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And Then They Were Gone

Bonus: Kristin Smart - Part 2

And Then They Were Gone

Little Monster Productions

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.3971 Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Kristin Smart has been all over the news over the past few weeks, and in this week’s episode, we continue her story, while giving updates on major breaks in the case. We’re only a month shy of the 25th anniversary of the 19-year-old Cal Poly student’s disappearance from campus. Her family has been fighting for answers and justice this entire time, and now it looks like they are closer than ever to finding their daughter. Join us as we discuss the suspects in this case and what prosecutors and law enforcement now think happened to Kristin on that May night in 1996.For more information, including a complete list of sources, photos, and videos, please visit our website: AndThenTheyWereGone.comSupport us on Patreon: patreon.com/attwgpodSources: Kristin Denise Smart – The Charley Project What to Know About Kristin Smart's Presumed Murder After Arrest of Classmate Paul Flores Paul Flores investigated in LA County sexual assault cases Paul Flores: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know Paul Flores, the San Pedro man charged in Kristin Smart’s death, investigated in L.A. sex assault cases Paul Flores Now: Where is He Today? Is Paul Flores in Jail? Update YOUR OWN BACKYARD Search warrants served in connection to Kristin Smart case Exclusive: Neighbors point to Flores' yard as likely location of Kristin Smart's body Read the Smart family lawsuit claiming Ruben Flores moved Kristin Smart’s body after 2020 search Ruben Flores moved Kristin Smart’s body after 2020 search, Smart family lawsuit says. Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor and use my code attwg50off for a great deal: https://www.factor75.com * Check out Greenlight and use my code greenlight.com/attwg for a great deal: https://greenlight.com * Check out Mood and use my code ATTWG for a great deal: https://mood.com * Check out Progressive: https://www.progressive.com * Check out Quince and use my code quince.com/attwg for a great deal: https://www.quince.com * Check out Ruggable and use my code ATTWG for a great deal: https://ruggable.com * Check out Shopify and use my code shopify.com/attwg for a great deal: https://www.shopify.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0

When a college student with her entire life ahead of her went missing from her college

0:07.7

campus over Memorial Day weekend in 1996, her family started a search for answers and

0:13.7

ultimately justice that would last for the next quarter of a century.

0:19.2

While there have been many theories over the years about what exactly happened to Kristen

0:23.4

Smart, we have never been as close as we are right this moment to finding answers and bringing

0:29.5

some measure of peace to those who love her.

0:34.1

When a person goes missing, there's a special kind of pain in the not knowing.

0:38.7

I want to tell the stories of those who never came home.

0:41.5

I want to tell you the story of Kristen Smart.

0:44.7

I'm Kona Gallagher.

0:45.9

And I'm Ethan Flick.

0:47.0

And this is, and then they were gone.

0:49.1

And then they were gone. Okay, thank you, everyone for joining us here for part two in our two-part bonus series on missing Cal Poly student Kristen Smart.

1:17.5

Last week, we went over the circumstances of her late night disappearance from campus and talked about the first 15 years or so of the investigation.

1:26.5

This week, we're going to pick up where we left off in 2011 and talk about the huge,

1:32.1

huge, huge, breaking news that has been happening in this case nearly every day for the past

1:38.3

couple of weeks.

1:39.3

I did my best to avoid finding out what happened.

1:44.0

So, but I think I did catch a headline.

1:47.4

Yeah.

1:47.8

They were pretty hard to, to avoid in the past couple weeks because this case is huge.

1:55.5

I mean, again, 25 years and, you know, they've had a suspect identified that entire time and they just haven't

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