Witsec (50 page)

Finally, he thanks all of those who entered WITSEC, witnesses and family members, who because of their willingness to give up their current lives and testify, often under the fear of death, contributed so much to our system of justice. For it is they who have had to endure the hardships of relocation and changed lives.

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Pete Earley would like to thank the following persons for their help with this book: Bernard Breslin, Don Campbell, Max Caulfield, Pascal “Paddy” Calabrese, Peter Carlson, Norman Carlson, Lee Coppola, Paul Coffey, Eugene Coon, Monica D’antuono, Ronald Goldfarb, Fred Graham, Eduardo Gonzalez, Jesse Grider, William Hall, Wanda Watson Haynes, William G. Hundley, Eric Jurgensen, Reis R. Kash, Thomas Kennelly, John C. Keeney, Jerry Lyda, John S. Martel, Salvatore R. Martoche, Donald “Bud” McPherson, Max Mermelstein, Al Miller, Marilyn Mode, John Partington, Robert “Bob” Peloquin, Lynda Pinello, John Russell, Charles Rogovin, Howard Safir, Edward Schwarzer, John Twomey, Philip Wilens, and J. D. Williams. He would also like to personally thank Witness
X for having the courage to share her personal story.

In addition, Pete would like to thank Nowathip Boulom; LeRue and Ellen Brown; Gloria Brown; James Brown; Phillip and Joanne Corn; Phillip M. Cowan; Donnie Davis and Dana Davis; George and Linda Earley; Mike Farrell; Toni Shaklee Focht; Carol Grudis; Keran Harrington; Marie Heffelfinger; Bill and Rosemary Luzi; John Martel; Richard and Joan Miles; Marvin Minoff; Mike Sager; C. T. “Tibbie” Shades; Charles and Donna Stackhouse; Dale and Judy Stewart; Lynn and LouAnn Smith; Elsie and Jay Strine; and Jennifer Unter. Special thanks go to fellow authors Walter Harrington and Nelson DeMille, as well as Robert Gottlieb at Trident Media Group and, at Bantam Books, Ann Harris, Matthew Martin, Irwyn Applebaum, Barb Burg, and Sue Warga.

Finally, Pete thanks Elmer and Jean Earley, who proofread the manuscript, offered advice, and provided moral support. Most of all, he would like to thank his wife, Patti Michele, for her unwavering encouragement, wisdom, and love, and their children, Stephen, Kevin, Tony, Kathy, Kyle, Evan, and Traci, for the blessings that they bring into his life every day.

Books by Pete Earley

Family of Spies
Inside the John Walker Spy Ring

Prophet of Death
The Mormon Blood-Atonement Killings

The Hot House
Life Inside Leavenworth Prison

Circumstantial Evidence
Death, Life, and Justice in a Southern Town

Confessions of a Spy
The Real Story of Aldrich Ames

Super Casino
Inside the “New” Las Vegas