A forgotten crime. A silenced defense. A story finally told.

John Pizarro is a lifelong New Jersey resident, retired judicial administrator, and amateur historian whose writing explores the intersections of history, justice, and the human experience. He retired after a distinguished 39-year career with the New Jersey Judiciary, where he served as Chief of Probation, gaining firsthand insight into the ways law, institutions, and individual lives intersect. Earlier, he served in the United States Coast Guard, an experience that further shaped his lifelong commitment to public service.

A graduate of Rowan University, Pizarro also holds a master's degree from Fordham University. His enduring fascination with New Jersey's rich and often overlooked past inspired Hagar, Young Ben and the Sheriff, a historical novel based on a little-known seventeenth-century colonial court case. Through extensive research into colonial records and early New Jersey history, he sought to illuminate voices too often absent from the historical record and to explore enduring questions of justice, inequality, and historical memory.

His first book, Carmine Filippone: Not Bad for the Son of an Immigrant, reflects his longstanding interest in preserving overlooked personal and historical narratives. A passionate student of history, Pizarro continues to research and write about overlooked stories from the past. He lives in New Jersey, where he enjoys spending time with family and following football.