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I'm Lacey.

And I'm Ashley, and this is United States of Murder.

This week, we're in New Hampshire discussing a very bad teacher.

Then we'll talk about how bunk science stalled a case for 50 years.

So buckle up and join us on this dark and twisted ride through the Granite State.

This is another one of those cases where I thought I knew everything about it.

Have you seen the Nicole Kidman movie or watched a snapped episode or seen all the memes about Pamela Smart.

No, I haven't.

This case created a media frenzy when it happened in 1990.

I was too young to remember this, but I can imagine the National Enquirer and the tabloid headlines were just pure gold.

When was this movie?

The movie came out in the late 90s.

With Nicole Kidman, Casey Affleck, to die for.

To Die For, Okay.

So this is the Pamela Smart case.

If you hear my clicking, it's me because I don't remember this movie.

And Nicole Kidman's in literally everything.

So when you say that, I'm like, it could be anything.

She's in something every day.

Okay, no, I've never heard of this.

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