In The Company of Giants:
The Ultimate Investigation Guide For Legal Professionals, Journalists & The Wrongly Convicted
Herein lies the root of the issue. Justice, morality, and freedom: this is what our fight is about. This is what it boils down to for me and I hope for you as well. Money is nice. Professional recognition from peers is great. Warm and fuzzy media stories about our quest for justice are ego enriching. But, at the end of the day, it is about our most basic and dearest God inspired constitutional rights as Americans. This is what the wrongful conviction case is about, and this is why we find ourselves doing this work.
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“As one of America 's leading private investigators- the tough-talking, butt-kicking kind you thought existed only in the imaginations of Hollywood screenwriters- Paul Ciolino has spent decades helping to bring Chicago 's guilty to justice and freeing her innocent from death row. When Ciolino talks about the criminal justice system, it pays to listen.”
- James Rosen, White House correspondent, FOX News
“Politicians and prosecutors have become so tough on crime that the convict the innocent in a disturbing number of cases. That leaves the culprit free, the community unprotected, and an innocent person in prison. Fortunately for the many of the wrongfully convicted, a private investigator, Paul Ciolino, has stepped forward- often working with volunteer lawyers and members of the media- to prove their innocence and show how the system failed.”
- Stephen B. Bright, Executive Director for Southern Center on Human Rights
“Paul Ciolino gives us the benefit of decades of working as a private investigator digging up the truth. His wide-ranging books show his genuine passion for helping people during turbulent times. In The Company of Giants offers a masterfully original and practical perspective on how wrongful convictions happen, and what we can do about them.”
- Elizabeth F. Loftus, Distinguished Professor of Psychology & Social Behavior, University of California at Irvine , Past President, American Psychological Society, Author of Eyewitness Testimony & Witness for the Defense.
“To successfully uncover the facts in cases of wrongful conviction requires years of experience, dogged determinism, and a detailed knowledge of criminal due process and investigation. Paul Ciolino embodies each of these qualities. He has dedicated his life to the pursuit of justice. His investigation skills are widely known and respected. This thoughtful and pragmatic book makes a significant contribution to field of wrongful conviction investigation. It will serve a needed purpose for university students, as well as seasoned practitioners.”
- Robert Carl Schehr, Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice, Director of the Northern Arizona Justice Project, Northern Arizona University.
“Paul Ciolino is a renowned and sometimes reviled investigator who exposes the underbelly of the system's disgraceful treatment of the wrongfully convicted criminal defendant. In the Company of Giants is mandatory reading for every investigator who has an interest in justice and wants to do something about it. This is a stark examination that shows you how to fix the wrongful conviction case."
- Julius Buddy Bombet, Former President of Louisiana State Board of Private Investigators
“Paul Ciolino is not the private investigator that you see in a million series on television. He is the real deal and a lot more. Beneath a brilliant tough exterior is a tremendous heart, a feeling for people that he has the courage to help no matter how difficult or even dangerous the situations are. Having created Kojak, he is the real Kojak and more.”
- Abby Mann, Oscar & Emmy award-winning author of Judgment at Nuremburg, Indictment, The McMartin Trial, Kojak television series, & the made for television movie on Dr. Martin Luther King
“Some of his critics have called investigator Paul Ciolino's street tactics “like a bull in a china shop.” Those of us who have worked with him and respect his skill as a private investigator will tell you that there was a real killer hiding in that china shop and Paul found him. When innocent people are facing the executioner's axe, we need people like Paul who are willing to challenge a system gone haywire. His friends have been encouraging him for years to share his insights for righting the wrongs we see all too often. Thanks, Paul.”
- Don C. Johnson, CLI, Past President, Indiana Society of Professional Investigators and Editor, PI Magazine, the Journal of Professional Investigators.
“For those who care about injustice, and especially those who want to something about injustice, Paul Ciolino's In the Company of Giants is must reading. Defense lawyers, judges, prosecutors, private investigators, journalists, and students aspiring to careers in those fields will find the book at once instructive on a practical level and engrossing as a literary product.”
- Rob Warden, Executive Director, Center on Wrongful Convictions, Northwestern University School of Law
“Paul Ciolino is one of the nation's leaders in obtaining freedom for people who have been falsely convicted of murder-convictions which leave the actual, and dangerous, perpetrators on the street. This book explains his techniques for investigations.”
- Lawrence R. Velvel, Dean , Massachusetts School of Law
"Time and time again Paul Ciolino has used his brain, moxie and heart to free the innocent. His success in criminal defense work is unparalleled in the profession due to his unique combination of book and street smarts. Read and learn from one of the best in the business who always tells it like it is.”
- Steven L. Kirby, President, Edward R. Kirby & Associates, CII, CFE
“In the Company of Giants details a no-nonsense approach to criminal investigations that focuses on real consequences. A street-savvy, skillful investigator, Paul Ciolino is committed to righting wrongs, providing the reader with practical information about how the justice system works, and sometimes fails.”
- Eileen Halpin, Associate Director, The Criminal Justice Clinic, The John Marshall Law School
“Most private investigators get into this profession for the bucks but every once in a while, a man emerges from the profession that is fighting for a cause. When it comes to the wrongfully accused, that man is Paul Ciolino. This man is hard-nosed, street smart, controversial and VERY effective.”
- Ralph Thomas, author How to Find Anyone Anywhere, Professional's Guide to Physical Surveillance, The Countermeasure Cookbook, How To Investigate By Computer, Piracy Investigations for Private Investigators and Master Guide to Online Searching.
“I am the living example of why this book is so important. I was wrongfully convicted and I spent 16 years on Illinois Death Row for seven homicides I didn't commit. When I was released and pardoned in 2003 it was because of the tactics and strategies described herein. In the Company of Giants will hopefully save you or a loved one from a similar fate.”
- Madison Hobly, Chicago, Illinois