/2014
- Uinterview
Raffaele Sollecito was stopped at a hotel near the Italian boarder following the court verdict finding Sollecito and his ex-girlfriend, Amanda Knox, guilty of the murder of Knox’s roommate, Meredith Kercher, in 2007.
Sollecito Stopped 25 Miles From Austrian Border
While Knox watched the court proceedings from her home in Seattle, Wash., Sollecito, an Italian citizen, was present during the trail, but reportedly left during the deliberations. Immediately following the guilty verdict Thursday, Jan. 30, Italian police seized Sollecito’s passport after tracking him down 25 miles from the Austrian border, though his lawyers insist that he was simply there to find some peace and was not planning on fleeing the country.
“He had planed on being away from the courthouse, away from his home and media hotspots after the verdict. His passport had been flagged already. It wasn’t like he could go to some border and use his passport… He would...
Sollecito Stopped 25 Miles From Austrian Border
While Knox watched the court proceedings from her home in Seattle, Wash., Sollecito, an Italian citizen, was present during the trail, but reportedly left during the deliberations. Immediately following the guilty verdict Thursday, Jan. 30, Italian police seized Sollecito’s passport after tracking him down 25 miles from the Austrian border, though his lawyers insist that he was simply there to find some peace and was not planning on fleeing the country.
“He had planed on being away from the courthouse, away from his home and media hotspots after the verdict. His passport had been flagged already. It wasn’t like he could go to some border and use his passport… He would...
- 2/3/2014
- Uinterview
Amanda Knox, whose initial guilty verdict for the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher was overturned in 2011, has been re-convicted of the crime by an Italian court.
Amanda Knox Trial Verdict Reached
Both Knox and her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were convicted of Kercher’s murder in 2009, before the verdict was overturned in 2011. In Florence on Thursday, the court decided to uphold their initial convictions. Knox was sentenced to 28.5 years behind bars, while Sollecito was given 25 years, reported Fox News.
The jury, made up of two judges and six lay jurors, spent just 12 hours in deliberation before reaching the guilty verdict. Lawyers for Sollecito, who was absent from the court upon the verdict announcement, have vowed to appeal. Knox, who has been living in Seattle, Wash., since her acquittal in 2011, is also expected to appeal. Since she’s currently residing in the U.S., there’s also bound to be a lengthy legal...
Amanda Knox Trial Verdict Reached
Both Knox and her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were convicted of Kercher’s murder in 2009, before the verdict was overturned in 2011. In Florence on Thursday, the court decided to uphold their initial convictions. Knox was sentenced to 28.5 years behind bars, while Sollecito was given 25 years, reported Fox News.
The jury, made up of two judges and six lay jurors, spent just 12 hours in deliberation before reaching the guilty verdict. Lawyers for Sollecito, who was absent from the court upon the verdict announcement, have vowed to appeal. Knox, who has been living in Seattle, Wash., since her acquittal in 2011, is also expected to appeal. Since she’s currently residing in the U.S., there’s also bound to be a lengthy legal...
- 1/30/2014
- Uinterview
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
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