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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Gorgeous Co-ed DISAPPEARS walking to dorm after party, cadaver dogs hit. Where's Kristin?

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

News, True Crime

4.2 • 8.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old student at California Polytechnic State University, disappears after attending a campus party. She is still missing more than 20 years later, and no one has ever been charged.  Kristin's parents Denise and Stan Smart have never given up in their search for answers. Now, new search warrants have been executed in the search for Smart, at the home of the sole suspect's father. Paul Flores maintains his innocence. Joining Nancy Grace Today:Troy Slaten - Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney, Twitter @TroySlatenDr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, www.drbethanymarshall.com, New Netflix show: 'Bling Empire' Bobby Chacon - Former FBI, Facebook tv Show “Curse of Akakor” BobbyChacon@fbiretired.comDr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, www.drbethanymarshall.com, New Netflix show: 'Bling Empire' Jennifer Dzikowski - Investigative Freelance Journalist

Transcript

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0:00.0

In the last hours, investigators using ground, penetrating radar in the search for a beautiful

0:15.6

college student, Kristen Smart.

0:25.7

First of all, take a listen to this.

0:27.1

Kristen Smart was a typical college student she was enrolled at California Polytechnic State

0:31.5

University or Cal Poly.

0:34.1

As Memorial Day weekend rolled around, Smart made plans to attend a birthday party for

0:38.2

a fellow student.

0:39.8

After midnight, students, Cheryl Anderson and Tim Davis walked Smart back to her dorm,

0:44.7

along the way another student from the party, Paul Flores, joins the group.

0:48.6

He offers to help Smart get to her dorm room safely.

0:51.6

Tim Davis leaves the group first.

0:53.4

He lives off campus and drove to the party.

0:55.8

Cheryl Anderson broke off heading to her dorm, Sierra Madre Hall.

0:59.9

According to Flores, he walked Smart as far as his dormitories and then allowed her

1:04.0

to walk back to Murhal alone.

1:06.8

This was the last known sighting of her.

1:08.7

Smart had no money or credit cards with her at the time.

1:11.5

She went missing.

1:12.5

Interesting.

1:13.5

He offered to walk her to her dorm, but yet he didn't.

1:17.0

Interesting.

1:18.0

Never thought of that curiosity.

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