Pamela Ann Smart (nee 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 15-year-old lover, William Flynn, and his three friends to kill her 24-year-old husband, Gregg Smart, in Derry, New Hampshire. is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida Coordinates: , Country State County Miami-Dade Government  - Mayor Don Slesnick Area  - City 96. ... Murder is both a legal and a moral term, that are not always coincident. ... Life imprisonment is a term used for a particular kind of sentence of imprisonment. ... A prison is a place in which people are confined and deprived of a range of liberties. ... For university teachers, see professor. ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Life imprisonment is a term used for a particular kind of sentence of imprisonment. ... Murder is both a legal and a moral term, that are not always coincident. ... In the criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between natural persons to break the law at some time in the future, and, in some cases, with at least one overt act in furtherance of that agreement. ... Talking to a witness, hoping for them to lie about what really happened ... For other uses, see New Hampshire (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Location in Rockingham County, New Hampshire Coordinates: , Country State County Rockingham County Incorporated 1827 Government  - Town Council Brent Carney Kevin Coyle Craig W. Bulkley Janet Fairbanks Rick Metts Beverly Ferrante Brian Chirichiello Area  - Town  36. ... For other uses, see New Hampshire (disambiguation). ...

Early life and marriage

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 spent her time tutoring other inmates and has completed two masters degrees, in literature and legal studies, which were paid for with private funds from Mercy College. Pinkerton Academy is a secondary school in Derry, New Hampshire. ... Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU)[8] is a public research university located in Tallahassee. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ... Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry campus Mercy College is a private liberal arts college with its main campus in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and satellite locations throughout southeastern New York. ...

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. Winnacunnet High School is an American public high school located in Hampton, New Hampshire. ... ÂċĄ Hampton is a town located in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 14,937. ...

Murder

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 two friends on May 1, 1990. is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

Smart's trial was widely watched and garnered considerable media attention. In her testimony, Smart acknowledged that she had had an affair with the teenager, but claimed that the murder of her husband was solely the doing of Flynn and his friends, borne as a reaction to her telling Flynn that she wished to end their relationship and repair her marriage. She insisted that she neither participated in the murder plot nor had any foreknowledge of it.

Smart was convicted in March 1991, largely as a result of the testimony of her conspirators and secretly-taped conversations in which Smart appeared to contradict her claims of having wanted to reconcile with her husband and of having no knowledge of the boys' plot. She 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. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Murder is both a legal and a moral term, that are not always coincident. ...

Incarceration

Smart has consistently proclaimed 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 conceded that if she had not had an affair with Flynn, Flynn would not have committed the crime. She has never admitted guilt even in prison. Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women is a prison in Bedford Hills, Westchester County, New York It is the largest womens prison in New York State and has hosted many celebrity prisoners, including Pamela Smart, Sante Kimes, and Jean Harris. ... This article is about the state. ... Bedford Hills is an unincorporated hamlet in the Town of Bedford, New York. ... State Prison for Women is a New Hampshire Department of Corrections - run facility in Goffstown, NH. Since 2004 it has operated as the only state prison housing female prisoners, and as a result houses maximum, medium, and minimum security prisoners. ... Location in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire Coordinates: , Country State County Hillsborough County Incorporated 1761 Government  - Board of Selectmen John Caprio (chair) Nicholas Nick Campasano Vivian Blondeau Philip A. DAvanza Scott Gross Area  - Town  37. ...

In 1996, Smart was severely beaten by inmates Mona Graves and Ghania Miller, resulting in a metal plate being placed in the left side of her face. The two inmates were convicted of second-degree assault in an attack at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. The two inmates were tranferred to separate prisons. ^[1] Ghania Miller has been paroled and Mona Graves is incarcerated at Albion Correctional Facility, she will be eligible for parole in 2011. 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.^[2] 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.^[3] Albion Correctional Facility is a medium security womens prison in Albion, NY of Orleans County that is operated by the New York Department of Corrections. ... 2011 (MMXI) will be a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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." Boston redirects here. ... Patricia Campbell Hearst, also Patty Hearst (born February 20, 1954), now known as Patricia Hearst Shaw, is a granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst. ... Bailey made the cover of Time in the late 70s for defending Patty Hearst Francis Lee Bailey, often referred to as F. Lee Bailey (born 1933), is a U.S. lawyer. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States District Courts: District of Maine District of Massachusetts District of New Hampshire District of Puerto Rico District of Rhode Island The court is based at the John Joseph... Also see: 2002 (number). ... For other uses, see Habeas corpus (disambiguation). ... In law, an appeal is a process for making a formal challenge to an official decision. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Executive Council of the State of New Hampshire (commonly Governors Council) is the Executive body of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. ... For the Breton religious festivals, see Pardon (ceremony). ...

Recent Events

After Pam turned 40, she was interviewed by ABC News and saying she's afraid of growing old and dying in prison. ^[4] ABC News logo ABC News Special Report ident, circa 2006 ABC News is a division of American television and radio network ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company. ...

William Flynn is incarcerated at the Maine State Prison in Warren, earned his GED, and has been active in charity work, earning money as an electrician at the prison. After serving 16 years, he sought a sentence reduction, telling the judge that he had vowed not to do so until he had spent as many years behind bars as he had spent free.^[5] On February 12, 2008, Billy Flynn was denied early release by Judge Kenneth McHugh concluding that 18 years in prison is not enough time in prison, especially since Gregg Smart's family opposed Flynn's early release request. The judge made Flynn eligible for parole after spending 25 years in prison, that would be a 3 year reduction.^[6] Official language(s) None (English and French de facto) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ... The GED, General Educational Development, or General Equivalence Degree Test, is a test that certifies the taker has attained American or Canadian high school-level academic skills. ...

In popular culture

The trial spawned a television movie starring Helen Hunt and Chad Allen, Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story, and inspired the Joyce Maynard novel To Die For, which was adapted into the Gus Van Sant 1995 movie 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. Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an Emmy, Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning American actress, perhaps most widely known for her role in the television sitcom Mad About You. ... Chad Allen Lazzari (born June 5, 1974 in Cerritos, California, USA) is an American actor. ... Cover of Looking Back Daphne Joyce Maynard (November 5, 1953 - ) is an American writer who became famous for her relationship with J. D. Salinger. ... To Die For is a 1995 film written by Buck Henry, based on the novel of the same name by Joyce Maynard (ISBN 0595269397), and directed by Gus Van Sant. ... Nicole Mary Kidman (born June 20, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning Australian [1] actress. ... True crime is a non-fiction genre in which the author uses an actual crime and real people as a point of departure. ...

In Episode 2, Season 4 of Family Guy, Chris Griffin is attracted to a female teacher who later shows up outside his window at night to declare her love for him, and urges him to kill her husband if they are to be together. Family Guy is an Emmy Award-winning American animated television series about a dysfunctional family in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island. ... Christopher Cross Chris Griffin (born 1993, in Quahog, Rhode Island) is the second child of Peter and Lois Griffin in the TV cartoon series Family Guy. ...

The story also inspired the musical, Alive at Ten, with music and lyrics by Ryan Scott Oliver and book by Kirsten A. Guenther.

Pamela Smart's life is profiled on Snapped which profiles female criminals and murderers. Snapped is a television series that debuted in 2004 in the United States. ...

References

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External links

• Official website
• Pam Smart links from the website of the Lane Memorial Library
• The Crime Library
• Gregory Smart Memorial at Find A Grave