In for Life
A Journey into Murder, Corruption, and Friendship
by Elaine Alice Murphy
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Pub Date 1 Mar 2022 | Archive Date 9 Mar 2022
Satuit Press | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles
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Description
Sean K. Ellis was convicted in 1995 – at his third trial, after two prior hung juries – of the murder and robbery of Boston detective John J. Mulligan. Age nineteen at the time of the crime, Sean insisted he was innocent. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Elaine Alice Murphy learned of Sean’s conviction and was shocked to recognize him as her son Mark’s former classmate. A decadeearlier he’d been bussed from Boston to the Murphys’ suburban school district through a racial integration program. Sean and Mark had been best friends.
Stricken to think that the gentle boy she remembered would die in prison an innocent man, Murphy joined his family and lawyers ina quest to free him. Her research uncovered evidence of Boston police corruption that tainted the Mulligan homicide investigationand trials. Called a “game changer” by the courts, the finding led to the reversal of Sean’s convictions and his release from prisonin 2015.
In for Life is Murphy’s riveting account of her journey through a corrupt criminal justice system and her distress at the two different Americas Sean and her son faced growing up. Woven throughout are insights from her prison conversations with Sean that deepened their bond over two decades – a bond that became life changing for both.
A Note From the Publisher
AUTHOR BIO
Elaine Alice Murphy, a Massachusetts native, has been a teacher in the Boston Public Schools and and a program supervisor for the Massachusetts Department of Education. Her personal connection with Sean Ellis plunged her into the world of investigative journalism, and her work earned her a senior justice fellowship at Brandeis University’s Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism. She holds a master’s degree in human development from Harvard University.
Advance Praise
“A searing indictment of the criminal ‘justice’ system and a testament to the power of human connection ...”
- Eileen McNamara, Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe journalist
“Riveting and inspiring ... a beautiful story of friendship, family, and connection between two people from opposite sides of the economic divide ... In this time of racial reckoning, In for Life is a North Star for white allyship.”
- Jackie Jenkins-Scott, former president, Wheelock College, Boston
“I would like to proclaim that [In for Life] is evidence of justice being done ... but it is really about injustice being undone ... The importance of this book [is] in its reminder to us all that a similar story can be told every day in every city in America.”
- Honorable H. Lee Sarokin, emeritus, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. In 1985, Judge Sarokin overturned the 1966 triple murder conviction of former middleweight boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, resulting in his release.
“A remarkable story beautifully told ... of what it takes to make the criminal legal system fair – dogged determination, years and years of work, and a clear-eyed vision of what is right, no matter what the cost.”
- Honorable Nancy Gertner, retired judge, U.S. District Court, D. Mass.; senior lecturer, Harvard Law School
Marketing Plan
• Major speaking engagements at universities, major social justice organizations, and other events to thousands
• Social media promotion to thousands of followers on author’s social media
• Endorsement from major social justice organizations and influential figures
• Regional Boston area and National news coverage
• Print, podcast, and radio interviews
• Marketing based on author’s appearance on popular Netflix documentary Trial Four covering the subject of the book
• Budged for in person and digital book tours
• Budged for in person point of sales promotions (Airports, book displays etc.)
• Submission to major independent and non-fiction book contests
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780578965659 |
| PRICE | US$21.00 (USD) |
Links
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