Ann Rae Rule was an American author of true crime books and articles.
15 Facts About Ann Rule
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Ann Rule is best known for The Stranger Beside Me, about the serial killer Ted Bundy, her co-worker and one-time friend, who was later revealed to be a murderer.
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Ann Rule Rae Stackhouse was born on October 22,1931, in Lowell, Michigan.
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Ann Rule was one of two children of Sophie Marie and Chester R Stackhouse.
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Ann Rule's mother was a teacher, specializing in developmentally disabled children, and her father was a football and track and field coach.
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Ann Rule spent summers with her grandparents doing volunteer work at the local jail.
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Ann Rule graduated from Coatesville High School in Chester County, Pennsylvania and later earned an associate degree from Highline Community College in Des Moines, Washington.
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Ann Rule attended the University of Washington, studying creative writing, criminology and psychology.
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In 2003, Ann Rule was portrayed by Barbara Hershey in the movie version of the book.
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In February 2014, a judge dismissed Ann Rule's claims, finding that there were no false or defamatory statements about her in the article.
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Ann Rule appealed the judgment, and on June 22,2015, the Washington state Court of Appeals vacated the earlier judgment against Ann Rule and remanded the case to trial.
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Ann Rule lived in Normandy Park, Washington and had four children, including author Leslie Ann Rule.
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Ann Rule was married to Bill Rule, from whom she was divorced in 1972.
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Ann Rule's death followed an emergency-room visit because of a heart attack.
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Ann Rule had been moved to hospice care the day before her death.