Biography: Ann Rule
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Ann Rule was born in Michigan, where her interest in the criminal-justice system was sparked by vacations with her grandparents.
Her grandfather and an uncle were sheriffs; another uncle was the medical examiner; a cousin was the district attorney.
Two things fascinated her then—and now: What causes innocent children to grow into criminals? And how could crimes be solved with only a button, a shred of fabric, a drop of blood, a cigarette butt, or a fragment of a bullet?
Rule went west after high school, earning a bachelor's degree in creative writing from the University of Washington. After graduation, she became the youngest policewoman ever hired by the Seattle Police Department. Later, she was a caseworker for the Washington state Department of Public Assistance.
Since becoming a true-crime writer, Rule, who now lives outside Seattle, has tried to learn more about her subject. She attended King County Police Basic Homicide Investigation School with working recruits, and she earned 46 hours in Forensic Pathology (Medical Examiner’s Seminars) at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She attends law enforcement seminars on everything from how to search for bombs to dealing with street gangs and new ways to solve homicide, and she has sat through more than 100 trials.
For more than 25 years, she has worked full time as an author and lecturer. As a lecturer, she has addressed such prestigious groups as The FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, The American Academy of Forensic Psychiatrists, The National Academy of Medical Examiners, The National Association of Women Police, and The International Association of Polygraphers. As an author she has written 1,400 articles on crime and written 18 books, 16 of which were best sellers.
Several of Rule’s books have been made into television miniseries and won awards. CBS has just purchased her latest book, "And Every Breath You Take," for a series that will appear in 2002. She has been nominated three times for the Edgar Award for the best true-crime book of the year
When she is not writing or lecturing, Rule spends time with her five grown children and her many pets. She also collects police paraphernalia.
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Copyright 2009 CBS. All rights reserved. Her grandfather and an uncle were sheriffs; another uncle was the medical examiner; a cousin was the district attorney.
Two things fascinated her then—and now: What causes innocent children to grow into criminals? And how could crimes be solved with only a button, a shred of fabric, a drop of blood, a cigarette butt, or a fragment of a bullet?
Rule went west after high school, earning a bachelor's degree in creative writing from the University of Washington. After graduation, she became the youngest policewoman ever hired by the Seattle Police Department. Later, she was a caseworker for the Washington state Department of Public Assistance.
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Since becoming a true-crime writer, Rule, who now lives outside Seattle, has tried to learn more about her subject. She attended King County Police Basic Homicide Investigation School with working recruits, and she earned 46 hours in Forensic Pathology (Medical Examiner’s Seminars) at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She attends law enforcement seminars on everything from how to search for bombs to dealing with street gangs and new ways to solve homicide, and she has sat through more than 100 trials.
For more than 25 years, she has worked full time as an author and lecturer. As a lecturer, she has addressed such prestigious groups as The FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, The American Academy of Forensic Psychiatrists, The National Academy of Medical Examiners, The National Association of Women Police, and The International Association of Polygraphers. As an author she has written 1,400 articles on crime and written 18 books, 16 of which were best sellers.
Several of Rule’s books have been made into television miniseries and won awards. CBS has just purchased her latest book, "And Every Breath You Take," for a series that will appear in 2002. She has been nominated three times for the Edgar Award for the best true-crime book of the year
When she is not writing or lecturing, Rule spends time with her five grown children and her many pets. She also collects police paraphernalia.
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