Pamela Smart was a 22-year-old high school instructor when she seduced 15-year-old Billy Flynn , according to trial testimony . She told Flynn she needed her husband killed because she feared she would lose everything if she filed for divorce . On May 1 , 1990 Flynn and 18-year-old Patrick Randall entered the Smarts ' condominium and forced Gregory Smart to his knees . Randall held a knife to the man 's throat as Flynn fired a hollow-point bullet into Smart 's head . Flynn pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and testified in Smart 's 1991 trial that she threatened to break up with him if he did n't kill her husband . Flynn was sentenced to 28 years to life in prison , minus credit for pretrial incarceration . He married while behind bars , has a teen stepdaughter and has earned his GED and electrician 's helper license . A parole hearing for Flynn is scheduled for Thursday . The case inspired the 1995 Nicole Kidman movie 'To Die For '
Pamela Smart was a 22-year-old high school instructor when she seduced 15-year-old Billy Flynn , according to trial testimony . She told Flynn she needed her husband killed because she feared she would lose everything if she filed for divorce . On May 1 , 1990 Flynn and 18-year-old Patrick Randall entered the Smarts ' condominium and forced Gregory Smart to his knees . Randall held a knife to the man 's throat as Flynn fired a hollow-point bullet into Smart 's head . Flynn pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and testified in Smart 's 1991 trial that she threatened to break up with him if he did n't kill her husband . Flynn was sentenced to 28 years to life in prison , minus credit for pretrial incarceration . He married while behind bars , has a teen stepdaughter and has earned his GED and electrician 's helper license . A parole hearing for Flynn is scheduled for Thursday . The case inspired the 1995 Nicole Kidman movie 'To Die For '