Dennis Shere is the author

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 of two books. In August, 2005, he wrote Cain's Redemption, a book about the Louisiana State Penitentiary

Louisiana State Penitentiary

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 at Angola. In November, 2010, he wrote "The Last Meal -- Defending an Accused Mass Murderer," (TitleTown Publishing, Green Bay), the story of the murder of seven fast food workers, and the arrest and conviction of one of the two young men charged with the crime. "The Last Meal" is written from the perspective of the defense attorneys who represented Juan Luna, who is now serving a life sentence in an Illinois prison. Shere was one of a team of attorneys who presented Luna in the case.

A native of Cleveland, OH, Shere graduated from Ohio University

Ohio University

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 in the early 1960s with bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism. He has served as publisher of the Dayton Daily News

Dayton Daily News

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 in Dayton, OH, and as general manager of Moody Bible Institute

Moody Bible Institute

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's media operations in Chicago

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, IL.

In 2000, Shere chose to pursue a lifelong dream of attending law school. He graduated from the DePaul University

DePaul University

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 College of Law in Chicago and passed the Illinois bar in the fall of 2003. He formerly served as an assistant public defender in Kane County, IL.