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The Thing About Pam

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The Thing About Pam

NBC News

Social, Culture, News, True Crime, Dateline, Society & Culture, Truecrime

4.615.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Pam Hupp is charged with the murder of Betsy Faria. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0

We knew we'd be back. It was only a matter of time. Some stories are like that. Especially

0:12.3

the one about Pam Huff. Last time we told the story Russ Faria was fully vindicated and

0:18.9

watching events and something like astonishment. Pam Huff who'd pointed the finger at Russ

0:24.5

and the killing of his wife Betsy had just been sent to prison. Her crime? Murdering a man

0:30.8

just for the purpose of removing suspicion from herself. Her victim and innocent, who never

0:36.9

saw what was coming for him. That man was Lewis Gumpenberger, whom she'd lured into a

0:42.6

bizarre scheme to make Russ Faria look like a violent man. So prosecutors alleged.

0:48.8

Pam took an Alfred plea, got light behind bars. But it wasn't the end of the story. There

0:58.9

was still no justice for Betsy Faria. Stabbed some 55 times horribly murdered, the case

1:05.9

that started this whole thing. And Russ? He'd been convicted of a murder also sentenced

1:12.3

to life then finally acquitted in a second trial after nearly three and a half years

1:16.1

behind bars. Even after that, then Lincoln County prosecuting attorney Leah Aske continued

1:23.1

to maintain that Russ was guilty that he killed Betsy. He filed a lawsuit over his case and

1:30.0

received a $2 million settlement from Lincoln County, though no one admitted any wrong

1:34.4

doing. In 2018, a new prosecutor was elected on the vow to reopen Betsy's case and a new

1:42.6

sheriff took over to the beginning of 2021. In fact, an entirely new team of investigators

1:48.9

was brought in to take a fresh look at the murder case, which brings us to Monday, July

1:55.0

12, 2021. I'm pleased to announce that we have some significant information to give

2:04.8

in the investigation into the death of Betsy Faria.

2:09.0

After getting attorney Mike Wood held a press conference at Lincoln County's historic

2:12.5

courthouse, Russ sat near the front, surrounded by family and supporters. His defensive

2:19.2

journey, Joel Schwartz stood in the back, all eager to hear the news.

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