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The Disappearance of Kristin Smart
San Luis Obispo, California, United StatesMay 25, 1996
Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student, disappeared on May 25, 1996, after being last seen in the company of fellow student Paul Flores while walking home from a party. Despite Flores being a suspect for decades, Kristin was never found and her case went cold. In 2022, Paul Flores was convicted of first-degree murder and his father Ruben Flores convicted of accessory, over 26 years after her disappearance.