Defending the Devil
| Author | Polly Nelson |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Ted Bundy trial; capital punishment |
| Genre | nonfiction |
| Published | 1994 |
| Publisher | William Morrow & Company |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 336 |
| ISBN | |
| OCLC | 28722570 |
| LC Class | KF224.B86 N45 |
Defending the Devil: My Story as Ted Bundy's Last Lawyer is a 1994 nonfiction book and autobiographical account of the experience, written by lawyer Polly Nelson and published by William Morrow & Company.
Nelson served as serial killer Ted Bundy's final lawyer before his execution in 1989. The book describes her attempts to spare Bundy from the death penalty, and gives her impressions of him as a person.
Nelson sued novelist John Grisham in 1995, alleging his book The Chamber had striking similarities to her work. After Grisham prevailed in a lower court ruling in 1996, the case was dismissed on appeal in 1997.
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