California 1996 Kristin Smart Cold Case Solved – The Crime That Shocked The Whole California City

19-year-old Kristin Smart vanished after a Cal Poly party on May 25, 1996 and was never seen again. 25 years later, Paul Flores was finally convicted. This is the full Kristin Smart case — the last walk from the party with Paul Flores, the lies that didn't add up, the cadaver dogs at Ruben Flores' home in San Luis Obispo, and how the Your Own Backyard podcast reignited a case police couldn't close for 25 years. In this true crime documentary, Gene Crime TV breaks down the why behind the crime: why Kristin walked home alone that night, why Paul Flores stayed free for two decades, the 2021 arrests, the 2022 trial that convicted Paul Flores of murder without ever finding her body, and why Kristin was declared legally dead in 2002. If you love cold cases solved, solved cold cases, and true crime stories with real justice, subscribe for a new case every week. 🔍 In this video: Kristin Smart timeline, Cal Poly 1996 disappearance, Paul Flores investigation, San Luis Obispo search, Your Own Backyard podcast breakthrough, trial and verdict. 💬 What shocked you most — that it took 25 years to arrest him, or that her body was never found? Tell me below. #KristinSmart #ColdCaseSolved #TrueCrimeDocumentary --- About Gene Crime TV: True crime, told the way I see it. I'm Rawlings — I break down the psychology, the missed clues, and the decisions that sealed someone's fate.