Crime talk timestamp-4:50. Today’s episode is the concluding part to the case of 19 year old Californian Cal Poly student Kristin Smart, who disappeared after a party in 1996. After she was supposed to be escorted back to her dorm by fellow student Paul Flores Kristin was never seen alive again. For years her heartbroken yet determined family campaigned to keep Kristin’s story & memory alive, hoping & praying that the man everyone suspected was responsible for her disappearance & consequent murder would one day face justice . More than two decades passed, when a local journalist decided to deep dive into Kristin’s story & make a podcast series about it. Suddenly her cold case began to heat up & soared back into the headlines after so many years. With the whole world wanting to help, more victims of Flores’ coming forward, more searches being carried out, & more investigators keen to solve the mystery finally Kristin’s killer was arrested & charged with her murder. In 2021 Paul Flores along with his father Ruben who was suspected to have helped him cover up his crime were both charged , and Paul Flores was sentenced to life behind bars . Finally the murderer & sexual predator whom the judge called a “cancer to society” was off the streets for good and would pay for his sick, evil crimes. The day finally came for Kristin’s family to see justice for their beloved daughter. Still they hold out hope that one day her remains will be located, & that they can bring her back home to have the proper burial she so deserves and to finally let her rest in peace … this is episode 53 The Case Of Kristin Smart (part 2). Sources: Your Own Backyard Podcast, Wikipedia , abc news , sky news . Murderpedia, Fox News, Sanluisobispo.com.

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