Missing From: San Luis Obispo, California
Missing: May 25, 1996
Age at Disappearance: 19
Height: 6′ 1″
Weight: 145
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Distinguishing Characteristics: Scars, Marks, Tattoos: Caucasian female.
Details of Disappearance: Kristin was last seen on May 25, 1996. Kristen was a freshman architecture major at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo, California in 1996. She departed from an off-campus party and headed for her dormitory at approximately 1:30 and 2:00 a.m. on May 25, 1996. At the party, Smart was acting as if she was intoxicated or under the influence of drugs. When she left the gathering, she was having trouble walking.
Kristen was accompanied by a female acquaintance and another student from the university, Paul R. Flores, when she left the party. Photos of Flores are posted with this case summary. He was a food science major at Cal Poly in 1996. Smart apparently met Flores at the party earlier in the evening. Her friend separated from Smart and Flores at the intersection of Perimeter Road and Grand Avenue on the college campus.
Flores allegedly told Kristen’s friend that he would see Kristen to her home. She was last seen walking north on Grand Avenue with Flores, towards Muir Hall, her dormitory. Kristen has never been heard from again. She was not carrying any identification, cash or personal belongings at the time she vanished.Her nickname is Roxy. FOUL PLAY IS SUSPECTED.
Investigative Agency: San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office (California) 1-805-781-4550
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