Years passed and the Smart Family was no closer to finding answers for what happened to their daughter on May 25, 1996.

Once civilians and private detectives stepped in, the family saw some progress.

It wasn't until a new sheriff was elected that moves were made.

What eventually brought the case close to an end was a breakout podcast that shed new

light on the details and unearthed new clues finally leading to some arrests in

the case.

This week's episode is The Disappearance of Kristen Smart, part 3.

Up, up in the night your heart fills with dread probably a murderer who wants you dead

it could be a ghost a demon or worse perhaps you're the victim of a witch's curse

It's hopeless you're doomed you'd call a priest if you could you'd rather just listen to sinister hood.

I'm going to...

I'm going to kill you.

Well, finally, I saw a live Zoom hearing.

I got kicked out of the San Louis Obispo County Criminal Court Department 5

Zoom conference was rude. Did they know who you are? My profile picture like toad Profess, I don't know why they kicked me out.

So I wasn't doing anything what I perceive wrong. So Paul and Ruben Flores went before a judge in San Louis Obispo County and the local news station said FYI there's going to be a hearing this day this time

click here to watch the Zoom hearing so at the time the requisite time I click the link

it straight up put me in the actual like participation my video and audio is on I turned the

camera off but they could see that I was a person in there and then it says you have been removed

from this chat by the host dang so I don't think that the news was supposed to publish that Zoom link.

Technically I guess it's how you join, but the people that are actually supposed to be in the

Zoom itself participating should only be the parties and their

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