her sexuality, that was a star of the show. it s explosion of flashbulbs. it s body heat. it s fatal attraction. pamela smart but she s a bewitching her murdering her husband. now, more than three decades later, another look at the frenzy. it was just crazy. the trial. i made a mistake. was killing a s been one of those mistakes? no. that s not at all who she is or was. and the case some say change the way americans witness justice. i don t know if enough will ever be enough for anybody in this case. hello and welcome to dateline. you ve heard about it. pamela smart lived it. a beautiful, young widow stepped from run into america s most quipping trial. the case had it all, sex, betrayal and murder. a very real drama that inspired a hollywood hit movie. now, you re about to hear the chilling story from the woman at the center of it all. here s andrea canning with deadly secrets. you were the big show in town? this story, people could
said god forgive, me i pull the trigger. decades later, another look at the frenzy. it was just crazy. the trial. i made a mistake. was killing your husband been one of those mistakes? no. that s not at all who she is or was. and the case some say change the way americans witness justice. i don t know if enough will ever be enough for anybody in this case. hello and welcome to dateline. you ve heard about it. pamela smart lived it. a beautiful, young widow step from her small new england town, into america s most quipping trial. the case had it all, sex, betrayal and murder. a very real drama that inspired a hollywood hit movie. now, you re about to hear the chilling story from the woman at the center of it all. here s andrea canning with deadly secrets. you were the big show in town? it was. i mean, this story. people couldn t get enough of it. when i look back at the footage, i look like a baby. i look so young, and i look so afraid. that s e
It was tvs first blockbuster trial. Scandalous and sensational. Her sexuality, that was a star of the show. Its explosion of flashbulbs. Its body heat. Its fatal attraction. Pamela smart but shes a bewitching her murdering her husband. I said god forgive me. Now, more than three decades later, another look at the frenzy. It was just crazy. The trial. I made a mistake. Was killing as been one of those mistakes . No. Thats not at all who she is or was. And the case some say change the way americans witness justice. I dont know if enough will ever be enough for anybody in this case. Hello and welcome to dateline. Youve heard about it. Pamela smart lived it. A beautiful, young widow stepped from run her small new england town into americas most quipping trial. The case had it all, sex, betrayal and murder. A very real drama that inspired a hollywood hit movie. Now, youre about to hear the chilling story from the woman at the center of it all. Here is deadly secrets. You were the big show i
because, i knew, if he killed my husband, i felt like it was my fault. whether i asked him to or not, it was still my fault, because if i never had this relationship, my husband would still be alive. pamela points out that a lot of was on the tapes is hard to hear. she also argues that the tapes may have been edited, and the transcripts given to the jury for deliberations were unreliable. all these years later, we found a secretary in the attorney generals office made the transcription. that would be like having my mother make the transcripts. do you understand why people hear those tapes and believe that you re guilty? i do. i do. i do. coming up the verdict. more than 30 years later, some are asking that same question. a lot of forward, progressive thinking governors are saying, this sentence is archaic.
with you because i m going to be with greg. still, it s hard to explain those tapes. i m afraid when they are gonna come in here and you re gonna be wired by the police and i m gonna be busted. pamela told us there s a story behind those tapes. her attorney says he warned her that cecilia might be wired, but pamela talk to her anyway. the police weren t giving me any information, i was completely cut off. she says almost tapes, she s acting, pretending to know more than she did, in order to pump sicilian for information. all i wanted to know was that this guy kill my husband. i couldn t even sleep, i had to know. did he really do this? because, i knew, if he killed my husband, i felt like it was my fault. whether i asked him to or not, it was still my fault, because if i never had this relationship, my husband would still be alive. pamela points out that a lot of was on the tapes is hard to hear. she also argues that the tapes