July 15, 2025 • 19 mins
(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?
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/murder-u--6152042/support.
(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?
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/murder-u--6152042/support.
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