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Pame (pronounced "Pam") Smart was convicted of capital murder, largely as a result of the testimony of her accomplices, and sentenced to life without parole for her role as the primary conspirator. She was accused of seducing a 15-year-old teenage boy, William Flynn, and threatening to leave him unless he killed her husband. Flynn did so with the help of three friends on May 1, 1990. Pame met Flynn when she worked as the media teacher at Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, New Hampshire.
To this day, Smart proclaims her innocence at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women in New York State. Her attorney, Albert Johnson of Boston, Massachusetts is handling her current case before a federal appeals court. He handled other high profile cases including Patricia Hearst's.
Pame's trial was widely watched and was likened to a " media circus" one of the first of its kind and prior to the O. J. Simpson trial. The trial spawned a television movie starring Helen Hunt, and inspired the film To Die For starring Nicole KidmanNicole Mary Kidman (born June 20, 1967) is a famous American and Australian actress and singer. Biography Kidman was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She lived in the United States until she was four, when her family moved to Australia. Her father, Tony Kidman,.
The case was also the subject of several best selling true crimeTrue crime is a genre of non-fiction detailing crimes. Many such books or articles feature high-profile, sensationalistic crimes as serial killers, the O. Simpson case, and the Pamela Smart murder, while others are devoted to more obscure events. books including "Teach Me To Kill" and "Deadly Lessons." In 1996, she was victimized by two female prison guards.
Pamela Smart graduated from the Florida State UniversityFlorida State University is a public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, known for its programs in fine arts, education, public administration & policy, information studies, international affairs, music, criminology, and nursing. Its president is prior to the murder and has completed two masters degrees since her incarceration.