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The podcast episode details the decades-long investigation into the disappearance and murder of 19-year-old Cal Poly freshman Kristin Smart, whose 1996 vanishing in San Luis Obispo, California, remained unsolved for over 25 years until the arrest and conviction of Paul Flores in 2022 base
The podcast episode details the decades-long investigation into the disappearance and murder of 19-year-old Cal Poly freshman Kristin Smart, whose 1996 vanishing in San Luis Obispo, California, remained unsolved for over 25 years until the arrest and conviction of Paul Flores in 2022 base
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People
Kristin SmartPaul FloresDenise SmartRuben FloresJennifer HudsonChris LambertTrevor BelterKristin Smart
Companies
Cal PolySan Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office
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Your Own Backyard
Topics
Cold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismMissing PersonsTrue Crime
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