opera. unfortunately it was my life and wasn t a soap opera for me. it was tv s first blockbuster trial. scandalous and sensational. her sexuality was the star of the pam smart show. the explosion of flashbulbs. it s body heat, it s fatal attraction. pamela smart accused of bewitching a teenage student into murdering her husband. i pulled the trigger. another look at the frenzy. it was just crazy. the trial. i made a mistake. was killing your husband one of those mistakes? no. it s not at all who she was or is. the case some say changed the way americans witnessed justice. i don t know enough will ever be enough for anyone in this case. pamela smart liv. the beautiful, young widow stepped hello and welcome to dateline. you ve heard about it. pamela part lived it. the beautiful young widow from her small town into america s most gripping trial. a very real drama that inspired a hollywood hit movie. now you re about to hear the chilling story from th
of cozy. by the time graduation rolled around, pamela and gregg were engaged. they went home to new hampshire, got married. gregg cut his hair and got a job with his dad selling insurance. pamela, who dreamed of being a tv reporter, got a media job with a local school district. you kind of had it all together at 20, 21 years old? yeah, i was trying. i thought i was doing all right. amy imagined a big future for pamela. i knew that she was going to do great things. and i told her that the next time i saw her, i knew she was going to be famous, and i would see her on tv. and in fact a few days after the murder, pamela smart was on tv being interviewed by reporter bill spencer. she was wearing a beautiful vibrant blue dress. hair was all made up. makeup was perfect. she looked gorgeous. police watched pamela on television with unease.