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Ann Rule Books and Their Screen Companions

Start with the question that brought you here. Want a longer investigation? Choose a book. Want to compare how a case was dramatized? Pair it with its screen treatment. These selections center on three U.S. cases and connect each choice to the complete case file. Older television titles may only have limited or used-disc availability; a listing here is not a promise of a current stream.

By Unforgotten Casebook · Updated September 19, 2026 · AI-assisted guide with linked sources

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Selections are based on the documented case connection, not personal product reviews. Streaming catalogs and prices can change. These stories involve violence, loss or abuse; see the case file for content notes.

01 · Oregon, United States

Small Sacrifices

Diane Downs — Full Case File →

Ann Rule’s account of the Diane Downs case is paired with the 1989 television adaptation. Both concern the Oregon shootings of Downs’s children.

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Small Sacrifices

Ann Rule

Rule’s detailed narrative of the investigation and prosecution, with space for a longer chronology than a screen treatment.

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Small Sacrifices (1989)

The television adaptation, with the understanding that performances and dialogue are part of a dramatization.

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Source: Publisher’s book description ↗

02 · Wilmington, Delaware

And Never Let Her Go

Anne Marie Fahey & Thomas Capano — Full Case File →

Ann Rule’s book and the television miniseries explore the disappearance and murder of Anne Marie Fahey and the case against Thomas Capano in Delaware.

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And Never Let Her Go

Ann Rule

A sustained narrative that follows Fahey’s life, the relationships around her and the investigation.

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And Never Let Her Go

A scripted screen account of the same case. The linked case file also gathers documentary television coverage.

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As You Explore: Distinguish the miniseries from factual programs about the trial. Similar titles and repeated case names can make them easy to confuse.

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03 · Oregon, United States

Dead by Sunset

Cheryl Keeton & Bradly Cunningham — Full Case File →

Ann Rule’s book examines the killing of Cheryl Keeton in Oregon. The television miniseries offers a dramatized treatment of the same case.

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Dead by Sunset

Ann Rule

Rule’s account of the relationships, investigation and trial, particularly if you want to follow the chronology at your own pace.

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Dead by Sunset

The 1995 miniseries. Older releases can differ in packaging and region compatibility.

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