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Murder and Psychological Thriller

Deadly Lessons by Ken Englade

Deadly Lessons by Ken Englade

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A New Hampshire True Crime Account of Pamela Smart, High School Manipulation, and Murder-for-Hire

In May 1990, twenty-four-year-old insurance salesman Gregory Smart was executed inside his Derry, New Hampshire condominium during an apparent burglary. As his twenty-two-year-old widow Pamela Smart made emotional media appeals for justice, police uncovered a secret affair between Pamela—a media coordinator at Winnacunnet High School—and fifteen-year-old student William "Billy" Flynn.

Journalist Ken Englade details how Pamela manipulated Flynn and three teenage accomplices into executing her husband to secure an insurance payout without risking a divorce settlement. The narrative documents the police wiretaps, teenage confessions, and 1991 trial that resulted in Pamela's life sentence.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Ken Englade delivers a classic account of one of the 1990s' most publicized murder cases. Featuring police wiretap tradecraft, court transcripts, and psychological analysis, this volume is essential reading for fans of Ann Rule, Joe McGinniss, and Aphrodite Jones.

Book Details

ISBN: 9780312927615

Binding: Paperback

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Publisher: St Martins Pr

Pages: 293

Author:

  • Ken Englade

Language: English

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