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Pamela and Greg’s Relationship

Pamela Wojas, a native of New Hampshire, met Gregory Smart in 1986 while attending a party. The two quickly hit it off, bonding over their love of music and aspirations for the future. Gregory, often described as charming and outgoing, complemented Pamela’s ambitious and vivacious personality. Their whirlwind romance soon blossomed into a serious relationship.

In 1989, Pamela and Gregory tied the knot in a picturesque wedding ceremony that reflected their hopeful plans for the future. The couple moved into a condominium in Derry, New Hampshire, and appeared to settle into a comfortable suburban life. Pamela worked as a media coordinator at Winnacunnet High School, while Gregory pursued a career as an insurance agent. Friends and family described them as a loving couple, but beneath the surface, cracks began to form in their relationship.

As time passed, Gregory’s interests seemed to shift. He became more focused on his career and hobbies, reportedly leaving Pamela feeling neglected and unfulfilled.

Their relationship faced additional strain due to financial concerns, differences in long-term goals, and an alleged affair by Greg. This dissatisfaction set the stage for a series of decisions that would forever alter their lives.

Pamela and Billy’s Relationship

While teaching in Hampton, New Hampshire, Pamela Smart met William “Billy” Flynn, a 15-year-old student. Flynn was an impressionable teenager who, like many of his peers, admired Pamela for her charisma and approachable demeanor. She oversaw a program at the school that allowed students to learn about television production, and Flynn became one of her participants.

Their relationship quickly turned personal. Feeling unappreciated in her marriage, Pamela began to confide in Flynn about her marital struggles. Those conversations soon escalated into flirtation, and the two began a secret romantic relationship. Flynn was infatuated with Pamela, believed their relationship was genuine, and reciprocated her advances with youthful fervor.

Pamela painted Gregory as an obstacle to their happiness and claimed that the only way they could be together was if her husband were out of the picture.

Murder of Greg Smart

Flynn recruited his friends Patrick Randall and Vance Lattime, Jr., and on May 1, 1990, Flynn and Randall entered the Smart home while Lattime waited in a car outside.

Randall restrained Gregory while Flynn shot him. The teenagers then staged the scene to look like a robbery before fleeing.

Pamela came home to discover her husband dead. Detectives were called to the scene, which initially appeared to suggest a botched burglary. However, investigators quickly discovered inconsistencies in the evidence and thought it looked like a hit.

The breakthrough in the case came when the father of Vance Lattime, Jr. contacted police and gave them a gun he thought may have been used in Greg’s murder.

Flynn’s friend Cecelia Pierce spoke to police and indicated she was present as Flynn discussed murder plans with Smart.

The three teen boys were arrested for murder and confessed to their involvement in the crime. Flynn admitted to pulling the trigger and claimed that Pamela Smart had orchestrated the entire plan.

Soon, she was also behind bars, facing murder charges.

Legal Proceedings

Pamela Smart’s trial began in March 1991 and became a media sensation.

The prosecution’s case relied heavily on the testimonies of Flynn and his accomplices, who had agreed to plea deals in exchange for their cooperation. In addition, audio recordings secretly made by Cecilia Pierce were played in court. Transcripts of these tapes were handed to the jury.

Pamela appeared to make incriminating statements in these tapes.

Pamela Smart’s defense argued that she had made poor decisions, including engaging in an affair with Flynn, but denied any involvement in her husband’s murder. Her attorneys contended that Flynn and his friends acted independently, motivated by their own emotions and desires.

However, the jury was unconvinced. On March 22, 1991, after 14 days of testimony and nine hours of deliberation, Pamela Smart was found guilty of being an accomplice to first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and witness tampering. She was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The teenagers involved in the murder received varying sentences for their roles in the crime. Billy Flynn and Patrick Randall, who directly carried out the killing, were sentenced to 28 years to life but were released on parole in 2015 after serving nearly 25 years. Vance Lattime Jr., the getaway driver, was released in 2005.

Pamela’s confesses but backtracks

Smart spent decades maintaining her innocence, insisting that she was unfairly convicted and that her sentence was disproportionately harsh compared to those of the actual perpetrators.

In June 2024, she finally admitted her guilt in a videotaped statement, hoping to increase her odds of getting out.

Now she is backtracking, saying she is not guilty and that she didn’t get a fair trial. According to ABC7, she and her attorneys filed a habeas corpus petition claiming that the transcripts of her recorded conversation with Pierce that were handed to the juror at her trial contained inaccuracies.

They claim the state inserted inaudible statements in certain areas to bolster their case.

Her hearing was scheduled for February 27th, but according to the Unionleader, it was postponed. A new date has not been announced.