Stand Tall

Fighting for My Life, Inside and Outside the Ring

De: Dewey Bozella

Narrado por: Sean Crisden

Duración: 6 h y 37 m

Resumen del Editor

In this inspiring memoir, Dewey Bozella recounts his life and the 26 years he spent behind bars for a murder he did not commit - a stirring tale of courage, strength, faith, and perseverance.

In the late 1970s, Dewey Bozella was wrongfully accused of murdering Emma Crapser, a 92-year-old resident of Poughkeepsie, New York. Sentenced to 20 years to life in prison, Bozella fiercely maintained his innocence throughout his ordeal at Sing Sing and even refused the prosecutor's offer of instant freedom in exchange for admission of guilt. But in 2009, more than a quarter century later, Dewey Bozella would reclaim his identity and his humanity when his conviction was vacated.

In this powerful memoir, Bozella tells his harrowing and amazing story - interweaving his time in prison with stories of a childhood marked by violence and pain. He shares the joys of marrying the love of his life from behind bars, becoming a champion boxer, and earning his education, as well as the agony of being denied parole four times and living in a cellblock with his brother's murderer and, eventually, the killer whose thumbprint was found in Emma Crapser's apartment. Yet the fighter in Bozella never gave up. He would become a free man thanks to his undying faith, his stalwart persistence, the aid of the Innocence Project, and Wilmer Hale, the Park Avenue law firm whose young pro bono attorney doggedly worked toward his release when all hope seemed lost.

Today Bozella considers himself blessed. Stand Tall is a testament to optimism and love. It is the compelling story of a man who fought against inequity and hardship and, against all odds, came out on top.

©2016 Dewey Bozella (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers

Amazing

Wow what an amazing book. Never give up! Forgive for yourself not others. God bless

My Uncle Dewey

This was an interesting book. I got see my Uncle's point of view on what happened to him. It was a little difficult to hear him talk about my dad, his brother Tony. This is a book I want my adult sons to read. You have overcome a lot. I hope one day I get to see you again Uncle Dewey. You are a part of a family I don't know. What a great book about overcoming challenges and learning how to adapt.