August 1, 2010 marked twenty years our daughter, Pamela Smart, has been imprisoned for a crime she did not commit. She has a sentence of life without the possibility of parole. Her conviction was based on the words of Bill Flynn, the admitted killer of Pamela’s husband, Gregg Smart. He murdered our son-in-law, but with his perjured and plea bargained testimony, he will reclaim his freedom and his life.
Flynn’s partner in crime, Pete Randall, who controlled Gregg by holding a knife to his throat, will also be freed. He too offered perjured testimony implicating our daughter, and he too received the benefits of a shameful and undeserved plea bargain. Both Flynn and Randall are housed in a minimum secured facility close to their families in Maine and both can apply for sentence reductions every two years. Pamela is housed in a maximum secured facility, hours and a lifetime away from us; her application for a sentence reduction was not only not heard or considered, but wasn’t even allowed to be placed on the agenda by the governor and voting members of the committee.
Vance Lattime, who provided the gun they used and drove the getaway car, according to his own testimony, is already free.
In the state of New Hampshire, they call this “justice.”
We, her family, also have a life sentence. Every day we work in some capacity to save our daughter’s life. She was not even at the scene of the crime and has consistently denied any role in the murder of her husband. Pamela’s unfair trial and unjust conviction will forever be a blight on the New Hampshire judicial system. Prison is a hell on earth filled with hate, despair, and perpetual loss and indignity. We do not believe anyone should serve a sentence of life without the possibility of parole based on the words of admitted murderers.
On March 11, 1993 our daughter was taken from the New Hampshire State Prison for Women and deposited in a New York maximum secured facility, miles away from everyone she knows. We were told that New Hampshire does not have such a facility, but that is not the fact. We believe that the state was threatened by the large amount of public support shown to Pamela by people all over the country and all over the world. She continues to hear from many who voice an interest in helping her cause, believe in her innocence or are outraged by the disparate sentences and treatment given to her in contrast to the three individuals who were directly and actually involved in Gregg’s murder.
We will continue, as we have in the past, to inform and enlighten the public to this grave injustice. With your help and through this site, we will work to secure Pamela’s freedom which was so harshly and unfairly stripped away on August 1, 1990.
On behalf of our daughter, our family thanks you for your prayers, kind words and acts of support. We do appreciate these efforts so much.
Sincerely,
John and Linda
I just finished watching the movie about this case,they really made it sound like she was a monster,however,im not so easily swayed and by no means stupid!pamela smart deserves a new hearing at the very least,and without a second thought should be released.im not trying to say she is totaly innocent but,she is not guilty of murder! this is a big mistake! so,if there is anything i can do to help pamela smart i would do anything possilble.
When justice is viewed through the eyes of human beings and void of God’s views, nothing but chaos can result in the final decision as it happened here in the Pamela Smart case.It’s very sad in our judicial system that often the law looks for scape goats to win a case without the truth ever being looked at seriously just to protect a name, in this case the Sate of New Hampshire.God knows the heart’s of all people, praise the Lord!
Pamela is innocent of the crimes. She made bad choices, but not the kind that should put you away for the rest of your life. She needs to have a retrial, somewhere other than in N.H. She needs to be free.
I was 13 when Pam Smart trial was on TV. I am now 32 and still believe to this day that she got a harsh punishment. The recent murders in Mont Vernon NH and those guys get LESS than what Pam is getting, one even is not up for life in prison. Pam did not pull the trigger, end of story. She may have conspired, and such, but the person that committed the murder- HE was responsible in the end. He pulled the trigger, and didn’t have to. Pam deserves a new trial. It is not fair, especially the way brutal murders in recent years have been handled.
I watched the movie Murder In Hampshire in 1992 and initially believed that Pam Smart was guilty. But I was shocked that Pam got life with no possibility of parole since she did not kill her husband. I could not understand how she could have gotten a first degree murder charge. I started writing her in 2000 and first met her in 2001. I was even more amazed when I found out that she was innocent. She was given an unfair punishment even if she was guilty, and she did not even commit the crime she was accused of. In 2007, Dr. Eleanor Pam came out with a website that clarified all the missing links between what Pam told me and what the media said. I am thorughly convinced of Pam’s innocence. If you listen to the whole story and just bits and pieces, you will also be convinced that Pam is innocent and should be released immediately. She has been a good friend to me and helped me through hard moments. I feel honored to have Pam as my friend.
Billiam
In a court of law, everyone is supposed to be considered innocent until “proven” guilty. In my opinion, proof of Pamela’s guilt was not achieved at the trial, and therefore, she should not have been convicted. I think it is unjust and unfair that she is serving a life sentence while the real murderers get off with a lighter sentence because of a plea bargain. Any justice system that sends an innocent person to jail is a failure. The United States should be ashamed of themselves for the way they have treated Pamela. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
All the way from the Netherlands, I’m sending all my thought to this wonderful and strong women. I watched the Oprah-show and definitely thinks Pam is innocent.
I remember the time when Pamela was on trial as if it were yesterday. It is hard to imagine how she could have gotten a fair trial with the media circus that went on. She was pretty much convicted the minute she stepped into the courtroom.
It’s hard to believe that a person could be locked up and the key thrown away over the words of guilty teenagers. There’s only a few people who know the truth in the case. It is in my opinion riddled with reasonable doubt. Those kids would’ve said anything to save themselves and their lawyers and their parents would’ve wanted them to. Stay strong and don’t give up.
JD
Such a travesty of justice. I hope she is reunited with her parents soon.
I was a person who did not know all the facts about Pamela Smart’s case but now having done research I truly believe she is innocent. We all make mistakes especially when we are young like Pam was but there is a big difference between having an affair and conspiring to have someone killed. She deserves to be free. Even if she had done the crime (which she didn’t) she still would not deserve life without parole. My thoughts are with you and your family.