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Your Own Backyard

by Chris Lambert

A documentary podcast series investigating the 1996 disappearance of Cal Poly student, Kristin Smart.

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Episodes

  1. Closer to Closure: A Conversation with the Smart Family

    One year after the conviction of Paul Flores, Chris sits down with the Smart family to discuss the trial, the concept of closure, and their memories of Kristin

  2. People vs. Flores: The Conclusion Part Four

    Chris recaps Paul Flores' sentencing with help from the prosecution team

  3. People vs. Flores: The Conclusion Part Three

    Chris recaps the verdicts with help from the prosecution team and the jury that convicted Paul Flores

  4. People vs. Flores: The Conclusion Part Two

    Chris recaps the closing arguments with help from the prosecution team

  5. People vs. Flores: The Conclusion Part One

    Meet the team that prosecuted Paul and Ruben Flores

  6. The Conclusion (teaser)

    The conclusion of People vs. Flores is in progress.

  7. A Brief Update

    Where is the final episode??

  8. People vs. Flores: Defense and Rebuttal

    Chris recaps the Defense case and the State's rebuttal from the Salinas Courthouse

  9. People vs. Flores: Weeks 9 and 10

    Chris recaps the weeks of September 12th and September 19th from the Salinas Courthouse

  10. People vs. Flores: Week 8

    Chris recaps the week of September 5th from the Salinas Courthouse

  11. People vs. Flores: Week 7

    Chris recaps the week of August 29th from the Salinas Courthouse

  12. People vs. Flores: Week 6

    Chris recaps the week of August 22nd from the Salinas Courthouse

  13. People vs. Flores: Weeks 4 and 5

    Chris recaps the week of August 8th and the week of August 15th from the Salinas Courthouse

  14. People vs. Flores: Week 3

    Chris recaps the week of August 1st from the Salinas Courthouse

  15. People vs. Flores: Weeks 1 and 2

    Chris recaps the week of July 18th and the week of July 25th from the Salinas Courthouse

  16. People vs. Flores #2: Jury, Final Motions, Subpoena

    Chris recaps the final pre-trial events from the Salinas Courthouse

  17. People vs. Flores #1: Motions

    Chris recaps the pre-trial events following the 2021 preliminary hearing, through the first week of motions in the Salinas Courthouse

  18. Episode 10: The Beginning of The End Part 2

    Chris travels down to the South Bay, and attempts to trace Paul Flores' predatory behavior from its origins to the present day.

  19. Episode 09: The Beginning of The End Part 1

    After the April 2021 arrests of Paul Flores and his father, Ruben, Chris recounts the search that led to them, and a timeline of the spot where investigators believe Kristin Smart's body was buried.

  20. Episode 08: The 16-Hour Gap

    Where was Paul Flores over Memorial Day Weekend 1996? Chris scours the Smart Family's notebooks to find forgotten witnesses and leads.

  21. Episode 07: The Iceberg

    The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office speaks.

  22. Episode 06: Ongoing and Active

    A newspaper publisher thinks he's found Kristin Smart, until he hits a brick wall.

  23. Episode 05: The P

    Psychics, parents, Parkinson, and Poly.

  24. Episode 04: Son Of Susan

    A man from North Carolina vows to keep the Flores family on their toes, and accidentally finds a new way to get their backyard searched in the process.

  25. Episode 03: Their Own Backyard

    If Kristin Smart is dead, where did her body end up? Chris follows a trail left by a lost piece of evidence, and retraces Paul Flores' movements in the years after.

  26. Episode 02: The Only Suspect

    Who is Paul Flores? Chris talks to women who knew him before he was the suspect in Kristin Smart's disappearance, and learns that none of them were surprised.

  27. Episode 01: A Face On A Billboard

    Who is Kristin Smart? Chris travels to Stockton to meet her parents, Stan and Denise, along with her friends, neighbors, and classmates.

  28. Episode 00: Coming Soon

    Your Own Backyard: The Disappearance of Kristin Smart starts September 30th. Subscribe now.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A documentary podcast series investigating the 1996 disappearance of Cal Poly student, Kristin Smart.

HOSTED BY

Chris Lambert

CATEGORIES

true crime

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A documentary podcast series investigating the 1996 disappearance of Cal Poly student, Kristin Smart.

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