Your Own Backyard

Your Own Backyard

A documentary podcast series investigating the 1996 disappearance of Cal Poly student, Kristin Smart.

Episodes

September 20, 2019 1 min

Your Own Backyard: The Disappearance of Kristin Smart starts September 30th. Subscribe now.

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Who is Kristin Smart? Chris travels to Stockton to meet her parents, Stan and Denise, along with her friends, neighbors, and classmates.

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October 7, 2019 55 mins

Who is Paul Flores? Chris talks to women who knew him before he was the suspect in Kristin Smart's disappearance, and learns that none of them were surprised.

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October 14, 2019 56 mins

If Kristin Smart is dead, where did her body end up? Chris follows a trail left by a lost piece of evidence, and retraces Paul Flores’ movements in the years after.

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October 21, 2019 48 mins

A man from North Carolina vows to keep the Flores family on their toes, and accidentally finds a new way to get their backyard searched in the process.

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October 28, 2019 70 mins

Psychics, parents, Parkinson, and Poly.

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November 11, 2019 56 mins

A newspaper publisher thinks he's found Kristin Smart, until he hits a brick wall.

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January 29, 2020 40 mins

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office speaks.

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November 25, 2020 67 mins

Where was Paul Flores over Memorial Day Weekend 1996? Chris scours the Smart Family’s notebooks to find forgotten witnesses and leads.

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After the April 2021 arrests of Paul Flores and his father, Ruben, Chris recounts the search that led to them, and a timeline of the spot where investigators believe Kristin Smart's body was buried. 

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Chris travels down to the South Bay, and attempts to trace Paul Flores' predatory behavior from its origins to the present day.

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June 11, 2022 27 mins

Chris recaps the pre-trial events following the 2021 preliminary hearing, through the first week of motions in the Salinas Courthouse

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Chris recaps the final pre-trial events from the Salinas Courthouse

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August 2, 2022 57 mins

Chris recaps the week of July 18th and the week of July 25th from the Salinas Courthouse

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August 8, 2022 40 mins

Chris recaps the week of August 1st from the Salinas Courthouse

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August 24, 2022 49 mins

Chris recaps the week of August 8th and the week of August 15th from the Salinas Courthouse

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August 29, 2022 40 mins

Chris recaps the week of August 22nd from the Salinas Courthouse

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September 7, 2022 80 mins

Chris recaps the week of August 29th from the Salinas Courthouse

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September 12, 2022 37 mins

Chris recaps the week of September 5th from the Salinas Courthouse

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October 2, 2022 78 mins

Chris recaps the weeks of September 12th and September 19th from the Salinas Courthouse

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