Teach Me to Kill
Stephen Sawicki
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1990 · Derry, New Hampshire
Pamela & Gregg Smart
The story behind Teach Me to Kill
Gregg Smart was shot dead in his New Hampshire home in 1990 in what initially appeared to be a burglary. The investigation uncovered his wife Pamela’s sexual relationship with teenage student Billy Flynn and a plan involving Flynn and other teenagers. Pamela Smart was convicted for her role in arranging her husband’s murder.
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Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story — Lifetime full movie
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Teach Me to Kill
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Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story — Lifetime full movie
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Pamela Smart: An American Murder Mystery (2018)
IMDb title reference connected to the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Listed release: 2018. Cast, credits, and title information; viewing availability is separate.
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Murder Made Me Famous — Pamela Smart (2016)
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Oxygen True Crime · Season 6, Episode 10 · Listed air date 2015-12-13
Snapped: Killer Couples — Pamela Smart & William Billy Flynn
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NBC · 2019 catalog, Episode 36 · Listed air date 2019-07-29
Dateline NBC — Deadly Secret
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ABC · 2020 catalog, Episode 2 · Listed air date 2020-01-10
20/20 — Broken Vows
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Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story — Lifetime full movie
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Morbid
The Pamela Smart Case (Part 1)
Podcast coverage of the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Released May 29, 2023. About 100 minutes.
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#128: “Hot Teacher” Teaches Boys To Kill (Case of Pamela Smart)
Podcast coverage of the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Released January 5, 2022. About 80 minutes.
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The Pamela Smart Case (Part2)
Podcast coverage of the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Released June 1, 2023. About 100 minutes.
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Pamela Smart: Should She Get A New Trial?
Podcast coverage of the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Released August 11, 2026. About 44 minutes.
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Pamela Smart
Podcast coverage of the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Released March 27, 2017. About 79 minutes.
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Hot for Teacher: Pamela Smart
Podcast coverage of the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Released September 30, 2020. About 115 minutes.
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Pamela Smart- Part 2
Podcast coverage of the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Released May 18, 2019. About 60 minutes.
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Pamela Smart- Part 1
Podcast coverage of the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Released May 12, 2019. About 76 minutes.
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Pamela Smart- Part 3
Podcast coverage of the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Released May 25, 2019. About 55 minutes.
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Pamela Smart
Podcast coverage of the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Released December 20, 2020. About 105 minutes.
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Pamela Smart Seeks a New Trial 36 Years After Her Husband's Murder | True Crime News
Podcast coverage of the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Released July 23, 2026. About 20 minutes.
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"I'M NO BLACK WIDOW": PAM SMART SNEARS HIGHSCHOOL LOVER, MURDERS HUSBAND, TO WALK FREE?
Podcast coverage of the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Released April 25, 2026. About 45 minutes.
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After School Special: The Murder of Greg Smart
Podcast coverage of the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Released January 6, 2023. About 64 minutes.
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From Classroom Crush to Contract Killing: Pamela Smart’s Secret
Podcast coverage of the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Released January 23, 2026. About 61 minutes.
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Rotten Mango — Pamela & Gregg Smart (Episode 129)
Episode 129 discusses Pamela & Gregg Smart. The official episode page identifies this case and provides the show’s listening options. Contains descriptions of violence; this is podcast commentary, not a court record.
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Rotten Mango — Pamela & Gregg Smart (Episode 128)
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A&E Crime + Investigation · Laura Barcella · September 2026
Pamela Smart and the killing of Gregg Smart
An overview of the prosecution, conviction, and subsequent challenges. It distinguishes the trial’s findings from Smart’s later arguments for relief.
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The Boston Globe · 1991-03-27 · Page 33
A juror explains the Smart verdict
Juror Alec Beckett describes his experience on the jury and the evidence behind its decision.
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20/20 : KGO : January 10, 2020 9:00pm-11:01pm PST
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Dateline : MSNBCW : June 2, 2024 10:00pm-11:00pm PDT
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Deadly Affair: Pamela Smart in Her Own Words : FOXNEWSW : May 25, 2015 4:00pm-5:01pm PDT
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E9DG-7CUZ: 'I never stood a chance': Pamela Smart trial, a t…
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Smart v. Goord — federal habeas decision
The federal court’s decision and order addressing Pamela Smart’s challenge to her New Hampshire convictions.
- Court / agency
- U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire
- Document date
- September 30, 2002
- Case / citation
- 99-179-M · 2002 DNH 174
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- U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire
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Hot for Teacher: The Pamela Smart Murder Case
Video from Once Upon A Crime | True Crime covering the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Length: 39:18.
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Christina Randall
Her "Teen Lover" Killed Her Husband For Her! The Strange Case of Pamela Smart
Video from Christina Randall covering the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Length: 25:30.
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The Infamous Case of Pamela Smart | Dateline Highlights | Oxygen
Episode recap or excerpt from Oxygen covering the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Length: 5:44.
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That Chapter
The Trial of Pamela Smart
Video from That Chapter covering the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Length: 31:40.
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Pamela Smart admits role in husband’s 1990 killing
Video from ABC News covering the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Length: 3:32.
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Teen killer of Pamela Smart's husband granted parole
Video from WCVB Channel 5 Boston covering the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Length: 3:05.
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Investigation Discovery
Pamela Smart: The Missing Pieces
Video from Investigation Discovery covering the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Length: 12:48.
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Pamela Smart admits wrongdoing 3 decades after husband's murder
Video from CBS News covering the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Length: 2:53.
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Trial Story - The Murder Conspiracy Trial of Pamela Smart (1993)
Video from As Close to Crime covering the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Length: 1:15:58. Archival news upload; the report reflects its original broadcast date.
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SOLVED: Pamela Smart & The Gregg Smart Case
Video from Killer Instinct Podcast covering the Pamela & Gregg Smart case. Length: 29:39.
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Discussion: NH v. Pamela Smart
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Discussion: NH v. Pamela Smart - Request for New Trial
Public community discussion connected to Pamela & Gregg Smart. Posts and comments are reader perspectives, not independently verified reporting.
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