INSIDE THE PAMELA SMART CASE: NEW EVIDENCE, MEDIA BIAS CLAIMS AND A FIGHT FOR FREEDOM ON ‘IMPACT X NIGHTLINE,’ STREAMING FEB. 26 ON DISNEY+ AND HULU

THURSDAY, FEB. 26
IMPACT x Nightline: “The Widow and the Wiretap” (419) — Streaming on Disney+ and Hulu
Logline: 22-year-old Pamela Smart, convicted of orchestrating her husband’s murder by her teenage lover, is seeking to overturn her conviction, taking responsibility while arguing new evidence and advances in forensic science warrant a fresh look at the case.

Extended Logline:
Now, Pamela Smart is launching a dramatic new bid for freedom, challenging her conviction as an accessory to her husband’s murder and arguing that flawed testimony, media influence, and modern forensic advances could upend what the world thought it knew about the case. Once one of the most sensational trials in America; a story of sex, betrayal, and murder that dominated headlines, the case is back in the spotlight as Smart fights for another chance in court. IMPACT x Nightline reexamines the crime, the obsession that followed, and the explosive new questions emerging today: was justice truly served, or has the full story yet to be told?

The Inside Scoop:

• ABC News Studios’ “IMPACT x Nightline: The Widow and the Wiretap” begins streaming Thursday, Feb. 26, on Disney+ and Hulu.
• This new episode features Nightline co-anchor Juju Chang’s interview with Pamela Smart in Smart’s first exclusive broadcast interview since the petition was filed in January.
• Additional new interviews include the following:
  • Matt Zernhelt, Pamela Smart’s attorney
  • Mel Barrett, podcaster and journalist
  • Nancy Grace, host of “Crime Stories with Nancy Grace”
  • Dan Abrams, ABC News chief legal analyst
• Now in its fourth season, ABC News Studios’ award-winning streaming newsmagazine “IMPACT x Nightline” investigates the topics dominating American culture, stories in the zeitgeist, and conversations around the globe. Eman Varoqua is executive producer.

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