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spookypetrine · 2 years

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So ready to start reading this before class starts back in a few weeks #bookstagram #2022readinglist #annrule #i5killer #truecrime (at Lexington, Kentucky) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg3oACUO1u3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#bookstagram #2022readinglist #annrule #i5killer #truecrime

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here4th3cooki3s · 10 months

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I recently (re)read “Small Sacrifices” by Ann Rule. One of the things that struck me as “omg… this was written in the 1980s by a boomer” was the obsession about “Hungry Like a Wolf” by Duran Duran. I get the song is about sex but saying this song helps to explain why Diane Smalls is guilty is Wild to me as someone who listened to this song on the Top40 radio. And now 40 years later it is on the easy listening station. It smacks of satanic panic.

Ms. Smalls is totally guilty. The evidence says it. But liking this song which is “new wave” is not a reason.

#orginal work #true crime AnnRule

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beingthewriter · 1 year

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Sleeping with Danger

How is Tumblr with postings that don't have a theme?

I watched this movie recently on #amazonprime and it was actually really good! It is based on a true story written by #AnnRule. I think Elisabeth Rohm and Antonio Cupo did a fantastic job. It's thrilling but kind of dark.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12032112/

#what im watching #tv movies #lifetime movies #movie recommendation

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awesomebeasy · 5 years

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“Whenever he was outside a cell, Ted wore handcuffs, chains, and a bulky orthopedic brace from his left foot to thigh, a brace that made him walk with a pronounced limp. When a reporter asked him at one hearing why he wore the brace, he grinned and said ‘I have a problem with my leg - I run too fast.’”

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“There was so much that jury in Miami never heard. They knew nothing about all the dead and missing girls in Washington, nothing about the three dead girls in Utah, nothing about the five dead and missing girls in Colorado, nothing of the Pensacola fantasy tapes; presumably they did not know that the man before them was felt by many to be the most prolific mass killer in America.”

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This was one crazy book (I mean jesus how lucky/cursed was the author - holy shit); started it after seeing a coworker with it and read the back blurb. I didn’t really know all that much about Bundy before, but omg he escaped prison (not once but TWICE?!) and knew enough about the law to dodge a death sentence for almost a decade through appeal after appeal (he even went as far as the Supreme Court which upheld the conviction 7-2), victims families were asked if they wished to delay the execution further incase he could possibly tell them where any unfound remains were, to a person they declined. When he finally did face the electric chair, the TVA granted/sold the state of Florida 10 more megawatts of power and the Florida governor asked citizens to reduce their electronic use for a 5min period the morning of to see if they could squeeze an extra 5 megawatts into the chair... #bookstagram #librarybook #whatiread #tedbundy #truecrime #thestrangerbesideme #annrule #serialkiller #washingtonstate #colorado #utah #florida

#bookstagram #librarybooks #librarybook #theodore robert bundy #ted bundy #whatiread #thestrangerbesideme #truecrime #florida #utah #colorado #washington #annrule

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bonnettsbooks · 5 years

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It's almost 50 years since the murder of Sharon Tate. Films like "The Haunting of Sharon Tate", "Charlie Says", Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in ... Hollywood", and "Tate" each touch the subject in different ways. Continuing the vein of #truecrime magazines from a couple of days ago, this DVD, "America's Serial Killers: Portraits in Evil" arrived recently. Also available is "Helter Skelter" and other books by Vincent Bugliosi, plus Ann Rule, & more. #SharonTate #VincentBugliosi #AnnRule #HelterSkelter #CharlesManson (at Bonnett's Book Store) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0U3d5ZjoyB/?igshid=12hffic4m4dzg

#truecrime #sharontate #vincentbugliosi #annrule #helterskelter #charlesmanson

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littleshrimpcat · 5 years

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The Stranger Beside Me - Anne Rule

My hands are shaking.

It’s 10:30 at night, I have a book in front of me and I am alone at home. It’s half read, but I think I’m done. Actually, who am I kidding? I will finish this book. It speaks of things that every woman has feared and hoped to avoid. It’s the bogeyman young girls were raised to fear. Except, this bogeyman was real, and he had a name: Ted Bundy.

The book I’m referring to is The Stranger Beside Me – an autobiographical true crime book by Ann Rule. What makes it so different? Well, Ann Rule knew Ted Bundy. They were friends and colleagues who worked side by side at Suicide crisis centre, often handling calls together. Rule was witness to Ted Bundy’s charm, insecurities, drive and empathy. Could this man have really killed and raped more than 30 women (the number could be closer to 100)? It’s the kind of insight that true crime writers would kill for (ugh, obvious pun problem) and one that essentially tore Ann Rule apart.

