Many articles have been published in praise and honor of Heitholt's life as well as the tragedy of his death. The following links will take you to a few of these stories about Heitholt.

A Tribute to Kent Heitholt When we asked Tribune readers for their stories about sports editor Kent Heitholt, we expected a huge response. What we got was overwhelming. We could have filled the entire Sunday sports section with tributes.

Family, colleagues praise Heitholt’s style By the Tribune’s staff One of his last deeds was feeding a stray cat.

Tribune sports editor touched lives of many. Kent Heitholt worked as the Tribune’s sports editor for just five years, but in that short time, he affected the lives of many. Some of the current Tribune sports staff, as well as a former sportswriter who worked for Kent, have written about some of their favorite memories of him.

Kent Heitholt By HENRY J. WATERS III, Publisher, Columbia Daily Tribune  I’ve written about almost everything in my lifetime, but I don’t know how to write this.

Remembering Kent It was impossible to dislike Heitholt. By JOE WALLJASPER of the Tribune’s staff I remember when Kent Heitholt first showed up to work as the Tribune’s sports editor five years ago. The staff had spent the previous six months without a sports editor and wasn’t too interested in listening to the big dude who wouldn’t shut up about how they did things in Shreveport, La.

The Heitholt Case Various links to Tribune articles written about the trial surrounding the murder.