CA CA - Kristin Smart, 19, San Luis Obispo, 25 May 1996

[Bsc87bsc]

He was using an alias or fake documents at one point but surely he would be booked under his real name....

ETA: it is obvious I think Paul is responsible for Kristin's death...I am wondering if he may have committed a whole slew of other crimes under his alias but people only knew him by the fake name (hope that makes since) just jumped into my head after I posted

There’s a woman who went missing in southern ca that people tie to PF too

 

[fred&edna]

Maybe they did?

Of course.

Something about the news reports (including DS quotes) don't seem to lend itself to suggest they told her more. And, next news report/tweet (FBI spokesperson denial) ... Something about the whole thing doesn't feel right. But that's jmo

 

[MassGuy]

No matter what, I think we’ll get some clarity here in the next hours and days.

This story is being picked up nationally, and the FBI is going to have to definitively shoot it down, or make a move.

A comment from a spokesman saying that they’re not aware of details being made public, isn’t going to cut it.

 

[Bsc87bsc]

Nothing was ever found in that dig. The benefit Tony Cipolla mentions is IMO, they know after digging in that hillside, Kristin is not there.
https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/crime/article171678792.html

It was never said nothing was found- they did find bones but never elaborated later on them

 

[DTPeke]

There’s a woman who went missing in southern ca that people tie to PF too

Very Interesting. I have seen the allegations of rape but have not come across that yet.

I am not surprised. I would actually be more surprised if poor Kristin was his only victim. Thanks for that...

ETA: aha on episode 6 of podcast....can't wait for episode 7

 

[Bsc87bsc]

Nothing was ever found in that dig. The benefit Tony Cipolla mentions is IMO, they know after digging in that hillside, Kristin is not there.
https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/crime/article171678792.html

It was never said nothing was found- they did find bones but never elaborated later on them

 

[Bsc87bsc]

Very Interesting. I have seen the allegations of rape but have not come across that yet.

I am not surprised. I would actually be more surprised if poor Kristin was his only victim. Thanks for that...

ETA: aha on episode 6 of podcast....can't wait for episode 7

Body found in wilderness verified as O.C. woman's

 

[fred&edna]

No matter what, I think we’ll get some clarity here in the next hours and days.

This story is being picked up nationally, and the FBI is going to have to definitively shoot it down, or make a move.

A comment from a spokesman saying that they’re not aware of details being made public, isn’t going to cut it.

I sure hope there is credible resolution to this case SOON!

 

[What if...]

Does anyone else find it interesting that the heads up came from the FBI, but any forth coming information is to come from the SO?

All I know about this case is what I’ve read in the past several pages in this thread, but I’m already of the opinion that unless there’s a huge twist, any information linking PF wouldn’t really be considered “unexpected”.
Just MOO...

 

[MassGuy]

Does anyone else find it interesting that the heads up came from the FBI, but any forth coming information is to come from the SO?

All I know about this case is what I’ve read in the past several pages in this thread, but I’m already of the opinion that unless there’s a huge twist, any information linking PF wouldn’t really be considered “unexpected”.
Just MOO...

I still think an arrest would be unexpected, especially now.

Decades have past, and the family is convinced that PF is the killer. I don’t think they had a great deal of hope that the case was going anywhere though. Knowing who did it, and proving who did it, are two very different things.

So I do think a development like that would fit.

 

[JillR]

UPDATED: Podcast Shines New Light on Kristin Smart Case | Paso Robles Press

 

[Knox]

Fox News ran with the story 15 hours ago and said the following:

Fox News has reached out to the family for comment on the paper's reporting.

"The Smart family stands behind the Stockton Record’s January 18th story," a family spokesman said via email. "There will be no new statement or interviews until there is an update or an announcement from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department."

When reached for comment, the FBI told Fox News that they were unaware of any development being announced imminently and directed further inquiries to the sheriff's office, which is leading the investigation.

FBI tells family of Kristin Smart, who vanished 23 years ago, to be prepared for news: report

BBM-Oh boy! Could this be a turf war? Someone from the FBI who has formed a relationship with the Smart family shared inappropriately. Now the FBI has to CYA and are referring media to SLOCSO?

 

[Knox]

No matter what, I think we’ll get some clarity here in the next hours and days.

This story is being picked up nationally, and the FBI is going to have to definitively shoot it down, or make a move.

A comment from a spokesman saying that they’re not aware of details being made public, isn’t going to cut it.

They tossed the ball to SLOCSO, it's in their court now. Any public statement will need to come from them, MOO.

 

[MassGuy]

Family of Kristin Smart says ‘no current timeline’ for announcement of new case development

JANUARY 22, 2020 01:43 PM
The family of missing Cal Poly student Kristin Smart says there is no timeline for an announcement on the investigation into their daughter’s disappearance, just days after reports that a new development on the cold case was on the horizon.

“Over the past few days, our family has been overwhelmed with inquiries about the investigation,” read a statement sent to The Tribune on behalf of the Smart family Wednesday. “We sincerely appreciate the amazing support we’ve received and want to be clear that this is an ongoing investigation that is complex, fluid and continuing.”

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article239537818.html

 

[What if...]

BBM-Oh boy! Could this be a turf war? Someone from the FBI who has formed a relationship with the Smart family shared inappropriately. Now the FBI has to CYA and are referring media to SLOCSO?

Or public pressure for an overdue statement....???

 

[userunnamed]

DBM

 

[SuziQ]

I don't know what to think now. All I know is that what the FBI originally shared is very unusual. And that does lend itself to not being legit.

 

[logical]

I think anything to do with PF would not be unexpected, that is what everyone expects the result to be.

What about the fact that they are discovering bodies the past week in Tijuana and claiming they may have found a serial killer after that Garden Grove couple went missing? One article talks about bodies in a significant state of decomposition:

2 more bodies found at Tijuana home where Garden Grove couple was buried – Orange County Register

Maybe they found a body that is likely her based on circumstantial evidence, but are waiting about a month for DNA to come back.

 

[Knox]

Found Deceased - CA - Amber Hill, 38, Downey, 9 Jan 2007

 

[MesquiteO21]

very interesting about this new development...of course we're all analyzing what they could mean. she's alive? but i'm not sure why they recommend her family get away. if a missing person was found alive wouldn't they reunite them as soon as possible?

the part about getting a spokesperson makes me think it's linked to a high profile killer, maybe serial killer. I know people have mentioned Scott Peterson before because he was at Cal at the same time...I generally lean away from that theory but who knows maybe it is him?

or if not a killer, maybe linked to some other high profile person in the community. not to be crass, but being killed by the last person known to have been with her wouldn't really fall under "something you wouldn't expect" IMO