This conflict is central to the book and makes for an interesting read. As a reader today, we know Ted Bundy did terrible things. The brutal nature of the murders, the sheer audacity of them had me shaken. And yet, Rule is so persuasive in her belief of his goodness (despite growing doubts) that she (and by extension Bundy) almost convince you to hope that it isn’t him. That a smart, handsome and ambitious man, with his eye on a legal / political career, who charmed numerous women wouldn’t be capable of what he was accused of. And yet, it is a startling realisation that the man next to her was more stranger, than friend.

(A few of Ted Bundy’s victims)

The book is a train wreck – bloody and brutal and you can’t look away. Ann chronicles the day each girl was murdered - who they were, what they looked like (Bundy had a very specific type) and what her mental or emotional state was. These small stories add up in your mind, painting a picture of a very specific type of woman that Bundy was raping and killing again and again and again. It also gives insight into a killer who preyed on the kindness of women and exploited his famously good-looking face. Bundy would often be seen on campus or at a park, bronzed and attractive, either wearing a crutch or with a cast on his foot. He would approach his victims, armed with a charming smile and a request – could they help him carry his briefcase? Would they help by stowing away a sailboat? Each time the woman complied she was never to be seen again.

His attacks varied from the carefully thought out like Donna Manson, Susan Rancourt or Roberta Kathleen Parks to the impulsive, like Carol DaRonch (who escaped by jumping out of his car). He posed as a police officer, wore a fake moustache and had an odd chameleon-like quality which helped him elude capture for many years.

Each murder was sickening and terrifying to read. As Bundy delivered his blows with an iron crowbar, broke into homes to abduct and rape women and lured them away from crowded parks where families were sunning, he stole any sort of reassurance from my mind. There are no safe spaces. A locked door, a busy street, a crowded hotel – none of them foiled him. As the manhunt for him grew larger and more intense, his crimes became even more brazen.

Take for instance, the murder of Georgeann Hawkins, a UW student who vanished while walking down an alley. It was a walk of a few minutes – between her boyfriend’s fraternity house and hers. So close together, you’d never imagine that you’d be in danger for those few minutes. Where was Ted? In a dark shadow in the alley? Hiding in the bushes? In a matter of seconds, Georgeann Hawkins went missing and was never seen again.

What about the first murders mentioned in the books? Where young women were killed or seriously injured and raped in their basement rooms. Ted Bundy took away so many spaces that we consider ours - even our cosiest, smallest sanctuaries. I left the light on in my room, blinking myself awake every few hours to see if anyone was there.

I’m only halfway through the book - it’s 1975, and Bundy is in prison. Rationally, he’s locked behind bars (and he was later executed in 1989) and yet I am still scared. Because Ted Bundy is just one of many. He existed before he was born, and he continues to live on after he died. He is bigger than his legend and far more common than people assume. And that scares me no end. I still have about 200 pages to read, but the Stranger Beside Me has shattered any fragile sense of safety I had as a woman living alone in a city. Like I said, I am scared and the lights in my room will stay on for a while.

#books #tedbundy #thestrangerbesideme #true crime #annrule

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goku20193 · 2 years

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#IfYouReallyLovedMe #AnnRule #TrueCrimeBooks #TrueCrime #TrueCrimeStories #DavidArnoldBrown #CinnamonBrown #LindaBrown #PattiBailey #OrangeCountyCalifornia #OceanBreezeDrive https://www.instagram.com/p/CYxy3VtLEEtICAE1rP8ly9ldPTNM9uaFz02lu00/?utm_medium=tumblr

#ifyoureallylovedme #annrule #truecrimebooks #truecrime #truecrimestories #davidarnoldbrown #cinnamonbrown #lindabrown #pattibailey #orangecountycalifornia #oceanbreezedrive

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fredhandbag · 3 years

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Do you read True Crime? Do you have any connections to well-known cases? A couple of the cases in Mindhunter happened here in Columbia right before we moved here. I talked to the sister of the victim several times. (She came in my store a lot) Todd Kohlhepp was a killer in the SC Upstate (where my son and his family lived) and is now incarcerated at the prison near my wife’s office. A book I’m surprised l don’t see at all here is Fatal Vision by Joe McGinniss. It’s the story of Dr. Jeffery McDonald who was convicted of killing his family while stationed at Ft Bragg in Fayetteville, NC. He blamed it on hippies. I worked with a retired MP who had been at Bragg and had some interesting comments about the case. It was also made into a TV movie you can watch on YouTube. What’s your odd connection to a case? What’s your favorite true crime book? #truecrime #mindhunter #thekilleracrossthetable #illbegoneinthedark #fatalvision #thestrangerbesideme #annrule #columbine #midnightinthegardenofgoodandevil #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #bookhoarder #bookworm #sodacityreads #bookish #bookreview #hardcover #novel #bookaddict #bookcover #bookhaul #bibliophile #goodreads #homelibrary #fiction (at Irmo, South Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CM7WB9nrnyI/?igshid=1f62na1wruhn6

