When I first heard that John Henry Browne was writing a book about his life, and in particular his association with Ted Bundy, I knew it was a book I would order as soon as it was available. I anticipated it would be a very good book and I was not disappointed. Whatever one thinks of Browne's political beliefs or his thinking on progressive issues, The Devil's Defender is an enjoyable and very informative read. I must also say that I found it extremely interesting as he delved into what Ted Bundy told him about the murders, including Bundy's confession of an alleged murder of a boy when Ted was just a boy himself. Is such an allegation true? Perhaps not. But what matters here is that (according to Browne) Bundy confessed it, and as such, the author was right to add it to the book. 
 
 
 
 Now, there are a couple of things I'd like to address: 
 
 
 
 When Browne speaks of his life and those things he experienced while dealing with Bundy, he's telling the reader what he absolutely knows to be true, and as such, it all appears to be flawless. However, there are some egregious (and avoidable) errors that have crept into the book that should be corrected for future editions. While I will not name them all, I will give two examples that should especially stand out to readers who are familiar with the Bundy case: In at least three places Browne states that Bundy was arrested in Lake City, Florida (where he killed his last victim, 12 year-old Kim Leach), when of course, Bundy escaped Lake City unmolested by authorities, only to be arrested in Pensacola, Florida days later. Also, he states in at least two places that when Bundy was abducting Carol DaRonch from the Fashion Place Mall in Murray, Utah (Bundy was posing as a police officer), that Ted used the name officer "Rosebud" when in fact, Bundy was calling himself officer Roseland. And it's these types of mistakes (and as I said above, there are others) that needlessly hinder the book. 
 
 
 
 All in all, however, we can all be thankful that Browne has written about his interactions with America's most infamous serial killer, as it certainly adds to the overall picture of his crimes. 

 Seattle attorney John Henry Browne says he’ll hire Colton Harris-Moore, the infamous ‘Barefoot Bandit,’ to work part time in his law office 
 
 The former fugitive who became known to the world as the “Barefoot Bandit” is about to be released from prison and will take a part-time job with the Seattle attorney who represented him in court. 
 
 John Henry Browne, a high-profile attorney whose clients have also included serial killer Ted Bundy, confirmed Wednesday that Colton Harris-Moore, 25, will do clerical work and answer telephones in his Pioneer Square offices after he’s released from prison to a halfway house. 
 
 “He’ll be looking for full-time work and will eventually be going to school,” Browne said. 
 
 According to Browne’s recently published autobiography, “The Devil’s Defender,” the attorney said he took Harris-Moore’s defense for $1 paid by Harris-Moore’s mother. 
 
 Browne negotiated a plea agreement that sent Harris-Moore to prison for six and a half years, but has resolved dozens of federal and state charges pending against him since his escape from a juvenile halfway house in 2008. 
 
 By the time he was arrested in 2010 after a boat chase in the Bahamas, Harris-Moore was something of a folk hero, with a huge following on social media and articles of his exploits in major national publications. 
 
 Browne also helped Harris-Moore work out a movie deal that resulted in a Hollywood studio coming up with more than $1 million to pay restitution that Harris-Moore owed for wrecking cars, crash-landing three stolen airplanes and dozens of thefts and burglaries. Harris-Moore has received no money from the deal, Browne said Wednesday. 
 
 Browne said the job offer was part of a deal he had made with Harris-Moore years ago. 
 
 Harris-Moore’s formal release date from Stafford Creek Correctional Center in Aberdeen is Jan. 17, according to the state Department of Corrections. Browne said he was being moved to a halfway house as early as this week. 
 
 According to court records, Harris-Moore turned to crime as a child out of hunger and neglect from his alcoholic and abusive mother. Pamela Kohler, of Camano Island, died of cancer earlier this year even as Harris-Moore, from prison, desperately tried to raise money to have her cryogenically frozen with the hope she could be cured of cancer later. 
 
 Browne said the death was hard on Harris-Moore, but “in some ways I think it was a relief and has freed him.” 
 
 Harris-Moore was first jailed as a 17-year-old, and was serving time for burglary at a juvenile halfway house when he escaped in 2008. For the next two years, he evaded capture while committing a string of break-ins and thefts, often leaving a telltale sketched bare footprint at the scene as a signature. 
 
 During much of that time, the gangly youth hid out in the forests of Orcas Island in the San Juans and squatted in the attic of a plane hangar at the island’s airport. Eventually, he flew a stolen plane from Indiana to the Bahamas, where he was captured. 
 
 The internet made Harris-Moore a cult hero, and at one time he had nearly 50,000 followers on his Facebook page, where he would occasionally leave a post written on a stolen laptop. 
 
 He eluded a massive manhunt, and police warned that he was dangerous. Among his crimes were the thefts and interstate transportation of at least two stolen handguns, and police say he took an assault rifle from a police car. 
 
 Harris-Moore said he taught himself how to fly using flight manuals and a computer flight simulator, according to court documents. 
 
 While he was able to get the three planes off the ground and pilot them, sometimes in bad weather, he had a tougher time with the landings: Harris-Moore crashed all three, acknowledging in defense documents that he nearly died in a September 2009 crash of a stolen Cessna that went down near Granite Falls in Snohomish County. 
 
