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The Trials of Pamela Smart
Before there was the OJ Simpson trial...before the Casey Anthony trial….before Court TV…there was the trial of Pamela Smart. It was the first to be covered on live TV, with every moment in the courtroom captured. Smart, a 23-year-old woman, was accused of convincing her 15-year-old lover to kill her husband.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readBefore there was the OJ Simpson trial...before the Casey Anthony trial….before Court TV…there was the trial of Pamela Smart. It was the first to be covered on live TV, with every moment in the courtroom captured. Smart, a 23-year-old woman, was accused of convincing her 15-year-old lover to kill her husband. A new documentary explores the case and how the media frenzy around the trial led to the conviction of a woman who may be innocent.
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The full episode
4 of 5A Different Tone in Ferguson, Yes Means Yes, and More- 0:00A Different Tone in Ferguson
- 6:51Yes Means Yes
- 15:18Dystopias, Sly Stallone and an Enormous Head
- 26:44The Trials of Pamela SmartYou’re reading this
- 41:24Robo-Scheduling