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Defending the DevilPolly Nelson
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Defending the Devil

336 pagesFirst published 19941 edition
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As a brand-new lawyer, Polly Nelson was offered serial-killer Ted Bundy's case as a pro bono project for her prestigious Washington, DC law firm just weeks before he was scheduled to be executed. Defending the Devil is a unique and candid look at the Bundy case and at Nelson's three-year personal battle to balance her duties as a lawyer, her compassion for human life, and the inhuman crimes her client had committed. Through the obstacles and setbacks faced by Nelson there was Ted Bundy himself. While his crimes show the extremely violent side of his personality, there were many other sides…

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionW. Morrow19943369780688108236
BiographyCapital punishmentLawyersTrials (Murder)Trials, litigationLawyers, united statesTrials, united states