Natalee Holloway: A Case That Captivated The Nation

A Decades Long Study

As was the case with the Natalee Holloway story, many people benefited off of the disappearance and death of JonBenét Ramsey. In 1997, Carlton Smith wrote Death of a little princess: the tragic story of the murder of JonBenét Ramsey. This was followed by a book about Patsy Ramsey, JonBenét’s mother, written by Linda Edison McLean with a forward by Patsy herself.This book was titled JonBenét’s mother: the tragedy and the truth.

Many books and television specials would come out over the next two decades. JonBenét’s parents, John and Patsy Ramsey, published The death of innocence: JonBenét’s parents tell their story.