Ann Rule
Ann Rule | |
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Rule in 1980 | |
| Born | Ann Rae Stackhouse October 22, 1931 Lowell, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | July 26, 2015 (aged 83) Burien, Washington, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Subject | True crime |
| Notable works | The Stranger Beside Me Small Sacrifices |
| Children | 4, including Leslie Rule |
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Ann Rae Rule (née Stackhouse; October 22, 1931 – July 26, 2015) was an American author of true crime books and articles. She is best known for The Stranger Beside Me (1980), about the serial killer Ted Bundy, her co-worker and one-time friend, who was later revealed to be a murderer. Rule wrote over 30 true crime books, including Small Sacrifices, about Oregon child murderer Diane Downs. Many of Rule's books center on murder cases that occurred in the Pacific Northwest and her adopted home state of Washington.