- 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.
- She wrote her first book under the name Andy Stack for fear that a woman writing about crime would not be a success.
- Was a Seattle policewoman until her supervisors found out about her extreme nearsightedness.
- 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.
- Obtained her BA from the University of Washington in Creative Writing, with minors in psychology, criminology and penology.
- She is a certified instructor in 'many states' on subjects such as: Serial Murder, Sadistic Sociopaths, Women Who Kill, and High Profile Offenders.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- She graduated from Coatesville High School.
- 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.
- Was an intern student of the Oregon State Training School for Girls.
- Worked with The Lords of Flatbush director Martin Davidson, and was then hired to write a screenplay for a movie that never came to fruition. Ironically, as a friend of Ted Bundy, she was in L.A. doing all this around the time Bundy escaped to Florida, where he killed three females, including a 12-year-old girl.
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