The K-9 unit eventually reached McDavid Hall, on the university campus. At this point the dog handler and his dog would have been 3 1/2  blocks southeast of where Chuck said he turned west.

In the deposition he gave on June 30, 2005, Chuck said this is when they turned west and ran to the creek where he washed his hands. He then said they climbed the hill and found themselves on Providence Road walking towards Locust where they run into Dallas Mallory, who he said was stopped at a red light at the intersection of Locust and Providence. It was after this encounter that he said they headed back to the night club.

Please note that MoDOT has provided evidence that the light was not red but flashing yellow at that time of the morning.

He said he recognized the doorman as they walked past the bar on their way back to Ryan's car: Deposition page 234, line 2 follow up lines 3-22. Deposition page 236 line 4, 10, 13, through Page 237 line 4 and beyond.

Chuck stated that after taking the murder weapon, watch and keys to the car and placing them in a plastic bag, they returned to "By George" and were allowed to re-enter the night club.

He said the same doorman/bouncer that had let them into the club earlier that night let them in this second time. (Time frame would have been after 2:30 a.m.)

He said that he and Ryan re-entered the bar and stayed for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. This would have been impossible, because the bar had closed at 1:30 a.m. Plus the doorman, who we have located, has stated he was not present after 2:15 a.m. and has written a sworn affidavit stating this critical fact. !!!!

During this time, Chuck alleges that they did not leave because there was a policeman in the bar parking lot. If a policeman had been in the "By George" parking lot after the legal closing time, he would have cited the club for a violation and it would have been documented in a police report.

Also, records of police activity that evening show no citation against the club and no indication that a police officer was in the vicinity of the club parking lot.

However, there was a police officer issuing a parking ticket just one block away at 2:05 am in the Salvation Army parking lot. This was close enough to observe activities of the "By George Nightclub". If indeed the bar had been open after 2 a.m., this police officer should have investigated. (Record of police activity Oct. 31, 2001-Nov.1, 2001)

Chuck Erickson said that when he and Ryan finally left "By George", they drove down Providence Road and passed the Tribune parking lot, where they saw the victim in a body bag. But Jeff Nichols testified in court that the body wasn't bagged until approximately 5:19 a.m., well after Chuck said he and Ryan left the bar.

In addition, when driving south on Providence Road past the alley leading into the Tribune parking lot, it is impossible to view the area in which Kent Heitholt's car was parked and where the body was being loaded. The brick enclosure which was mentioned earlier, stood nearly five feet high, was located at the corner of the parking lot and extended several feet in both directions, obstructing any view of the area from Providence Road.

This is yet another unbelievable, unrealistic twist which is not possible in Chuck Erickson's story. This information came from Detective Nichols during the trial. Detective Nichols didn't think anyone driving south on Providence could actually look up the alley and see the crime scene, much less the victim.

He also said in his June 30, 2005 deposition, that Ryan then drove him to his house and dropped him off before continuing on to his own house. This would have been hours after Ryan says he drove Chuck home and then went to his own home.