"STILL CAPTIVATED" - extras for CAPTIVATED: The Trials of Pamela Smart
Tenjay
A series of extras for the feature-length documentary "CAPTIVATED: The Trials of Pamela Smart", out now on iTunes and DVD
3 minutes 21 seconds
Day 15: Maiden of Metal and Sheena Steel
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.
20 November 2015, 1:17 pm
7 minutes 18 seconds
Day 14: "every day at 11:30"
Linda Wojas, Pam Smart's mother, describes several instances of misconduct during the trial, as well as the effects of fighting it for so many years.
20 November 2015, 12:12 am
3 minutes 58 seconds
Day 13: Ripped from the Headlines
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.
18 November 2015, 7:15 pm
5 minutes 32 seconds
Day 12: We'll Meet Again
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.
17 November 2015, 7:32 pm
3 minutes 20 seconds
Day 11: Emotions
In this episode, Professor of Law Scott Sundby talks about the role of remorse in criminal trials.
16 November 2015, 9:49 pm
3 minutes 51 seconds
Day 10: The Crime Show
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.
13 November 2015, 7:09 pm
5 minutes 35 seconds
Day 9: From GED to BFF
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.
12 November 2015, 10:49 pm
6 minutes 35 seconds
Day 8: Remember When?
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.
11 November 2015, 8:31 pm
2 minutes 15 seconds
Day 7: The Cutting Room Floor
Here's an example of some of the wilder reporting around the case back when it happened.
10 November 2015, 11:34 pm
6 minutes 8 seconds
Day 6: Storytelling
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.
9 November 2015, 5:59 pm
4 minutes 16 seconds
Day 5: Not Always What You Expect
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.