Episode 86: The Mysterious Disappearance of Kristin Smart
After a rough start, Kristin was adjusting well at Cal Poly. She made friends and even took a lifeguard position that required her to get up by 4:20 AM.
And then she disappeared.
Nearby, Mary had just rented a new house but the problem was that dang alarm. It would go off every day at 4:20 AM and she didn’t know where it was.
But strangely it wasn’t coming inside the house. But outside. Sounded like it was buried. But who would buy a stopwatch? '
*The podcast “Your Own Backyard” - by Chris Lambert is one of the most heartbreaking, thorough, and well-done podcasts I’ve ever listened to… Please go give it a listen because there’s so much more to this story.
Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com
Source notes:
Podcast - “Your Own Backyard” - by Chris Lambert
https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-a-cold-case-a-haunting-mystery-20160907-snap-story.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/kristin-smart-disappearance-photos/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kristin-smart-murder-paul-flores-new-claims-48-hours/
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-disappearance-of-kristin-smart-may-2021/
https://www.nytimes.com/article/kristin-smart-case-timeline.html
https://santamariatimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lawsuit-susan-flores-boyfriend-helped-relocate-kristin-smarts-remains/article_bd28b061-8203-5868-9a77-bae5af07b438.html
https://syvnews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/judge-denies-request-to-charge-paul-flores-with-rape-in-kristin-smart-murder-case/article_8f139e23-d5b6-53ca-ab97-a71550a3be21.html
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-04-14/kristin-smart-family-suspect-arrest-killing-disappearance
https://www.reddit.com/r/KristinSmart/
https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/dcfvgd/kristin_smart_the_unsolved_disappearance_of_a_19/
https://www.sfgate.com/news/editorspicks/article/Kristin-Smart-disappearance-arrests-cal-poly-16097533.php
https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/2021-04-kristin-smart-flores-body-moved-slo-16117559.php
https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article252836598.html
https://sfist.com/2021/07/26/newly-unsealed-court-documents-suggest-accused-kristin-smart-killer-hunted-her-for-months/
DISCLAIMER: Some links are listed in the source material but the material may never be discussed in the podcast (I just wanted to list them because they gave me a deeper picture of the case in full). If there are un-verifiable sources (ie Reddit) - they are typically referred to as un-verified sources, opinions, and or theories in the podcast and not treated as fact.