Pamela was a cook at Camp Crystal Lake. During her working hours, she would bring Jason to camp. Jason tried to befriend the other children and engage in camp activities, but the children viewed him as a freak because of his deformity. They also pushed him into the water and made fun of him due to his inability to swim.

Jason eventually drowned when counselors weren't watching him, as they were at a party in one of the adult cabins, drinking, smoking dope, and having sex. Jason Voorhees was never recovered from the lake and presumably drowned. After her son's "death", Pamela began hearing voices telling her to kill.