Where is Pamela Smart Now? Who is Pamela Smart?
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Updated Jul 12, 2024
Where is Pamela Smart Now?
Pamela Smart is currently serving her life sentence at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Westchester County, New York. She has been in prison for nearly 34 years. Recently, she accepted full responsibility for her husband's death in a videotaped statement as part of a request to reduce her sentence.
While in prison, Pamela earned a doctorate in ministry and three master's degrees. She has also tutored other inmates, been ordained as a minister, and served on an inmate liaison committee. Pamela says she feels remorseful and believes she has been rehabilitated.
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Who is Pamela Smart?
Pamela Smart is an American woman who was found guilty of plotting the murder of her husband, Greggory Smart, in 1990. She was 22 years old at the time. Pamela worked with her teenage boyfriend, William "Billy" Flynn, who was 15, and three of his friends to kill Greggory, who was 24 in Derry, New Hampshire. Pamela is now serving a life sentence in prison for her role in the crime.
Pamela Smart Background
Pamela Smart was born on August 16, 1967, in Coral Gables, Florida, and grew up in Miami before moving to Derry, New Hampshire, in eighth grade. She attended Pinkerton Academy and later graduated from Florida State University (FSU) with a degree in communications, where she hosted a college radio program.
Pamela met her husband, Greggory Smart, during a Christmas visit to New Hampshire in 1986, and they married two years later. However, their marriage faced challenges just seven months in. Pamela worked as a media coordinator at Winnacunnet High School, where she met her teenage student, William "Billy" Flynn while volunteering for a drug awareness program.
Pamela Smart Trial
Pamela Smart's trial received a lot of media attention because it was one of the first in the U.S. to have TV cameras in the courtroom. She faced life in prison if found guilty. The prosecution's case relied on testimony from her teenage co-conspirators, who had made plea deals.
During the trial, the prosecutor portrayed Smart as an "evil woman" who seduced her young boyfriend, William Flynn, to murder her husband for a $140,000 life insurance policy. Smart admitted to having an affair with Flynn but claimed she did not plan the murder.
After a 14-day trial, she was found guilty of being an accomplice to first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and witness tampering. She received a life sentence without the chance of parole. In 2023, the New Hampshire Supreme Court denied her a chance for freedom, following a request for a commutation hearing.
Pamela Smart Documentary
Captivated: The Trials of Pamela Smart is a 2014 American documentary directed by Jeremiah Zagar. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014, in the U.S. Documentary Competition. The film was later released on HBO on August 18, 2014. It explores the 1990 murder of Gregg Smart and the highly publicized trial of Pamela Smart, detailing the media coverage throughout the case.
Where is William "Billy" Flynn Now?
William "Billy" Flynn was sentenced to 28 years in prison for second-degree murder but received parole on June 4, 2015. He agreed to move to Maine and live a better life. Flynn, who was 16 when the crime happened, testified against Pamela Smart during the trial that she threatened him to breakup if he didn't kill her husband.
After his release, he promised to stay away from Smart’s family. Billy now lives in Maine with his wife, Kelly Flynn, in a nice home on 3½ acres of land. He celebrated his 41st birthday shortly before his parole.
During his parole hearing, he mentioned difficulties finding a job because of his past. He wants to be a journeyman electrician and earned a college degree while in prison. Flynn also participated in community activities, like organizing Christmas gifts for kids with other inmates.
