Sheila Martin
Berry and Doug Berry come from backgrounds that may seem inherently
opposed to issues of wrongful conviction. For 10 years, Sheila
initiated and directed prosecution-based victim assistance programs in
Wisconsin. Doug's father was murdered in a robbery gone
bad.
But both Berrys understand that no one is served when the innocent are
convicted. What they seek is justice.
Full Circle
is their second book about a wrongful conviction; their first was Who Killed Sarah, about the death
of Sarah Gonstead and the wrongful conviction of Penny Brummer in
Madison, Wisconsin. Their reinvestigation of Sarah's murder led
them to found Truth in Justice, an educational nonprofit concerned with
wrongful conviction. The organization's website at http://truthinjustice.org/ was
the first of its kind on the internet, and remains the largest and most
credible.
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Some
fears are universal.Death.Disease.The loss of a
child. Going
to prison for something you didn’t do.
Full Circle is the
story of veteran Green Bay, Wisconsin cop John Maloney. John
never thought he could become the target of the justice system in which
he placed so much faith. When his estranged, addicted wife,
Sandy, was found dead in her fire-damaged home, John learned how
swiftly he could be convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
Brazenly ambitious special prosecutor Joe Paulus could work a jury like
a preacher at a
tent revival. John's defense attorney, Gerald Boyle, had his eye
on the prize, a movie about the case in which he was the hero.
John's much-younger girlfriend, Tracy Hellenbrand, provided the
titillation factor. No one challenged the forensic experts who
said Sandy was probably strangled and that vodka was used to set the
fire. John's conviction was, as the prosecutor bragged, "a slam
dunk."
But had any crimes actually been committed? Full Circle presents the findings
of over a dozen experts who unequivocally say no. And it goes
beyond, to expose the tacit,
continuing conspiracy among state justice officials to keep the truth
buried rather than risk civil liability.
In 2005, CBS
48 Hours
broadcast "A Question of
Murder," a one-hour documentary about the case. At
the conclusion of the broadcast, 48
Hours asked viewers to respond to a
poll.
Does
John
Maloney deserve a new trial?
Not Sure: 1.17%
Yes: 93.45%
No: 5.38%
NOTE:
This is not a scientific poll. The results above
are for information purposes only, and should not be confused with the
results of the scientific polls conducted by CBS News.
A
2006 series by reporter Dee Hall of the Wisconsin State Journal took a
closer look at the scientific foundation for the state's claim that the
Maloney fire was arson -- a claim the state has vigorously refused to
re-examine.
Why should you read Full
Circle?
For one simple, compelling reason: because the same thing can happen to you!
When you understand how it happens, you can demand the reforms that
restore protections that have been eroded and corrupted.
Remember, we get the government we demand -- or the government we
settle for.
Full Circle: A perfect storm
of injustice.
What
Readers are Saying
"A particularly
difficult-to-correct criminal injustice results when a person is
convicted of a crime that did not actually occur. In their compelling
new book, Full Circle - How a
Veteran Cop was Sentenced to Life for Crimes That Never Happened,
Sheila Martin Berry and Doug Berry prompt troubling questions about a
high-profile Wisconsin case that resulted in the conviction of police
detective John Maloney for the murder of his former wife, Sandy. At a
time when past arson scientific testimony is being discredited by
contemporary forensic science, Full
Circle asks: Was John Maloney rightfully convicted of murder or
was Sandy Maloney's death accidental? Full
Circle reminds us that accuracy in criminal conviction requires
a committed search for truth and that wrongful conviction can happen to
anyone."
-Jim Petro, former
Ohio Attorney General, and Nancy Petro, co-authors, False Justice - Eight Myths that Convict
the Innocent
"Full Circle presents a compelling case of former police officer John Maloney's innocence in the death of his troubled estranged wife. It is also a shocking indictment of the Wisconsin court system that the evidence the authors expose in great detail has never been fully and fairly considered."
-Martin Yant, publisher, editor, investigator and author of Presumed Guilty
"I need to tell you how terrific Full Circle is. Detailed, intricate, well-drawn."
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