 At his sentencing, Harris-Moore told U.S. District Judge Richard Jones his dream of flying was the only thing that saved him from the nightmare of his childhood. 
 
 Browne, the attorney, said Harris-Moore has been befriended by a Boeing engineer and wants to be an aeronautical engineer. 
 
 Browne says he’s been repeatedly impressed by Harris-Moore’s desire to improve himself. 
 
 “Indeed, Colton, one of my favorite clients today, truly is a triumph,” Browne wrote in his book. 

 SEATTLE - Colton Harris-Moore could be released from prison any day now, and when he is, he'll have a job. 
 
 
 
 Harris-Moore, who earned his nickname of "Barefoot Bandit" because he left his footprints at the scenes of his crimes, many on Camano Island, is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence handed down in 2012 when he was 19. But his defense attorney, John Henry Browne, says Harris-Moore has served enough time that he could be set free from prison into work release at any time. 
 
 "They don't tell you in advance," Browne told KOMO News. "They just come to your cell and say pack your things, you are out of here." 
 
 The storied Seattle lawyer confirms that he offered, "with mixed-emotions" at first, the chance for the teen-turned-young-man an opportunity to intern in his law office. 
 
 "He's matured a lot," Browne says of Harris-Moore, adding his client is being mentored by a "fantastic" Boeing engineer. 
 
 After committing several crimes across northern Washington, Harris-Moore somehow, without any training, stole and piloted aircraft across the country. He crashed one outside of Granite Falls, and walked away, evading capture for some time after that. Eventually he stole cars to drive across country, committing similar theft-type crimes along the way, until he stole another plane in Indiana and flew to the Bahamas. There, he was arrested after a wild boat chase. 
 
 Harris-Moore's story is that of a broken childhood. In and out of trouble, diagnosed with several psychiatric disorders, he made his break for freedom while serving a 3 year sentence in a halfway house in south King County- punishment for stealing a camcorder. From there, the teen lived in the wild. A few sightings here and there, and those footprints the only signs of the Barefoot Bandit. 
 
 His fixation with airplanes, and lack of formal training was a recipe for disaster. Browne calls him, "A walking miracle." 
 
 In what Browne called the, "plea bargain of a lifetime," Moore at 19 was sentenced to more than 7 years in prison in a deal that consolidated most of the some 100 charges against him. 
 
 And when he gets out of jail, he has a place to live, and a job. 
 
 "He's ahead of the game than most released," Browne said. 
 
 That knock on Moore's cell door could come at any time, Browne says, and the Barefoot Bandit will begin the next phase of his life. 

 Story highlights It is unclear on what date he will be released, his attorney says 
 
 Once he is out of state prison, Colton Harris-Moore has job with his lawyer's firm 
 
 (CNN) The man known as the "Barefoot Bandit," who gained a large Facebook following and snagged a movie deal after a fugitive crime spree across nine states and three countries, is about to be released from state prison, his attorney said Wednesday. 
 
 Colton Harris-Moore became infamous when he spent two years robbing homes and stealing boats, cars and planes, often while wearing no shoes. 
 
 He was captured in 2010 after crashing a stolen plane in the Bahamas and then trying to escape in a stolen boat. 
 
 Seattle attorney John Henry Browne said he doesn't have the exact date his client will be released from the Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Washington state, but told CNN he will give Harris-Moore a clerical job at his law firm. 
 
 Browne told the Seattle Times that Harris-Moore will work part-time and live at a halfway house. 
 
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– The "Barefoot Bandit" will be released to a halfway house and a work release program soon, possibly as early as this week; his formal release date from prison is Jan. 17. And Colton Harris-Moore, 25, already has a job lined up. His lawyer, John Henry Browne, says Harris-Moore will "be looking for full-time work and will eventually be going to school," but in the meantime, he'll have a part-time job doing clerical work and answering phones at Browne's Seattle office, the Seattle Times reports. Browne says Harris-Moore would ultimately like to be an aeronautical engineer and is being mentored by a Boeing engineer. "He's matured a lot," Browne, who says he had "mixed emotions" upon first offering Harris-Moore a job, tells KOMO. Harris-Moore also has a place to live, and is more "ahead of the game than most released," Browne adds. Browne took on Harris-Moore's defense for just $1, and has said Harris-Moore's drive to improve himself is impressive: "Indeed, Colton, one of my favorite clients today, truly is a triumph," Browne wrote in his recently published autobiography. Harris-Moore became "something of a folk hero," the Times notes; he was a hungry and neglected child when he first turned to a life of crime and was first sent to jail for burglary at age 17. He escaped from a halfway house in 2008 and eluded authorities while committing break-ins and thefts for two years, even stealing boats, cars, and planes. His nickname comes from the sketch of bare footprints he'd leave behind as a signature (and the fact that he was often barefoot while committing his crimes, CNN notes). He was caught in the Bahamas after he flew a stolen plane there. A movie deal will help Harris-Moore repay his victims. (Click for more of the Barefoot Bandit's fascinating story.)