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EspañolPAMELA SMART
'Pamela Ann Smart' (née 'Wojas') (born August 16, 1967), is serving a life sentence for accomplice to first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and witness tampering in New Hampshire. Smart was convicted for conspiring with her 16-year-old lover and his three friends to kill her 24-year-old husband, Gregory Smart, in Derry, New Hampshire.
She was convicted in March 1991, largely as a result of the testimony of her conspirators and secretly-taped conversations with them. Smart could have been charged with capital murder, but the prosecution decided against it. She was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The sentence has been criticized in the media since the actual killers received far more lenient sentences.
Smart was accused of seducing 15-year-old William "Billy" Flynn and threatening to leave him unless he killed her husband. Flynn did so with the help of three friends on May 1, 1990. Smart met Flynn at "Project Self-Esteem" at Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, New Hampshire, where Smart and Flynn were both volunteers. Smart was employed as a media services coordinator at Winnacunnet, and Flynn was a sophomore.
Smart, to this date, proclaims her innocence at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women in New York State where she is serving a life sentence. Smart was transferred to Bedford Hills, a maximum security facility, from the New Hampshire State Prison for Women in Goffstown in 1993. She has recently claimed indirect responsibility for her husband's murder by admitting that if she had not had an affair with Flynn, Flynn would not have committed the crime.
In 1996, she was severely beaten by two other inmates, resulting in a metal plate being placed in the left side of her face. In 2003, pictures of her scantily clad were published in the National Enquirer and she was subsequently placed in solitary confinement. She sued claiming this amounted to unfair treatment. Her lawsuit was dismissed.[1] In 2006, she sued officials of Bedford Hills, claiming sexual harassment, and also sexual assault by a guard, who she also claimed coerced her into posing for the suggestive pictures published of her in 2003.[2]
Albert Johnson, Smart's attorney from Boston, Massachusetts, is nationally known for his high-profile clients, such as Patty Hearst and F. Lee Bailey. In April 2004, the First U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a 2002 ruling by a federal judge who rejected her federal habeas petition. Previous to her federal appeal, Smart had exhausted all judicial appeals at the state level. In July 2005, the New Hampshire Executive Council unanimously denied a pardon request for "any conditions the governor may seek to impose."
Smart's trial was widely watched and was likened to a "media circus." The trial spawned a television movie starring Helen Hunt and Chad Allen and inspired the Joyce Maynard novel ''To Die For'', which was adapted into a ''To Die For'' starring Nicole Kidman. The case was also the subject of several best-selling true crime books, including ''Teach Me To Kill'' and ''Deadly Lessons''.
Smart went to high school at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, where she was a cheerleader. She went to college at Florida State University and graduated with honors with a communications degree. In prison, Smart has completed two masters degrees, in literature and legal studies.
★ Official website
★ Pam Smart links from the website of the Lane Memorial Library
★ The Crime Library
1. http://www.wcsh6.com/news/regional/article.aspx?storyid=39287 Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Brought by Pamela Smart
2. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11325793/ Inmate Pam Smart Sues Jail and Guard for Sexual Assault.
She was convicted in March 1991, largely as a result of the testimony of her conspirators and secretly-taped conversations with them. Smart could have been charged with capital murder, but the prosecution decided against it. She was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The sentence has been criticized in the media since the actual killers received far more lenient sentences.
Smart was accused of seducing 15-year-old William "Billy" Flynn and threatening to leave him unless he killed her husband. Flynn did so with the help of three friends on May 1, 1990. Smart met Flynn at "Project Self-Esteem" at Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, New Hampshire, where Smart and Flynn were both volunteers. Smart was employed as a media services coordinator at Winnacunnet, and Flynn was a sophomore.
Smart, to this date, proclaims her innocence at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women in New York State where she is serving a life sentence. Smart was transferred to Bedford Hills, a maximum security facility, from the New Hampshire State Prison for Women in Goffstown in 1993. She has recently claimed indirect responsibility for her husband's murder by admitting that if she had not had an affair with Flynn, Flynn would not have committed the crime.
In 1996, she was severely beaten by two other inmates, resulting in a metal plate being placed in the left side of her face. In 2003, pictures of her scantily clad were published in the National Enquirer and she was subsequently placed in solitary confinement. She sued claiming this amounted to unfair treatment. Her lawsuit was dismissed.[1] In 2006, she sued officials of Bedford Hills, claiming sexual harassment, and also sexual assault by a guard, who she also claimed coerced her into posing for the suggestive pictures published of her in 2003.[2]
Albert Johnson, Smart's attorney from Boston, Massachusetts, is nationally known for his high-profile clients, such as Patty Hearst and F. Lee Bailey. In April 2004, the First U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a 2002 ruling by a federal judge who rejected her federal habeas petition. Previous to her federal appeal, Smart had exhausted all judicial appeals at the state level. In July 2005, the New Hampshire Executive Council unanimously denied a pardon request for "any conditions the governor may seek to impose."
Smart's trial was widely watched and was likened to a "media circus." The trial spawned a television movie starring Helen Hunt and Chad Allen and inspired the Joyce Maynard novel ''To Die For'', which was adapted into a ''To Die For'' starring Nicole Kidman. The case was also the subject of several best-selling true crime books, including ''Teach Me To Kill'' and ''Deadly Lessons''.
Smart went to high school at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, where she was a cheerleader. She went to college at Florida State University and graduated with honors with a communications degree. In prison, Smart has completed two masters degrees, in literature and legal studies.
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External links
★ Official website
★ Pam Smart links from the website of the Lane Memorial Library
★ The Crime Library
References
1. http://www.wcsh6.com/news/regional/article.aspx?storyid=39287 Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Brought by Pamela Smart
2. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11325793/ Inmate Pam Smart Sues Jail and Guard for Sexual Assault.
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