Jon Benet's Mother: The Tragedy and The Truth! [Paperback]

Linda Edison McLean (Author), Linda McLean (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 133 pages
• Publisher: McClain Printing Company; illustrated edition edition (August 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870125966
• ISBN-13: 978-0870125966
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,769,900 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Book - Bad Effect, June 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Jon Benet's Mother: The Tragedy and The Truth! (Paperback)

This book should never have been written. I believe the Ramseys are innocent of the murder of little JonBenét, however, when reading this book, my suspicion began to grow. Linda McLean tries to present Patsy as a perfect woman, who did everything well, who only had friends, etc.. But nobody is perfect. Patsy like anyone has her bad times. Linda Mc Lean tries to make us believe that Patsy was perfect 24/7.. It doesnt work. It actually works the other way around ! If this book was aimed at changing people's point of view on the case, making them see that Patsy Ramsey is not evil... then, try again.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A book based on love and friendship, not on facts, by fermed, March 21, 1999

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Fernando Melendez "fermed" (San Diego, California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jon Benet's Mother: The Tragedy and The Truth! (Paperback)

Written as a 'cri de coeur,' a work of love and friendship towards the Ramseys, the book is careful to avoid any isue that would taint the image of the Ramseys as a perfect couple: perfect lovers, perfect friends, perfect parents, perfect citizens. There is an irony in painting such a picture: the book contains the classic information that is offered in court after a person has been convicted of a crime: relatives, ministers, fellow workers, and whoever is willing to utter a favorable remembrance of the convict is brought before the court to try to mitigate the severity of whatever sentence is about to be passed.

This short book is packed with pictures (I counted 69) of the Ramseys at home and at play. It contains dozens of letters and snippets by those who love the family: some were quite moving; but there are no new iterpretations of the facts, and certainly no new facts pertaining to the murder of JonBenét. The book is not about the murder, but rather about what fine people the Ramseys are.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars For non-thinkers only!, May 22, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Jon Benet's Mother: The Tragedy and The Truth! (Paperback)

OK, we read about the perfect mother but have you ever considered how many criminals were true 'angels' before the were arrested for their hideous crimes? Too many indeed.
As far as I am concerned, Patsy Ramsey has to be judged based on the facts and not her life-style before the 25th December 1996, and the facts are that she may not killed her daughter, but surely covers up the killer..