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Pamela Smart: An American Murder Mystery

Pamela Smart: An American Murder Mystery

122018•1h 0m•6.3/10
CrimeDocumentary

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6.3/10(9)

Sex, lies and a tale too twisted to be real surround the murder of Gregg Smart. Who Killed Him? And why? On May 1, 1990, 22-year-old teacher Pamela Smart finds her husband Gregg dead on the floor of their southern New Hampshire condo, leaving the town of Derry stunned. Scouring the region for clues, police shift their attention to Gregg's grieving widow, Pamela Smart, who has been making curious television appearances publicizing her plight. When investigators discover Pamela has been having a sordid affair with high school student, Billy Flynn, a complicated web of lies and deceit unravel, revealing one of the most scandalous crimes of the century. Now, leading true crime network Investigation Discovery (ID) delves into the case in Pamela Smart: An American Murder Mystery. From the tawdry affair, to teenage assassins, to the explosive nationally televised trial, this case transfixed the entire nation as Pamela Smart emerged as the original Black Widow.

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Production

Investigation Discovery

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

August 19, 2018

Last Aired

August 20, 2018

Networks

Investigation Discovery

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
A Death in Derry
Air date: 2018-08-19
24-year-old Gregg Smart is found brutally murdered inside the entrance to his condo; investigators arrest three local teens who have a connection to the victim's wife, Pam, and begin suspecting her of orchestrating her husband's murder.
E2
An Affair to Die For
Air date: 2018-08-19
The investigation reveals that Pam Smart slept with her husband's triggerman, 15-year-old Billy Flynn; salacious details emerge in the first broadcast gavel-to-gavel murder trial in America.
E3
Black Widow
Air date: 2018-08-20
As the trial continues, the prosecution plays secret audio recordings of Pam Smart that shock the courtroom; Pam takes the stand in a desperate bid to prove that Billy acted on his own motivations -- and killed Gregg in a lust-filled rage.

Cast

Jeff Klinger

Narrator (voice)

Pamela Smart

Self (archive footage)

Diane Dimond

Self - Crime Journalist

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