What is the name of the book written by Ann Rule about the May 1983 murder of Diane Down's daughter?
Ann Rule Ann Rae Rule (née Stackhouse; October 22, 1931 – July 26, 2015) was an American true crime author of "The Stranger Beside Me", about serial killer, and Rule's co-worker, Ted Bundy. Rule was also known for her book "Small Sacrifices", about Oregon child murderer Diane Downs. Many of Rule's books center on murder cases that occurred in the Pacific Northwest and her adopted home state of Washington.
The Girl Next Door (Ketchum novel) The Girl Next Door is a crime novel written by author Jack Ketchum in 1989. It is about two teen girls who are left in the care of their aunt, and the systematic and escalating abuse both of them and one sister in particular suffer at the hands of their aunt and her children. It is loosely based on the true story of the murder of Sylvia Likens in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1965. In 2007 it was made into a feature film, "The Girl Next Door.