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Mar 2017
1h 18m

Pamela Smart

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The case and trial of Pamela Smart for her role in her husband's death gripped the entire country. The first trial to be televised live in it's entirety, it ushered in the era of "trial watching". This case was filled with salacious details that cause the media to flock to New Hampshire to cover it. You had the death of a young husband and a wife who was a t ... Show More
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