Ugly Duckling: A True Life Story of Beauty, Manipulation and Murder

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

Gary Triano, of Tucson, was violently killed on his birthday, Nov 1, 1996, when a

pipe bomb exploded inside his rented Lincoln town car. His body was blown to

pieces by this remotely detonated bomb.



Former Aspenite, Pamela Phillips Triano, is accused of paying Ronald

Young, one of her lovers, to execute her ex-husband. Ronald Young was

captured, tried and found guilty of first-degree murder in 2009.

Featured on America’s Most Wanted and Dateline NBC, Pamela continued to evade

imprisonment.



This tale of international intrigue took a twist when Pamela was

apprehended in Vienna by Interpol on an unrelated criminal offense in

Lichtenstein. During her booking, 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 written account, 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. Documented through diaries, correspondence,

and family photographs, Royal reveals a truthful portion of their wealthy, eccentric

family who stimulated Pam’s hungers.