Ted bundy biography book

1980 book by Ann Rule

This article is about a biographical book related to Ted Bundy. For the unrelated 1995 film, see The Stranger Beside Me (film).

For the Supergirl episode, see Stranger Beside Me.

The Stranger Beside Me is a 1980 autobiographical and biographical true crime book written by Ann Rule about serial killerTed Bundy, whom she knew personally before and after his arrest for a series of murders.^[1] Subsequent revisions of the book were published in 1986, 1989, 2000, 2008, and 2021.

Ted bundy biography book

Plot summary

Rule met Bundy in 1971 when he was a psychology student at the University of Washington and contemplating a career in law and politics. They worked together at a crisis center taking telephone calls from those at risk of suicide or facing other difficulties.^[2]

Rule, who was over a decade older than Bundy, developed a close friendship with him, sharing meals and conversations.

They fell out of contact in late 1973 after he