The Oprah Winfrey Show site has posted an on-line version of Lisa Ling’s interview with Pamela Smart.
Pamela and Greg Smart
In 1989, Pamela Wojas was young and in love. She married her boyfriend, Gregg Smart, and the seemingly picture-perfect couple settled into a quiet, suburban condo in the small town of Derry, New Hampshire.
One year later, Gregg was brutally killed—and Pamela was put on trial in connection with his murder.
At the end of Pamela’s televised, sensationalized trial, a jury found her guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, and she was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole. Now, 20 years into her sentence, Pamela speaks with Lisa Ling from Bedford Hills Correctional Facility.
Such a waste of two very promising lives..What a shame !
Innocent or guilty, Pame Smart deserves a new, fair trial. She was convicted by a media influenced, non-sequestered jury influenced bunch of folks who concentrated on a short series of poorly taped conversations with a teenage girl. There was more “static hiss” on these tapes than understandable dialogue. I have the trial on video tape and anyone listening to these tapes could not understand more than a few words here and there of what was said and who said what. How could one person be sentenced to a life without parole sentence based on such pathetic evidence? As I mentioned, guilty or innocent, give this woman a fair trial where the evidence is clear, uncut and comprehensable. To be honest, these tapes sound like the police were busy running a blender in the background while trying to record meaningful dialogue. I guess the donut shop was closed that day and they decided to make milkshakes instead!!