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A series of extras for the feature-length documentary "CAPTIVATED: The Trials of Pamela Smart", out now on iTunes and DVD
Pam's college radio co-host from the late 80s / early 90s, Amy Newman Bonczek, describes the hair metal days of their friendship, as well as Pam and Gregg's relationship.
When the Pamela Smart case was still ongoing, several TV stations were scrambling to turn it into entertainment. Legendary TV film producer Stan Brooks talks about how such films and shows are made, and about the Pam Smart case ones in particular.
J. Albert Johnson, Pamela Smart's appeal lawyer, talks about the process of having to having to argue the appeal in front of the very same judge who presided over the original trial.
Some more archival outtakes from the making of the film. This is from a New Hampshire local access TV show about crime, where the Pam Smart case is discussed.
Robin, who served time with Pam at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, describes how Pam helped her in her pursuits of finishing school from inside prison.
One of director Jeremiah Zagar's favorite subjects is memory, and in this outtake, Professor of Psychology Bill Hirst talks about how quickly memories can be altered.
Professor of Law Richard Sherwin talks about how the story of a person can be created, bestowed, and co-opted, and how that comes to play in the legal system in general, and in the Pamela Smart trial specifically.
Bill Spencer was the dogged local TV reporter on the case. In this scene, Spencer describes pressures that came from above and in a surprising twist, reveals his feelings about the verdict at the time of the trial.
In this episode, Pamela Smart reads a short text over the phone to Jeremiah, the film's director, about her feelings when she was sentenced and sent to prison.
