Ann Stackhouse

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Ann Stackhouse Wiki Biography

Born Ann Rae Stackhouse on the 22nd October 1931, in Lowell, Michigan USA, she was a writer best known to the world for the books “The Stranger Beside Me” (1980), “Small Sacrifices” (1987), “Bitter Harvest” among many others, all of which celebrated her as a writer in the true crime genre, and also increased her net worth. Her writing career was active from 1969 until her death in July 2015.

Have you ever wondered how rich Ann Rule was, at the time of her death? According to sources it was estimated that Ann Rule`s net worth was as high as $10 million, an amount she owed to her writing talents, as she published 35 books, all of which added to her net worth.

Ann was a daughter of Chester R. Stackhouse who worked as a sports coach, and his wife Sophie Marie Hansen, who worked as a teacher focused on children with learning disabilities. During her teens, Ann spent summers at her grandparents, working as a volunteer in county jail, which certainly inspired her to start writing about crime, and serial killers.

Ann went to Coatesville High School in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and after she matriculated enrolled at Highline Community College in Des Montes, earning an associate degree. After that, she enrolled at the University of Washington, where she studied criminology, creative writing and psychology, which further encouraged her to start her writing career.

Before she became a successful writer, Ann worked as law enforcement officer for the Seattle Police Department. Also, she was a volunteer on the suicide crisis hotline based in Seattle, where she met Ted Bundy, who would later turn out to be a notorious serial killer, and the subject of her book “Stranger Beside Me”. Prior to the release of her first book, Ann wrote for True Detective magazine, but used the pseudonym Andy Stack.

After her first book and her initial success, Ann decided to pursue further her writing career, and by the end of the 1980s had released four more books, “The Lust Killer” (1983), “The Want-Ad Killer” (1983), “The I-5 Killer”, which subject is Randall Woodfield, and “Small Sacrifices” (1987), all of which increased further her net worth, as they became as popular as her first book.

In the 1990s, Ann started a series of books called Crime Files, with the first volume released in 1993 “A Rose for Her Grave and Other True Cases”. She published 16 volumes, with the last one being “Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors and Other True Cases” in 2012. Apart from that series, in the 1990s, she also published “Bitter Harvest” (1997), and “And Never Let Her Go” (1999).

Ann never stopped writing, and published “Every Breath You Take” (2001), “Green River, Running Red” (2004), “Too Late To say Goodbye” (2007), “In the Still of the Night” (2010), “Practice to Deceive” (2013), and her last creation “Lying in Wait” (2014), eventually almost 40 books in total, all of which added steadily to her net worth.

Regarding her personal life, Ann was married to Bill Rule, but the couple divorced in 1972. Ann had four children, one of whom is Leslie Rule, who is also an author. She passed away in July 2015 following a heart attack, in Burien, Washington State USA.Ann suffered a heart attack, and died in hospital day after she was sent to hospice care.

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Ann Stackhouse Quick Info

Full Name Ann Rule
Net Worth $10 Million
Date Of Birth October 22, 1931
Died 2015-07-26
Place Of Birth Lowell, Michigan, U.S.
Profession Writer, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew
Education University of Washington, Coatesville Area High School
Nationality American
Spouse Bill Rule
Children Leslie Rule,Andrew Rule,Michael Rule,Laura Harris
Parents Sophie Hansen Stackhouse,Chester R. Stackhouse
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0750008/
Awards Anthony Award for Best True Crime
Nominations Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime
Movies The Hunt for the I-5 Killer, Too Late to Say Goodbye, Ann Rule Presents: The Stranger Beside Me, And Never Let Her Go, Small Sacrifices, Every Breath You Take

Ann Stackhouse Important Facts

  • Was an intern student of the Oregon State Training School for Girls.
  • Was a Seattle Policewoman until her supervisors found out about her extreme nearsightedness.
  • She wrote her first book under the name Andy Stack for fear that a woman writing about crime would not be a success.
  • She took courses in crime scene investigation, police administration, crime scene photography and arrest, as well as search and seizure while studying for two years at Highline Community College.
  • She is the daughter of Chester R. and Sophie Hansen Stackhouse. Her father was a football/basketball/track coach and her mother was a teacher of the developmentally disabled.
  • She is active in support groups for victims of violent crimes and their families, in the Y.W.C.A.’s program to help battered and abused women, and in Childhelp and Childhaven, support groups for children.
  • She is a certified instructor in ‘many states’ on subjects such as: Serial Murder, Sadistic Sociopaths, Women Who Kill, and High Profile Offenders.
  • She graduated from Coatesville High School.
  • Obtained her BA from the University of Washington in Creative Writing, with minors in psychology, criminology and penology.
  • Her first book contract was to write about a serial killer known only as ‘Ted’. She later found that her very good friend, whose name was Ted Bundy, was in fact the ‘Ted’ she was contracted to write about.
  • Ann’s grandmother used to prepare meals for prisoners. One prisoner was a ‘sweet’ lady who taught Ann to crochet. Ann wondered why this woman could possibly be going on trial for murder. Ann says this is what lead her to the ‘whys’ of criminal behavior.
  • Ann comes from a family loaded with crime fighters. Her grandfather and uncle were Michigan sheriffs. Her cousin was a prosecuting attorney, and another uncle was a medical examiner.

Ann Stackhouse Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Hunt for the I-5 Killer 2011 TV Movie book “The I-5 Killer” Writer
Everything She Ever Wanted 2009 TV Mini-Series book – 2 episodes Writer
Too Late to Say Goodbye 2009 TV Movie novel Writer
Every Breath You Take 2003 TV Movie novel Writer
Ann Rule Presents: The Stranger Beside Me 2003 TV Movie novel Writer
And Never Let Her Go 2001 TV Movie book Writer
Dead by Sunset 1995 TV Mini-Series book – 2 episodes Writer
Small Sacrifices 1989 TV Movie book Writer
And Never Let Her Go 2001 TV Movie executive producer Producer
Dead by Sunset 1995 TV Mini-Series executive producer – 2 episodes Producer
The Investigators 2002 TV Series documentary footage – 1 episode Miscellaneous
Biography 1995 TV Series documentary additional material – 1 episode Miscellaneous
Twisted 2011 TV Series documentary with thanks to – 1 episode Thanks
The Investigators 2002 TV Series documentary special thanks – 1 episode Thanks
The Perfect Murder 2014 TV Series Herself – Author, ‘If You Really Loved Me’ Self
48 Hours 2001-2012 TV Series documentary Herself – True Crime Author / Herself Self
Twisted 2011 TV Series documentary Herself – Author, ‘Green River, Running Red’ Self
Born to Kill? 2010 TV Series documentary Herself – Author, ‘The Stranger Beside Me’ Self
Conversations with a Serial Killer 2008 TV Series documentary Herself – True Crime Author Self
THS Investigates: Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer 2005 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
Biography 1995 TV Series documentary Herself Self
The Oprah Winfrey Show 1988 TV Series Herself Self