Sasha continued, "Everyone thought, Come on, figure this out… Only in hindsight, from this perspective now, I see that no one was really fully there for her in that way. That proved to be further isolating for her, compounding her fear and anger, but her anger was healthy given the situation."We independently selected these deals and products because we love them, and we think you might like them at these prices. E! has affiliate relationships, so we may get a commission if you purchase something through our links. Items are sold by the retailer, not E!.Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy Hardcover by Elizabeth BellerFor more stories about Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's life, get a copy of the .$26.99$29.99AmazonFree TrialAudibleFree TrialKindle(Originally published May 21, 2024, at 7 a.m. PT)About UsSubscribeContact UsFAQCareersClosed CaptioningWatch Full EpisodesSitemapE! International TV ChannelsCustomer SupportPeople's ChoicePeople's Choice FAQEarn Gift Cards For FeedbackAdvertise With UsLicensing & Reuse of Contentsubmit a news tipYour source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and celebrity gossip. Check out the hottest fashion, photos, movies and TV shows!Your Privacy Choices© 2025 E! Entertainment Television, LLC A Division of NBCUniversal. All rights reserved., Carolyn Jeanne Bessette-Kennedy (née Bessette; January 7, 1966 – July 16, 1999) was an American fashion publicist.She worked for Calvin Klein until her 1996 marriage to attorney and publisher John F. Kennedy Jr. Her life and fashion sense became the subjects of intense media scrutiny afterwards. The couple, along with her older sister Lauren, died in a plane crash off the coast of Martha's , How Carolyn Bessette really felt about her marriage to John F. Kennedy Jr. before they died 25 years ago in a plane crash on July 16, 1999..