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tablo-my-whistle · 4 years

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review: As you’ve seen before in my other post, I’m SUPER into true crime so for me NOT to have read the classic Ann Rule book, The Stranger Beside Me, is a tragedy. My Favorite Murder (the podcast) talks a lot about this book also and it made me want to read it even more. . . . This was a quick audiobook that took me about two hours to finish while I cleaned my closet. It was really weird getting the perspective about Ted Bundy and his murders through the eyes of someone who was his friend. . . . When she talked about how she still talked to him when he was in jail or had lunch with him after he got out of jail, it blows my mind that she would still interact with a psychopath. Then, she tells her story of how she thought Ted Bundy was innocent and didn’t think he could ever do these crimes. That just goes to show how nice and charismatic Ted was and how he was able to get away with these murders for so long. #thestrangerbesideme #annrule #october #tbr #read #audiobook #bookreview #truecrime #bookstagram #booklover #bibliophile #reading #bookworm #bookcommunity #books #ilovebooks #booksarelife #novel #booksofinstagram #instabook https://www.instagram.com/p/CGsoygfA6DG/?igshid=1jf7087abqkf9

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maldocoxoxo · 4 years

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Super indico este livro!! #fiqueemcasa #annrule #darksidebooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CAIqRcTHVsjmSk7KaU00rQ4_Xo_dQTSVAmwM2o0/?igshid=iv9mvxkb5cr1

#fiqueemcasa #annrule #darksidebooks

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bellethebookworm · 4 years

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Ghosts Among Us by Leslie Rule

A friend of mine let me borrow this book it feels like eons ago. She has an obsession with anything horror related and therefore she was instantly drawn to this book. I was hesitant. I believe in the paranormal (sorry, not sorry) and was not sure if I could physically read this book and think about my own experiences.

All that being said I was PLEASANTLY surprised that I could not put it down. I started this book with the intentions of finishing a different one first and this would be the pick up and read when I had nothing better to do but again, I could NOT put this down. I liked that Leslie Rule added in her own writings in between those that are stories from other people.

For my first read of 2020, I think this was the best! I can't wait to eventually read more from her and possibly look into books by her mother, Ann Rule as well.

4/5 STARS!

#GhostsAmongUs #LeslieRule #AnnRule #Bookworm #Bellethebookworm #GoodReads #BookReview #Bookgeek

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phoenixwritings · 4 years

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The perfect night in. #truecrime #annrule #murderino #reading #writersofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B4qmXrrgKLv/?igshid=1dx6ypm6liu3i

#truecrime #annrule #murderino #reading #writersofinstagram

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gasstationb · 5 years

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“As I write these recollections of women who survived, I hope my readers are taking careful note of why they did. They screamed. They fought. They slammed doors in a stranger's face. They ran. They doubted glib stories. They spotted flaws in those stories. They were lucky enough to have someone step up and protect them.” ― Ann Rule, who was born October 22, 1935 #gsbauthorquotes #gsbquotesannrule . . . . . . . . . . #gasstationburrito #bookstagram #bookquotes #quotes #writerquotes #authorquotes #writerquotes #goodquote #quoteslover #goodquotes #bookaholic #booknerds #quoteme #quotestoremember #onthisday #literaryhistory #october22 #annrule #crimewriters #truecrime #truecrimewriter #violence #howtosavealife #saveyourself #staysexydontgetmurdered #fuckpoliteness #followyourinstinct https://www.instagram.com/p/B38Pj-fhlAv/?igshid=1g3vnwjxjq41l

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marquesvickers · 5 years

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Murder Residence of Turid Bentley, Gig Harbor, Washington. #turidbentley, #gigharbor , #killing, #murder, #identitytheft, #mystery, #annrule, #shooting, #homicide, #murdersuicide https://www.instagram.com/p/B3P8m4nH5Di/?igshid=1nqdhuj4hbyjb

#turidbentley #gigharbor #killing #murder #identitytheft #mystery #annrule #shooting #homicide #murdersuicide

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francescasfiber · 7 years

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Got these two at the used bookstore around the corner from me. I can't wait to read The Want Ad Killer again! #truecrime #annrule #elizabethsmart

#elizabethsmart #truecrime #annrule

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shevyblue-blog · 5 years

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After graduating with my criminal justice degree, I was obsessed with John Douglas, the FBI profiler. I read the stories of the serial killers and sociopaths that the early profilers caught. . After a year of reading on that for a year, I needed a break. That’s when I found #AnnRule books. She recounts the information, such that you feel like you’re inside the story. . I’m sad she’s gone and the books will stop. I still enjoy them 25 years after finding them. #reading #kindle #kindlefire #truestories #crime #serialkillers #sociopath https://www.instagram.com/p/BvHK6H9FO2z/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=s25791duik27

#annrule #reading #kindle #kindlefire #truestories #crime #serialkillers #sociopath

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