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Pamela Smart, serving life, seeks a new trial as a New Hampshire judge weighs her latest petition
Summary by The San Antonio Editorial Desk · Based on reporting by Kathy Mccormack And Holly Ramer, Associated Press , KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate)
· July 20, 2026
· 6 min read
Lawyers for Pamela Smart , who is serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband by her teenage student in 1990, urged a New Hampshire judge Monday to allow her latest petition for a new trial to move forward. Smart, 58, was a 22-year-old high school media coordinator when she...
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Key takeaway Smart, 58, was a 22-year-old high school media coordinator when she began an affair with a 15-year-old boy who later fatally shot her husband, Gregory Smart, in Derry.
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Category: schools ·
Published: July 20, 2026 ·
Source: KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate) ·
Reading time: 6 min
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What is this story about? Lawyers for Pamela Smart , who is serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband by her teenage student in 1990, urged a New Hampshire judge Monday to allow her latest petition for a new trial to move forward. Smart, 58, was a 22-year-old high school media coordinator when she...
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