Ann Rule – American writer of the late 20th–early 21st century, hailed as the “queen of true crime.” Author of The Stranger Beside Me and Small Sacrifices, she combined investigative precision with compelling storytelling. Her works revealed both the psychology of killers and the resilience of victims, reshaping the true crime genre.
🔪 Worked side by side with serial killer Ted Bundy at a crisis hotline. 📖 Her book about Bundy became a true crime classic. 📰 Began as a police reporter. 🕵️♀️ Her stories made reality feel more chilling than fiction. 📚 Wrote over 30 books in her lifetime. 🏆 Many of her works inspired TV movies and documentaries. 👩👧👦 Raised four children alongside her career. 💡 Emphasized victims’ lives, not just the killers’. 🖋 Known for empathy and respect in a sensational genre. 🌍 Brought true crime into the mainstream in America. 😄 Once joked that every news bulletin looked to her like a new book idea.