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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Gorgeous coed leaves college party for dorm, DISAPPEARS. Hear LATEST in search for Kristin Smart.

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

News, True Crime

4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

After 24 years, new search warrants have been executed in the search for missing college student Kristin Smart. The 19-year-old California Polytechnic State University student was last seen walking back to her dorm room from an off-campus party. A spokesman for the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office says “some items of interest" have been recovered. Joining Nancy Grace today:Joe Scott Morgan- Forensics expert, Professor of Forensics Jacksonville State University, & author of"Blood Beneath My Feet"Caryn Stark- NYC PsychologistShera LaPoint - Genetic Genealogist, "The Gene Hunter"Anne Emerson- WCIV ABC 4 Charleston reporter

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0:00.0

I'm Joseph Scott Morgan.

0:01.7

I was the youngest medical legal death investigator in the country.

0:04.8

The first time I've ever made a death notification on you after that moment

0:08.6

that I was going to try to be as compassionate as I possibly could.

0:12.0

Because when families are rocked by death,

0:14.9

the only thing they really want are answers.

0:18.1

They ask how, where, it was my job as a death investigator to bring those answers.

0:26.7

Listen to Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan, wherever you get your podcasts.

0:36.4

What happened to Kristen Smart?

0:39.4

What went wrong?

0:41.6

Is there a new break in the case?

0:44.3

364 supplemental reports.

0:47.6

Serving 18 search warrants.

0:50.1

The share of is saying 37 pieces of evidence from the early days of the case

0:55.8

are now being submitted to modern DNA testing.

0:58.8

Is there a light at the end of the tunnel?

1:01.9

What happened to Kristen Smart?

1:10.5

Crime stories with Nancy Grace.

1:16.8

Paul Flores was the last person to be seen with her according to witnesses.

1:21.1

Two days later, May 27, Kristen's resident hall neighbor reported her missing.

1:26.0

Nearly a month after her disappearance,

1:28.1

Cal Poly police turned the case over to the San Los Abyssal County Sheriff's Office

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