A NOTE: Kathy says she heals when she tells her story. Thank you to the following media outlets for shining a light on her story and letting a victim speak for herself. Thank you for supporting victims’ voices!
2024
4/22: Kathy told NBC-2’s (Fort Meyers) Sean Martinelli how she recovered from the attack by envisioning a tranquil tropical island.
4/17: Kathy spoke with Max & Ali in the Morning (102.3 KIIS Network) in Adelaide, Australia.
3/19: Kathy appeared on "La W Radio" with Julio Sanchez Cristo on W Radio.
3/10: Kathy appeared on the podcast Zone 7 with Sheryl McCullom. Sheriff Ken Katsaris — who helped bring Bundy to justice for the Chi Omega attacks — joined the discussion.
3/3: BBC Mundo shared Kathy’s story on their Spanish-language website.
2/27: Kathy told Anna Moore with The Guardian how she decided Bundy’s attack would not ruin her life.
2/20: Kathy told her inspiring story to Jo Fidgen (producer June Christie) on BBC Radio’s “Outlook.”
2/16: Both Kathy and I spoke with Leigh Egan at Crime Online on why the Bundy legend is wrong and needs to be corrected.
1/26: Madison Smith of The Baldwin Bulletin covered Kathy’s presentation at the Georgia Writers Museum where she spoke about surviving Bundy on the 46th anniversary of the attack.
1/25: Ian Tocher of The Eatonton Messenger attended Kathy’s presentation at the Georgia Writers Museum and described the audience as “quiet and rapt in attention” as she spoke about surviving Bundy on the 46th anniversary of the attack.
1/24: On the 35th anniversary of Ted Bundy’s execution, Kathy tells Mara Montalbano with Inside Edition why she chose not to attend the execution and instead focused on honoring the dozens of women and girls who Bundy killed.
1/24: What is a good thing to say to a trauma survivor? Kathy gave advice for a USA Today piece I contributed.
1/19: Rick Millians with The Union-Recorder described how Kathy spoke to a “rapt large crowd” at the Georgia Writers Museum.
1/12 and 1/13: Kathy spoke at The Georgia Writers Museum for two special nights. This event was hosted by Crime&Wine and ticket sales helped support the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute. This event was so popular the organizers had to move it to a bigger location!
1/10: Kathy appeared on Good Day Atlanta and spoke to Paul Millikin about her upcoming event at The Georgia Writer’s Museum. The story was also featured on Yahoo! News and AOL News.
1/10: Kathy was featured in the Australian publication, That’s Life!
1/5: A Light in the Dark was picked as the July selection for the Morbidly Curious Book Club!!
2023
11/24: Sam Corbishley of Metro in London interviewed both Kathy and me for a web piece that includes video soundbites.
11/19: Stefan Adika had both Kathy and me on Coffee Talk. (Note: He interviewed Kathy twice. He finds the most amazing photos and videos to play in the background.)
11/6: Sandra Dallas of The Denver Post reviewed and recommended A Light in the Dark!
10/26: Publishers Weekly reviewed and recommended A Light in the Dark!!!!!
10/23: Law&Crime Networks’ Angenette Levy interviewed Kathy about A Light in the Dark and why she wanted Bundy victims to have a voice.
10/14: Good Housekeeping magazine ran an excerpt from A Light in the Dark on their web site!
10/13: Lauren Conlin spoke to Kathy for Grunge about recovery and inspiring others who are going through their own dark times.
10/8: Kathy was a guest on Chris McDonough’s The Interview Room. She was joined by an elite group of FBI profilers, forensic psychologists, and cold case experts.
10/6: Kathy enjoyed a radio tour with IHEARTMEDIA and spoke to morning shows across the country including Johnny Dare (Kansas City) and The Carney Show (St. Louis).
10/4: Sylvia Jefferies and David Campbell of Today Extra on Channel 9 in Australia interviewed both Kathy and I about A Light in the Dark.
10/4: Natalie Bomke and Anthony Ponce of Fox-32 Chicago interviewed Kathy about A Light in the Dark.
10/4: Christine Pelisek wrote a feature about Kathy and A Light in the Dark for People Magazine!!!
10/3: What was it like to research Bundy’s many victims for A Light in the Dark? I discussed the psychological toll in a Discover Magazine story about emotional overload.
9/26: Nate Easton with East Idaho News spoke to Kathy about A Light in the Dark at CrimeCon.
9/26: Audrey Conklin wrote about Kathy and A Light in the Dark for FoxNews.com. The story also went on the front page of Yahoo News!
9/15: Booklist called A Light in the Dark a “beautifully told portrait of courage” and gave our book a starred review!!!
9/6: Foreword Reviews called A Light in the Dark “an inspiring addition to the true crime space.”
9/22: Kathy Kleiner Rubin opened Crime Con 2023 Orlando.
2022:
Publisher’s Weekly Book Deal Announcement! A Light in the Dark: Surviving More than Ted Bundy by Kathy Kleiner Rubin and Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi was acquired by Kara Rota at Chicago Review Press.