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
that he moved with her to tallahassee, where pamela was a sophomore in communications at florida state. we used to go a lot to the beach and travel. we went to concerts a lot. i was working as a disc jockey at the time. she had been in a couple of my classes, and she was walking and had a bon jovi t-shirt on. reporter: that is when amy newman met pamela and greg. what did you say to her? do you like bon jovi? she s like i love bon jovi. my boyfriend looks like bon jovi. gregg wasn t taking classes. and she would have index cards. she would have everything prepared. she taught me how to study. how was pamela around gregg? what did he bring out of her? even though he was shy, they were just very sweet and kind