(00:00:00) The Last Walk Home

(00:01:19) Who was Kristin?

(00:03:33) The night of May 24, 1996

(00:05:28) Early investigation missteps

(00:05:55) Who is Paul Flores?

(00:08:47) A family that wouldn’t stop

(00:09:52) A podcast changes everything

(00:10:45) A new interest

(00:11:07) Backyard searches & secret recordings

(00:11:55) Flores family secrets

(00:12:24) The push for justice

(00:16:05) What really happened?

Kristin Smart left a Cal Poly frat party and was never seen again. The nineteen-year-old freshman was last spotted walking back to campus with fellow student Paul Flores, who claimed he left her near his dorm. Kristin's face was soon splashed across missing-person posters and billboards as her family desperately searched for answers. Rumors swirled, leads dried up, and Paul stayed silent. 

It would take a relentless community, a backyard excavation, and secret recordings to finally bring new attention to the case — and push authorities closer to the truth.

What really happened to Kristin Smart that night — and why did it take decades for the truth to start coming out?



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