Hello, you guys. What's up? Welcome back to another episode of Killer and staying

happy Wednesday or whatever day you're listening to this on. I hope you guys are having a great

one today. If you're new here, hi, my name is Savannah and I am your host of this killer

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to miss it. Now, as you guys can tell by the title of today's case, today we are talking

about the case of Kristen Smart. This case has been on my list for the longest time and

it's one that has been so highly suggested by all of you. And if you follow the news of

the true crime world, you know that this case has made some major, major developments

over the past week and will probably continue to do so. So if you need a refresher on this

case or have just never heard of it before and want to be able to follow along, this will

be great for you too. So with that being said, let's jump right on into it.

Kristen Denise Smart was born on a February 20th, 1977 in Augsburg, Germany to her mother

Denise Smart and her father Stan Smart. Now, to give you a physical description of Kristen,

she had blonde hair. She was actually very, very tall about six feet and one inch tall.

And her family moved to Stockton, California, which is where Kristen grew up and she has

two siblings as well. She has a brother and a sister. So she was one of three children.

Now growing up, Kristen spent some of her summers working jobs as a camp counselor and a lifeguard.

She attended Lincoln High School in Stockton, California and graduated from there on June

8th, 1995. Kristen's described as having a smile that lit up a room and contagious hugs.

She was the planner of the family, but loved family vacations and new adventures. She had

a passion for adventure, music, and the ocean. And when it came time for college, Kristen

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