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Dream Killer

December 28, 2008 5:01 AM

In Full: A teenager dreams that he killed a man, but, did he really commit murder? Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

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by bj1001 November 19, 2009 12:17 AM EST
I feel sorry for Ryan, Chuck seemed crazy to me. If Ryan's family is reading this I think that you should check the Janitors sample to see that it matches the hair found in his hand, i bet that it does.
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by annarojas November 16, 2009 12:05 PM EST
I don?t know how the jury and Jerry can sleep at night knowing they put a innocence kid in prison for 40 years is terrible to see and hear how unsure they were. And how sure I feel that Ryan and (foggy memory )Chuck, had nothing to do with this murder. My heart goes out to Kens family and friends as well as Ryan?s.
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by MajaBieneMaja September 22, 2009 5:29 AM EDT
I don't think he did it...he dream and that's it. He didn't know enough details, no physical evidence. He just wants some attention I feel sorry for him.

But who I feel really sorry for is Ryan...he certainly is innocent. He had to stand trail for something he did not do!
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by firstoffense September 18, 2009 4:02 AM EDT
I dont ever want a jury trial...guilty by speculation and there was no evidence.
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by jazpurr September 17, 2009 10:20 PM EDT
It doesn't make any sense to after watching "Dream killer". What about the janitor?? There aren't any cameras? They should reopen the case!!
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by wade1974 September 10, 2009 5:08 PM EDT
this is so sad for all the famailys.
but u can send a man to jail on that evidence
my GOD that way I do not live in the USA .
sorry Ryan keep your head up man.
even if he did it the evidence is not there 40year.
it just he said he said and she said.
janitor yo he worng after 2year now he can say who was there.
and ryan lawyer did not do there job..............
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by cherylspriggs September 10, 2009 3:40 PM EDT
Please do cases on other races, they have mysterious crimes also
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by miguelle1 September 10, 2009 12:30 AM EDT
What's up with this jury!! Who ever heard of convicting someone because of how they acted or didn't act on the stand? At least he took the stand in his own defense!! All they kept talking about was how they felt when Chuck was on the stand and how they "felt" when Ryan was on the stand. Good job. They just sent someone to prison because of how they felt. Not facts. Where was the evidence? This whole case stinks. I feel sorry for the man's daughter, but I believe one man was sent to prison wrongfully and there is so much reasonable doubt with Ryan Ferguson. Maybe Chuck did do it and wanted someone to go down with him. I believe in evidence, not feelings! They better be glad I wasn't on that jury, because it would have been hung! And that would have been that! I ain't sending anybody to jail based on how I "feel". They should be ashamed of themselves.
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by suchi2us August 22, 2009 7:55 PM EDT
It's hard to believe that the defense did not focus on the lack of physical evidence and the troubled past of the 'start witness', the 'dreamer.' How about the hair that was found in the victim's hand that did not match either supposed killers? How about all the holes and the inconsistencies in the story of that 'dreamer'?
Skilled defense was grossly lacking in this case and I'm sorry to see this young man's life ruined.
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by fullarmour1 August 15, 2009 12:58 AM EDT
evidence. none. that is what our court system is supposed to be based on. Emotion. NO. that is not supposed to enter in. guilty or innocent? We don't know. No evidence. none. that is the point.
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by ICEEColdCherry August 11, 2009 10:06 PM EDT
I think this is so messed up. Innocent until proven guilty, and evidence doesn't mean anything these days. It's now determined by who's a better at convincing. That's like the injustice I experienced when someone hit me and lied to the cop. My car was a gonner, I experienced harassment by another cop and what was left to me was suffering injuries and medical bills.

I don't have an opinion on whether they did or did not do the crime but Chuck's stories are inconsistant, it's suspicious that he couldn't remember anything until the cops told him, and there was no physical evidence on Fergenson. Juries looking at the the way Chuck looked at Fergenson doesn't count as evidence. It's scary how anyone can just get you locked up in jail just by words. What if the janitor was covering it up by suddenly "remembering" it was him? After seeing a picture in a newspaper, of course they are identifiable. What happened to the footprint and the hair that was found? Does that match the DNA of Fergenson?
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by gld1959 August 3, 2009 2:14 PM EDT
the murder took place 2:26 and the bar closed at 1:30 statement by the police and witnesses,the prasections believes Chuck.that Chuck went back to the bar,how can you go back to a bar while it's closed
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