The True Crime Series Makes You Question Your Closest Relationships

While The Thing About Pam only consists of six episodes, the real-life case continued for years. In June 2019, following Pam Hupp’s acceptance of an Alford plea for a different murder, Lincoln County prosecuting attorney Mike Wood reopened the Betsy Faria homicide investigation. In October 2019, Wood sought a case review from the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis.On July 8, 2021, Hupp was interviewed regarding Betsy’s murder for the first time. Subsequently, on July 12, 2021, Wood formally charged Hupp with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in relation to Betsy Faria. In court documents, Wood stated that Hupp killed Betsy for financial gain and expressed intent to seek the death penalty due to the “heinousness and depravity” of the crime.Wood also revealed his intention to investigate prosecutorial misconduct during the initial murder investigation seen in The Thing About Pam, stating that it was marred by mismanagement from the outset and influenced by confirmation bias against Russ. He proposed that the conduct of investigators and prosecutors could amount to gross negligence or “calculated criminal behavior.”