New Kathleen Zellner True-Crime Documentary 'Dream/Killer' On Netflix Now

If, like most of the population of the world, you loved Making A Murderer, you're going to love a new documentary about a different Kathleen Zellner case.

Released on Netflix yesterday (20 November), true crime doc Dream/Killer is based on a man who took on the American justice system after his son Ryan was sentenced to prison for a murder he claimed not to have committed.

In the 2015 documentary, Bill Ferguson took on the judiciary, alongside powerhouse attorney Kathleen Zellner, who represented Steven Avery in court.

It looks into the 2001 murder of a man called Kent Heitholt. He was found dead in his work car park and had been strangled with his own belt.

Two years after his death, the case was still unsolved - but police were offered a fresh lead after an anonymous call tipped them off to a local man called Charles 'Chuck' Erickson.

After attending a few different Halloween parties on the night of the murder, Chuck was said to have been taking drugs and had met with his 17-year-old friend Ryan Ferguson. That was at about 10.30pm - but he said he couldn't remember anything else afterwards.

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Speaking about the crime, he said: "I didn't know if it was memory, or if it was a dream. I assumed that if I'd done it, Ryan and I did it to get more money for drinks."

He then incriminated himself and Ryan in a police interview, which was later picked up by the FBI. This is shown in the film.

On one occasion, when speaking to police, Ferguson was told his friend had information of things that were never released to the press. Ryan was adamant he had no idea what had happened.

Kevin Crane, state prosecutor, issued a press release saying that Chuck was being charged with murder in the second degree and Ferguson was being charged with murder in the first degree

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Two years passed and Ryan, who was now 20, stood trial. The main evidence was testimony from Erickson who talked of memories that had come to him since speaking to police.

Ryan's dad started his own investigation to free his son, but although he presented new leads the judge still refused to grant a retrial and denied his appeal.

Kathleen Zellner tweeted that the documentary would be on Netflix with a picture of former client Ryan celebrating his freedom.

Well, I definitely can't wait to see how that came about.

You can stream Dream/Killer on Netflix now.

Topics: TV and Film

Amelia Ward

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