opera. unfortunately it was my life and wasn t a soap opera for me. it was tv s first blockbuster trial. scandalous and sensational. her sexuality was the star of the pam smart show. the explosion of flashbulbs. it s body heat, it s fatal attraction. pamela smart accused of bewitching a teenage student into murdering her husband. i pulled the trigger. another look at the frenzy. it was just crazy. the trial. i made a mistake. was killing your husband one of those mistakes? no. it s not at all who she was or is. the case some say changed the way americans witnessed justice. i don t know enough will ever be enough for anyone in this case. pamela smart liv. the beautiful, young widow stepped hello and welcome to dateline. you ve heard about it. pamela part lived it. the beautiful young widow from her small town into america s most gripping trial. a very real drama that inspired a hollywood hit movie. now you re about to hear the chilling story from th
ran that fast. did you go to the neighbor, and what does the neighbor do? call 911? i don t even remember after that. yes, um, emergency in 4e. summer hill condominium. what s going on there? there is someone passed out, i don t know, a girl is hysterical in here. she just ran over and her husband is passed out in 4e. reporter: daniel pelletier was the lead detective in the case. i found mrs. smart outside yelling, screaming that her husband had been hurt. it wasn t until way after the police were there, his parents were there, all of that. his father said why aren t you helping my son? and the police officer said because he s dead. what s that moment like? his father hit the floor, i hit the floor, his mother passed out. it was just, it was crazy. we determined through the medical examiner it was a gunshot wound. it was actually at the top left