Adamowski, my special thanks for telling the Pardon and Parole Board that he believed I should be freed. Without the diligence of Morris Green, my innocence might never have been established. Among them were Bernard Gerard, Thomas Maloney and Walter Miller. McPhaul, Len O'Connor and Karin Walsh.Ī number of police officers assisted me. They include: Earl Aykroid, Julian Bentley, Ray Brennan, Elgar Brown, Tom Duggan, Gladys Erickson, William Gorman, Jim Hurlbut, James P. To the newspaper, radio and television people who brought the truth about me to the public when truth was what I needed desperately. Gillogly, Joseph Harrington, Thomas Marshall, Thomas McMeekin and Charles P. Ahern, Homer Atkins, Howard Bryant, Frank Ferlic, Frank J. To the many lawyers who believed in me and fought for me, including: Daniel C. Stratton and the members of the Illinois Pardon and Parole Board, I give thanks for their mercy and understanding. He sacrificed a law practice and impaired his health in my behalf. Johnstone, a brilliant and resourceful lawyer, my deepest thanks. Barnes, former Chicago Federal court judge. First and foremost, I wish to bow my head in reverence to the memory of the late John P. There are many persons to whom my debt of gratitude is great.

To innocent men and women in prison, or otherwise deprived of their liberties, this book is dedicated.

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