Pamela Smart Plotted Her Husband’s Murder in 1990. Now, She’s Begging for Mercy From Prison

'When will enough be enough'

Pamela Smart
Pamela Smart, then 22, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for orchestrating her husband's murder. WMUR

Pamela Smart was charged with plotting her husband's murder in 1990 and has been in prison since her conviction in 1991.

Now, over 30 years later, she's requesting a meeting with Gov. Chris Sununu to ask for his consideration for a commutation hearing to address her life-without-parole sentence.

Smart, now 56, said she wants to express repentance, take responsibility for her husband's death, and explain how she has improved her life during her time in prison.

"I'm respectfully asking for the opportunity to come before you, the New Hampshire Executive Council, and have an honest conversation with you about my incarceration, my acceptance of responsibility, and any concerns you might have or any questions," Smart voiced In a video sent to WMUR.

Smart previously wrote to Sununu earlier this year, in March, revealing that it took her decades to admit to herself that she was responsible for the death of her husband.

"I am deeply sorry that my selfish choices set into motion the chain of events that ended in Gregg's murder," she stated.

She is currently seeking a sentence reduction as she begs for compassion and mercy.

While detailing the hardships she's faced in prison, including being beaten to a point that required plastic surgery and sexually assaulted by a prison guard, she asked,

"When will enough be enough? My sentence appears to be a punishment without end, a vengeance that can never be stated."

In a statement sent to WMUR, the governor highlighted that New Hampshire's process for commutation or pardon requests is fair and thorough; however, her petition was denied last year by the New Hampshire Supreme Court, making it her third unsuccessful request.

In the video message, Smart continued to say that now that she's older, she can look back at her mistakes, claiming she was immature and her judgment was skewed back then.

She also added that she's less impulsive and more responsible now.

"I mean it's-- 34 years is a very long time, and during that time, I've done a lot of work on myself and a lot of spiritual work and just had a big growth in who I am and how I deal with things and people."

All four accomplices involved in Gregg Smart's murder were released from prison by June 2015, as three of them were minors at the time of the crime.

Patrick Randall, 17, held Gregg down as Billy Flynn, 16, shot him in the head, while two other men, Raymond Fowler, 18, and Vance Lattime, 17, waited outside in the getaway car.

Fowler and Lattime were paroled in 2005.

Smart was 22 when she was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder in the death of her husband, Gregg, who was found shot to death in the couple's Derry condominium on May 1, 1990.

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New Hampshire, Murder, Conspiracy, Husband, Life Sentence
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