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Title: Who Killed Jonbenet Ramsey?: A Leading Forensic Expert Uncovers the Shocking Facts (Onyx True Crime, Je 871) by Cyril H. Wecht, Charles, Jr. Bosworth ISBN: 0-451-40871-3 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: July, 1998 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.21 (43 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Solid
Comment: There are many books on the Ramsey case. I chose Wecht's because of his solid work on the Kennedy assasination, his outstanding experience as a medical examiner, and his reputation for hard-nosed independence. On the whole, I was not disappointed, though the book does not work well as an introduction to the case. As could be expected, Wecht concentrates on his specialty - what JonBenet's autopsy reveals about the crime. His findings in this regard are very emphatic, and are underscored by a refusal to speculate about the case as a whole. Those readers looking for revealing scenarios will be disappointed; the book sticks closely to the facts without indicting anyone, though the no nonsense conclusion states that the crime was almost certainly a family affair. Neither does the author dwell on the notorious infighting inside Boulder city government, nor the contaminated crime scene itself. For a book that concentrates on physical facts, this latter seems a curious omission, since the surroundings in which the body awas found should reveal a lot about the crime itself. I suppose the scene was too disturbed by the father's movements and inept police procedure to provide the type of scientific cerainty Wecht prefers. Anyway, I think those surroundings deserved more discussion than they got. On the whole, Wecht's book is not the last word on this fascinating case and genuine tragedy, but neither can it be ignored.
I've been accused over the years of having a morbid streak because of the true crime books I read. It's probably true. Still, I'm old enough to remember when true crime was solely the subject of pulp magazines with formula writing, whose provocative covers I would sneak when my mother wasn't looking. But a curious thing has happened to crime coverage in the last thirty-five years (starting with In Cold Blood). It's become not only a respectable literary genre for those who care, but a real source of insight for readers in general. Murder is no longer just murder. A well-researched and well-written true crime book can provide rare glimpse into how lives are lived, how communities are run, and ultimately, into what we as a society value. For example, in the Ramsey case, we glimpse: the tacky world of beauty contests among little girls hardly old enough to walk, the private lives and dark psychology of a millionaire family, an ineptly run Boulder justice system failing in its primary duty, and a media that would probably pay this crime no mind were the parents of average income. In short, murder has become a type of sociology, made meaningful by people who are names, not just numbers. For writer and reader alike, a well-done crime book is like a knife cutting through a community : layers of day-to-day life are suddenly exposed that would otherwise remain hidden. Such unrehearsed revelations can provide real insight. Maybe morbid psychology got me started as a boy, but as an adult, I don't apologize to anyone for my true crime library.
Rating: 4
Summary: Extremely interestnig
Comment: I completely disagree with readers who've called this book "disappointing" and said that it shares "nothing new." Cyril Wecht's interpretation of the forensic report sheds light on motive, opportunity, and means. Charles Bosworth's writing is of a very high quality for true-crime books. The authors do an excellent job of providing the differing points of view in the case (police, DA's office, and the Ramsey family), but they don't shy away from educated speculation (which of course is what all of us who are so interested in the case are engaged in). I would recommend it to fellow Court TV junkies and those with an interest in true-crime stories.
Rating: 1
Summary: TERRIBLE!
Comment: This is a terrible, terrible book. Steve Thomas, the "detective" who wrote this book, makes an idiot out of himself as he grasp at straws to blame JonBenet's mother for her murder. Thomas has no experience solving murders, and he was nothing more than a drug cop prior to the Ramsey case. He is a disgrace to police everywhere.
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Title: Perfect Murder, Perfect Town : The Uncensored Story of the JonBenet Murder and the Grand Jury's Search for the Final Truth by Lawrence Schiller ISBN: 0061096962 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: JonBenet by Steve Thomas, Donald A Davis ISBN: 0312978618 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Jonbenet: The Police File by National Enquirer, Don Gentile, David Wright ISBN: 1932270035 Publisher: AMI Books Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Death of a Little Princess : The Tragic Story of the Murder of JonBenet Ramsey by Carlton Smith ISBN: 0312964331 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Presumed Guilty: An Investigation into the Jonbenet Ramsey Case, the Media, and the Culture of Pornography by Stephen Singular ISBN: 1893224007 Publisher: New Millenium Pr Pub. Date: July, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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