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
Talking to the media. while reporters work the story, police continued working the case. and then, came a break. it happened at a high school where pamela worked. kids there were spreading a wild story. if they had not told people, i m not sure how this would ve turned out. because i do not think the police had that much. some teenage boys at the school were telling people that they killed greg smart. and use one of their fathers guns to do it. a neighborhood kid heard them talking, he repeated the story to the father. who located his gun, and then made a tough decision. ended up bringing it to the police department saying, this man may have been involved in a murder. turned out it was the gun that may have killed greg. shortly after that, three local highschoolers were arrested for the murder. bill spencer made the bee line for pamela smarts house. she looks frantic and
And use one of their fathers guns to do it. a neighborhood kid heard them talking, he repeated the story to the father. who located his gun, and then made a tough decision. ended up bringing it to the police department saying, this man may have been involved in a murder. turned out it was the gun that may have killed greg. shortly after that, three local highschoolers were arrested for the murder. bill spencer made the bee line for pamela smarts house. she looks frantic and incredibly emotional. and i m like, this is great news! they just made an arrest! the case is wrapping up. and she said, no i can t talk bill, i m too upset! two devastated! it was the first time he had seen her like that. it did not make sense. but it turns out, pamela smart knew the kids under arrest.