Ann Rule, the former co-worker and friend of serial killer Ted Bundy who went on to become a prolific true crime writer, has died. Several of her books were turned into TV movies, and she was a ...

The two adult sons of true-crime writer Ann Rule were charged last week with theft for allegedly bilking their ailing mother out of more than $100,000, though investigators are still digging into ...

Prolific author Ann Rule has written some of true crime’s best-selling classics, including Ted Bundy tome The Stranger Beside Me, inspired by her friendship with Bundy long before his serial-killing ...

From the premier writer of true crime comes A Fever in the Heart and Other True Cases, the third volume in Ann Rule's Crime Files series. Here, she collects four cases that ""subconsciously or ...

True-crime writer Ann Rule, whose claim to fame includes a profile she penned on serial killer and pal Ted Bundy, once described one of America’s most notorious criminals as “almost the perfect man.” ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. Ann Rule, the queen of true crime, has an unforgettable origin story. While volunteering at a suicide ...