Photo of Pam and Aunt Royal, Montecito, 1969

Gary Triano was violently killed on Nov 1^st 1996 when a pipe bomb exploded inside his Lincoln town car. He had just finished a round of golf at the La Paloma Country Club anticipating his 53^rd birthday celebration when he slid behind the wheel. His body was blown to pieces by this remotely detonated bomb.

This is a true-life story of beauty, manipulation and murder.

Former Aspenite,  Pamela Phillips Triano is accused of paying Ronald Young, one of her lovers, to execute her x-husband.  Ronald Young was captured, tried and found guilty of first-degree murder in 2009. He is now serving two life sentences.

Featured on America’s Most Wanted. Pamela evaded capture for many years. This tale of international intrigue took a twist when Pamela was apprehended in Vienna by Interpol on a unrelated criminal offense in Lichtenstein. During her booking in Vienna Interpol discovered that her name was red flagged by the FBI.  She was ultimately extradited to the Pima County Jail in Tucson, Arizona on July 3, 2010.

With this story, Royal Phillips, aunt of Pamela Phillips Triano is telling all. Royal was a former columnist for the Montecito Journal and has been writing since 1948.  This book is a saga of a wealthy, eccentric family seen through the close relationship between aunt and niece. Documented through diaries, correspondence, and family photographs. Royal unfolds this story of true crime.