The Thing About Pam

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.

The Truth Behind That Thing about Pam

Before you watch the Movie, you need to listen to this! This breaks it all down & covers the questions you may have. Read the articles on Pam Hupp that Detectives and Russ give in interviews regarding the Movie. Dateline has long been a show based on outstanding research, backed with integrity & respect as well as diligently reporting a story with facts and proof to backup their investigation. They are as good at what they do as any seasoned & professional Detective would put out in a case & they work together to present an accurate timeline & everything that’s needed so that in the end, all that is presented is the undeniable truth with compassion for any victims & families. I’ll end up watching the show after I’ve finished reading the case & listening to interviews from 2011 on up. But I noted that commercials for the mini-series were strange because they were laughing & acting like The Truth about Pam was more like a party with Pamela Anderson than with Pam Hupp. I thought it odd that there was joking & jubilation surrounding the movie rather than fear & dismay over what this woman did to destroy 3 (& more including victims) People’s lives. “Despicable” was the name used to describe Renee Zellwiger’s portrayal as it was not considered serious. It was deemed a joke, & that Russ got a bad deal out of it as well. Dateline said 48 hrs of interviewing Russ, but a Detective claimed 24? Russ never wavered from his account but Pam Hupp becomes a star witness against him in court? I want the story to be considered accurate & as tragic as it really was. The only ones who can really do that are Russ, the detectives $ Dateline. All the rest is just, well…Hollywood….
Take it for what it’s worth. Not as good as “Pam & Tommy”, but not worthy of a Dateline review! More like a cheesy 6 - part miniseries aimed at ratings. Oh, & I think Renee looks very much like herself. I’d recognize her anywhere. - Suzi Pethtal