Death of a Little Princess: The Tragic Story of the Murder of Jonbenet Ramsey

Carlton Smith

Macmillan, Sep 15, 1997 - Biography & Autobiography - 291 pages

A Fairy Tale Beginning

Six-year-old beauty JonBenet Ramsey was a dream child--smart, talented and blessed. Her mother, a former Miss America contestant, had entered her in every child beauty pageant possible. Wearing lipstick, heavy makeup, and provocative costumes that cost thousands of dollars, with her hair bleached and teased, JonBenet flirtatiously paraded down runways, exuding a sophistication beyond her years.

A Nightmare Ending

But that dazzling future of crows and titles was brutally cut short the day after Christmas when her mother discovered a random note on the stairs of their luxurious Boulder, Colorado home. Hours later JonBenet's distraught father, millionaire businessman John Ramsey, found his beloved daughter's lifeless body, gagged and strangled in a windowless room in the basement of their million-dollar mansion.

An Unspeakable Crime

As detectives worked to uncover what happened Christmas night in the darkened mansion, the nation grieved for the innocent little girl whose life was cruelly snuffed out.

Contents

• CHRISTMAS 1996: 1
• THE GOOD SHIP LOLLIPOP: 11
• PATSY: 20
• JOHN: 24
• BOULDER: 32
• PROBLEMS AND QUESTIONS: 39
• A KILLER ON THE LOOSE?: 48
• NO COMMENT: 60
• A HORRIBLE NIGHTMARE: 68
• EVIDENCE: 73
• HALF FULL: 80
• MORE LEAKS: 86
• MEDIA MADNESS: 91
• OVER THE LINE: 102
• DOUGLAS: 112
• THE PHOTO CAPER: 119
• BEAUTY AND THE BEASTS: 129
• ABUSE BY LEAK: 140
• NO AUTOPSY: 147
• HOLLYWOOD GUY: 154
• WRESTLING WITH RESSLER: 162
• INFORMATION CHAOS: 167
• THE LAW OF INJECTION: 173
• MORE MUD: 181
• THE LETTER: 186
• PAGEANT ABUSE: 196
• KOBY: 203
• AN ASSESSMENT: 213
• MORE BRICK WALLS: 226
• DAVID AND GOLIATH: 234
• THE AUTOPSY: 244
• HUNTER: 251
• ELIMINATIONS: 257
• SUSPECTS: 264
• MUDDLING TO THE MIDDLE: 275
• GOING PUBLIC: 279
• DEAD IN THE WATER: 285
• BETRAYAL: 289

About the author

"New York Times" bestselling true-crime writer Carlton Smith delves deep into the shadowy events surrounding the mysterious murder and uncovers fascinating details of the high-level investigation to bring her killer to justice.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Death of a Little Princess: The Tragic Story of the Murder of Jonbenet Ramsey; St. Martin's true crime library; True crime
• Author: Carlton Smith
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Macmillan, 1997
• ISBN: 0312964331, 9780312964337
• Length: 291 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General; Social Science / Criminology; Social Science / Women's Studies; True Crime / Murder / General