Sneak peek: Ryan Ferguson: Wrongfully Convicted | Forensic Files

[Music] I haven't had time to actually think about what it is to be free what it
means to be free what it is to have this life [Music] [Applause] [Music] back I get out and such a different
world there's so much more going on I'm ready for anything really I kind of want
some Dairy Queen all right please I'm Erin morard I've been following the case of Ryan Ferguson since 2005 when he
went on trial for the murder of newspaper sports editor Kent heid hold from the beginning there was just
something not right about this [Music] case there is no physical evidence whatsoever to connect Ryan to the crime
scene recording this will be detective stroer a lot of it's kind of foggy kind of fuzzy to you as to what you
remember your honor the state calls Charles Erics I looked up and Ryan was over the victim he had
his foot on his back and he was pulling up on the Belt the reality is that he chose to lie
about me as to count one guilty of murder in the second degree it just sucked the air right out
of us we were absolutely devastated Ryan Ferguson never should have been tried for this
murder this case is full of holes it's just full of holes Ryan Ferguson is actually
innocent I think I saw Ryan it is oh my God I it's there oh my gosh look at it cannot get better than
that oh my [Applause] God I think I've proven my innocence I think most people in the world in the
whole world can see that end of story not yet not for Ryan Ferguson it's very daunting you don't
know what you're doing in this world and you don't know how to navigate it and operate in it and not for his accuser it
was really easy for the police and the prosecutors to manipulate me I'm angry I'm angry at myself I feel like I've
been played for a fool and I feel like I should be released from prison I know that Charles Erikson is absolutely
innocent when you've got innocent people locked up you've got the murderer still
on the street they need to find the real killer

SPECIAL TIME: Convicted of murder at 19 -- 14 appeals and 10 years later, he's free. They got it wrong. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates Saturday, Jan. 30 at a special time -- 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

Brief Summary

Ryan Ferguson's wrongful conviction case highlights the lack of evidence and emotional turmoil surrounding his trial for murder.

Key points

The Case of Ryan Ferguson. Ryan Ferguson was wrongfully tried for murder with no physical evidence against him.
Proving Innocence. Ryan believes he has proven his innocence to the world.
The Real Killer. A call to find the real murderer while innocent people remain imprisoned.

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Episode quotes

I haven't had time to actually think.

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