High School Homicide: Did This Kid Kill for Kicks, by Seamus McGraw, Stuff Magazine, July 2004
Hirte Under Close Supervision, by Jim Collar, The Northwestern, Feb. 22, 2004
Eagle Scout in Murder Suspect, by Jessica McBride, The
Weyauwega Scout, 16, Reaches Lofty Goal, The
Eagle Scout Faces Homicide Trial in
Hirte's Attorney Seeks Dismissal, by Jim Collar, The Northwestern, Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers, Feb. 25, 2004.
A Merit Badge in Murder, by Dirk Johnson, Newsweek, March 9, 2004
More Evidence Seized in Murder Case, by Jim Collar, The Northwestern, Gannett