The Thing About Pam

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

4.4 • 38K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2019

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

The unbelievable story of how the murder of one woman, Betsy Faria, set off a chain of events leaving one man dead, another man implicated and a diabolical scheme exposed. Keith Morrison unravels the latest chapter, including why Betsy’s friend, Pam Hupp, impersonated a real-life Dateline producer. Listen in conjunction with the hit 6-episode behind-the-scenes podcast of the same name. Originally aired on NBC on September 27, 2019.

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0:00.0	I'm Lester Holt. Welcome to the 28 season of Date Live. Tonight, a new chapter in our most twisted mystery ever.
0:10.0	At the heart of it, a woman as cagey as they come.
0:14.0	He was pounding on the door and once it flew open, I was in a shot and I just kept shooting.
0:20.0	How did you describe Pam Holt?
0:23.0	Old, old as they get. She started screaming that he was a murderer.
0:26.0	She thinks she is clever.
0:28.0	Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. I didn't realize how dangerous she is.
0:31.0	You look over your shoulder 24-7.
0:33.0	Lady in a black SUV kicking people out, claiming to be with daylight.
0:37.0	I'm just not talking something's not right.
0:39.0	Three people died suspiciously and she's been the last person with them.
0:43.0	It's Pam. Anything can happen.
0:46.0	I think she knew that she's going to be primetime again and everybody's going to be paying attention to Pam Holt.
1:01.0	Here's Keith Morrison with the thing about Pam.
1:09.0	Where does it live, evil? Where is it born?
1:16.0	Does it spring like a horror movie from some dark and frightening place?
1:21.0	Or does it live quietly in fine society people?
1:26.0	In their respectable homes, on their wide green lawns.
1:31.0	As they live their decent lives, tend carefully manicured friendships.
1:36.0	This story is about the evil that smiles and helps and sympathizes.
1:42.0	That worms is hidden away into unsuspecting minds and kills.
1:50.0	This is about such a woman as we had never seen.
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