In the Still of the Night
Ann Rule
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1998 · Washington, United States
Ronda Reynolds
The story behind In the Still of the Night
Former Washington state trooper Ronda Reynolds was found shot in her home in 1998. Authorities initially treated her death as suicide, but her mother challenged that conclusion and pressed for further investigation. Conflicting evidence and later proceedings made the manner of death a prolonged public controversy rather than a straightforward, resolved murder case.
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When1998
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Reynolds Murder Update – Truth, Justice, and All-American Allergen-Free Apple Pie
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In the Still of the Night
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48 Hours — Mystery on Twin Peaks Drive (2012)
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The First Degree — Ronda Thompson Reynolds, Part 1 (Episode 302)
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True Crime Brewery
Who Killed Ronda Reynolds?
Podcast coverage of the Ronda Reynolds case. Released December 18, 2023. About 87 minutes.
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Mystery on Twin Peaks Drive
Podcast coverage of the Ronda Reynolds case. Released December 14, 2023. About 40 minutes.
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Murdered Or Not? : Ronda Reynolds
Podcast coverage of the Ronda Reynolds case. Released May 13, 2026. About 52 minutes.
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Ronda Reynolds
Podcast coverage of the Ronda Reynolds case. Released January 27, 2023. About 39 minutes.
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Ronda Reynolds
Podcast coverage of the Ronda Reynolds case. Released May 20, 2021. About 52 minutes.
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Episode 67: Suicide…or Murder? The Mysterious Death of Ronda Reynolds Part 1
Podcast coverage of the Ronda Reynolds case. Released July 20, 2022. About 50 minutes.
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Episode 68: Suicide…or Murder? The Mysterious Death of Ronda Reynolds Part 2
Podcast coverage of the Ronda Reynolds case. Released July 27, 2022. About 52 minutes.
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The Killer Marriage Counselor: The Case of Ronda Reynolds
Podcast coverage of the Ronda Reynolds case. Released June 29, 2022. About 34 minutes.
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The Killer Marriage Counsellor: The Case of Ronda Reynolds
Podcast coverage of the Ronda Reynolds case. Released June 29, 2022. About 34 minutes.
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Episode 303: Ronda Thompson Reynolds, Part 2
Podcast coverage of the Ronda Reynolds case. Released June 12, 2024. About 36 minutes.
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Podcast coverage of the Ronda Reynolds case. Released July 7, 2018. About 59 minutes.
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In the Still of the Night — Audiobook
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In the Still of the Night by Ann Rule
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The News Tribune · 2011-10-28 · Page A2
Coroner reissues warrants after Reynolds inquest
A report examines the inquest into Ronda Reynolds's death and the dispute over whether a juror had consulted Ann Rule's book.
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Internet Archive · Library record · 2010
In the still of the night : the strange death of Ronda Reynolds and her mother's unceasing quest for the truth
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CBS This Morning : WUSA : April 19, 2012 7:00am-9:00am EDT
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Thompson v. Wilson — inquest litigation and fees
A civil appellate decision in Barbara Thompson’s challenge concerning the investigation of Ronda Reynolds’s death, including litigation expenses.
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- Washington Court of Appeals
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- February 28, 2012
- Case / citation
- 40283-1
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Thompson v. Wilson — coroner-review decision
A Washington appellate decision on judicial review of the coroner’s determination in the Ronda Reynolds case.
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- Washington Court of Appeals
- Document date
- January 23, 2008
- Case / citation
- 36277-5-II
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Killer Instinct Podcast
Murdered Or Not? : The Ronda Reynolds Case I Killer Instinct
Video from Killer Instinct Podcast covering the Ronda Reynolds case. Length: 47:13.
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Who Killed Ronda Reynolds?
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Cheney woman's death subject of Rule's latest thriller
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