Current Events > Father and Son arrested for 1996 Disappearance of Kristin Smart.

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https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1382094923592306690

25 years later.

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that name sounds familiar.

I'd forgotten how big of a case it was.

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Wow. I live in the area and remember the story. Its pretty huge news recently since it was brought up in some murder podcasts.

Didnt click link. Why now

the guy was the only suspect all these years and they just now took him in wtf

CADE FOSTER posted...

the guy was the only suspect all these years and they just now took him in wtf

because they, at the time, did not have enough evidence to issue a warrant for his arrest.

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CADE FOSTER posted...

the guy was the only suspect all these years and they just now took him in wtf

You have to have enough actual evidence to arrest someone. At least if you wants the charges to stick. They probably did some new DNA tests or whatever with updated technology since 25 years ago.

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CADE FOSTER posted...

the guy was the only suspect all these years and they just now took him in wtf

At the time they had probable suspicion and some evidence but not enough. If they took him in then they wouldn't have had enough evidence to prove anything, he'd get off and wouldn't be able to be charged again. by waiting, the technology advanced, they were able to do new tests to prove their findings, and arresting him now will make it that much easier to get a conviction.

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Hope they find her body rip to her

I know this isn't how it works but I'm imagining a guy in my head just working this case and this case only for the last 25 years, with a huge board with pictures and yarn and all that shit standing up and screaming "I FUCKING GOT IT" and arresting this dude.

Also, good. Fuck these murdering bastards.

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ScazarMeltex posted...

I know this isn't how it works but I'm imagining a guy in my head just working this case and this case only for the last 25 years, with a huge board with pictures and yarn and all that shit standing up and screaming "I FUCKING GOT IT" and arresting this dude.

Also, good. Fuck these murdering bastards.

Sometimes they'll have a retired detective or two work a cold case. Those guys get bored in retirement and it's just one case so they can work every angle.

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It'll be interesting to see what evidence they found/discovered that finally led to the arrests.

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I hope they finally find the body

Why link to a tweet linking to the article, instead of just the article URL itself?
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kristin-smart-paul-flores-arrested-watch-live-stream-today-2021-04-13/

CruelBuffalo posted...

I hope they finally find the body

They didnt recover her body, unfortunately.

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brestugo posted...

Sometimes they'll have a retired detective or two work a cold case. Those guys get bored in retirement and it's just one case so they can work every angle.

I dont think thats how it works

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Returning_CEmen posted...

I dont think thats how it works

I think he means that they can gather evidence and put that forward to an acting detective.

Houston posted...

It'll be interesting to see what evidence they found/discovered that finally led to the arrests.

It will be interesting but I think what they did was to establish that her DNA, and the DNA of the Flores', father and son was in the soil behind the house where she was buried originally. And maybe the forensic pathologists were able to show Smart was in contact with the mattress found in Flores' dorm room after she was dead.


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g0ldie posted...

that name sounds familiar.

I'd forgotten how big of a case it was.

i think dhe was originally kidnapped by a guy named Brian David Mitchell, i dont know what happened to her since then.

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skermac posted...

i think dhe was originally kidnapped by a guy named Brian David Mitchell, i dont know what happened to her since then.

That was Elizabeth Smart. Not Kristin

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Imagine thinking you got away with a murder you did back when you were 19 only to have the cops come and drag you away in cuffs for sentencing 25 years later. Looks like he wasn't thorough enough at the crime scene thankfully. Wonder how the dad feels about all this that he was willing to be a accessory?

Returning_CEmen posted...

I dont think thats how it works

Its not that common and hes grossly over-simplifying it but it kinda is.

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Life. No parole

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Number090684 posted...

Imagine thinking you got away with a murder you did back when you were 19 only to have the cops come and drag you away in cuffs for sentencing 25 years later. Looks like he wasn't thorough enough at the crime scene thankfully. Wonder how the dad feels about all this that he was willing to be a accessory?

therevis no statue of limitations on murder a person can get life for at any age even if its 50 years later

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Number090684 posted...

Imagine thinking you got away with a murder you did back when you were 19 only to have the cops come and drag you away in cuffs for sentencing 25 years later.

Imagine getting away with murder and not fleeing the country.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Imagine getting away with murder and not fleeing the country.

Yea thats just peak cockiness. In the immediate aftermath I understand not wanting to draw attention to yourself, but within the last 24 years at least? Didnt even make an effort, just thought theyd get away with it forever. I mean Im glad they were stupid enough to stay but they could have easily gone to another country and erased any trail to them.

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jeffhardyb0yz posted...

Ive seen people arrested for less

It only happens when they can make the case in court. You only need enough evidence to get a conviction. In this case they probably didnt think what they had at the time was substantial enough, but thanks to newer technology they were able to make a stronger case.

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Saw this earlier, wonder what broke the case. News clip I saw earlier just said something about a podcast casting new light onto the case but it wasn't specific.

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Solid Snake07 posted...

Saw this earlier, wonder what broke the case. News clip I saw earlier just said something about a podcast casting new light onto the case but it wasn't specific.

Then in 2019, they interviewed at least one new witness that had not been previously interviewed. Parkinson attributed the "Your Own Backyard" podcast for bringing that new information to light.
With that new evidence, Parkinson said detectives were able to secure a court order to intercept Flores's electronic communications.

https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/slo-sheriff-to-make-major-announcement-in-kristin-smart-case

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CobraGT posted...

With that new evidence, Parkinson said detectives were able to secure a court order to intercept Flores's electronic communications.

Protip: If you killed someone twenty years ago or so, don't send emails about it.

CADE FOSTER posted...

Hope they find her body rip to her

I read this as "I hope they find her body to rip her." and was like wtf

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So weird that there was not enough evidence. I found this in Rolling Stone

" ... and a mysterious beeping that emanated from the concrete yard at 4:20 every morning about the time Smart often set her alarm for to make it to early swim practices."


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ClunkerSlim posted...

Uh.... what.

someone who was renting on the parents property would hear a watch alarm go off at that time, sometime after she disappeared. the dad had laid concrete down for a patio.

highly recommend listening to the podcast (Your Own Backyard) about this case, the guy who made it did a really good job.

cool to see the area I grew up in make national news and glad these two dickheads finally got arrested. Itll be interesting to see what happens to the mom as well.

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