11. Concluding comments
	We firmly believe that what you have read, which is based on evidence presented in court, proves John did not kill Mrs. Bolshaw. At the very least it demonstrates more than reasonable doubt. On that basis John should have been acquitted. The criminal justice system, in allowing such a miscarriage of justice, is guilty of a gross abuse against the rights of a number of human beings. The criminal justice system is ours. It belongs to the people. But John and I, along with our nearest and dearest, have been betrayed by the system and we are victims of the very society in which we live. Someone killed Cynthia Bolshaw, but convicting the wrong person does not give her or her family justice. In looking at the evidence, there is no factual justification for John being found guilty of murder. The aim of the Crown Prosecution Service was to persuade the jury that John was an evil, cold and calculating man, and without the advancement of DNA technology he would have literally got away with murder. In order to do this, we believe they embarked on a cold and calculating journey of their own, using an emotional and biased presentation aimed at getting John convicted, rather than a calm examination of all the facts which would have led to his acquittal. What is more, their case against John was totally flawed, and was based on nothing more than circumstantial evidence and speculation. Why did the judge, a highly paid public servant, introduce a theory that was inconsistent with the evidence in his summing up? Why did the single judge who looked at the appeal papers also fail to understand what we, ordinary members of the public can see so clearly, that the conviction is totally unsafe. What is more important in our society… getting a conviction or looking for the truth? Unfortunately we now believe that the criminal justice system is more concerned with the former rather than the latter. My husband is innocent and should not be in prison. Please, do whatever you can to help us achieve justice. Susan Hogan-Taft