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

[Beekarina]

Weird! Would the FBI contact you & ask you not to say anything? One would think it they did, her family would comply. This is bizarre!

 

[Henry2326]

They already offered him a six year sentence if he pointed them to the location of the body; he declined. If he did do this, he may very well come to regret that decision.

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Wouldn't that be a lovely day.....

 

[mommanan]

I think they will announce that Paul Flores is linked to other crimes. Maybe.

 

[mommanan]

I think they will announce that Paul Flores is linking to other crimes. Maybe.

 

[Henry2326]

Weird! Would the FBI contact you & ask you not to say anything? One would think it they did, her family would comply. This is bizarre!

Hmmmm.....not seeing where FBI asked them not to say anything.

"She said the agency warned her, “Be ready. This is really going to be something you don’t expect.”

The FBI also told her to secure a family spokesperson and that they “might want to get away for awhile.”

https://nypost.com/2020/01/22/krist...kthrough-in-23-year-old-missing-persons-case/

 

[mommanan]

I think they will announce that Paul Flores is linked to other crimes. Maybe.

 

[ROM828]

Or is the FBI trying to "flush" information out by telling family to "be prepared". Still could be ongoing and while no news is imminent they could be using this language to make someone close to the situation squirm a little.

 

[Henry2326]

CBS News picked up the story 8 hours ago....


The mother of a Stockton woman who disappeared more than two decades ago says an update in the case could be right around the corner. According to the Stockton Record, Kristin Smart's mother, Denise, says she was contacted by the FBI and they told her to "Be ready. This is really going to be something you don't expect."

Kristin Smart case: FBI reportedly tells mom of woman missing since 1996 to "be ready" for unexpected news - CBS News

 

[Piknik]

They already offered him a six year sentence if he pointed them to the location of the body; he declined. If he did do this, he may very well come to regret that decision.

Paul Flores: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com

That was then, this is now. If they've busted him with child he doesn't have any leverage.

 

[Henry2326]

Its so dumb. Do you really think the “FBI” would “call” her???
I always would have figured the FBI would “stop” by in such an event.
Modo

Hmmmm....I've not seen any media comment on how the family was contacted.

 

[bradfordsleuth]

I hesitate to call this a hoax and if it is, it is the most unimaginable cruel thing that someone can do to the parent of a missing child.

After 23 years, I would think that the family has been appointed a ' prime contact' of sorts within the FBI and would get to know that person's voice very well over the years (if this recent contact was done over the phone, which I am not convinced of.)

All JMO

 

[Jackielee09]

Why wouldn’t the FBI wait to tell mom anything until they can tell her more than. “There will be unexpected news”. Makes zero sense. I hope there is an answer and arrest but very bizarre way of getting family amped up.

 

[MassGuy]

I hesitate to call this a hoax and if it is, it is the most unimaginable cruel thing that someone can do to the parent of a missing child.

After 23 years, I would think that the family has been appointed a ' prime contact' of sorts within the FBI and would get to know that person's voice very well over the years (if this recent contact was done over the phone, which I am not convinced of.)

All JMO

Yeah. Also, I would expect a much stronger denial from the FBI if this wasn’t true.

It looks like CNN reached out for comment, as opposed to the FBI coming out on their own and refuting the story.

So I’m inclined to believe that there has been a development.

 

[Evinrude]

Why wouldn’t the FBI wait to tell mom anything until they can tell her more than. “There will be unexpected news”. Makes zero sense. I hope there is an answer and arrest but very bizarre way of getting family amped up.

Cant make this chit up!

 

[MassGuy]

Why wouldn’t the FBI wait to tell mom anything until they can tell her more than. “There will be unexpected news”. Makes zero sense. I hope there is an answer and arrest but very bizarre way of getting family amped up.

To give them time to take the steps they suggested (assuming this is true).

I’ve seen them do exactly this sort of thing in other cases. Typically it’s within days of a press conference.

They’ve been waiting more than two decades, and they probably don’t want to drop a bomb without giving the family time to prepare for it.

 

[DTPeke]

I hesitate to call this a hoax and if it is, it is the most unimaginable cruel thing that someone can do to the parent of a missing child.

After 23 years, I would think that the family has been appointed a ' prime contact' of sorts within the FBI and would get to know that person's voice very well over the years (if this recent contact was done over the phone, which I am not convinced of.)

All JMO

Ditto
Still trying to wrap my head around it.

The only things I could come up with (and this is all speculation/opinion)

That perhaps it was a FBI contact previously on the case that has a loyal connection with the family...…..

FBI is tickling the wire with a wiretap...…..

Somewhere out there I remember reading an agent donated time to the case or had to take a vacation day to participate.....if someone remembers this please verify, I very well could have lost my marbles last night looking up stuff once I read one of the articles about the "big break", I definitely have today

I think the FBI motto is we can neither confirm or deny.

 

[Bsc87bsc]

those dogs can be funny. they are not an exact science and if you have a bad trainer that dog will find whatever you want it to find.

3 dogs with 3 separate trainers pointed out Paul’s dorm ....

 

[Synergizer Bunny]

That was then, this is now. If they've busted him with child he doesn't have any leverage.

That's an interesting possibility. If this were to happen, perhaps, they discovered photos of Kristin Smart in some hidden file on his computer and photos of possible burial site.

 

[Bsc87bsc]

I've never thought it was a hoax. But I still think it's odd if LE/FBI didn't tell the family more than what we've read.

Maybe they did?

 

[Synergizer Bunny]

Why wouldn’t the FBI wait to tell mom anything until they can tell her more than. “There will be unexpected news”. Makes zero sense. I hope there is an answer and arrest but very bizarre way of getting family amped up.

I agree. I thought it was a hoax, at first. Then, I saw this report being picked up by several news outlets. Surely, this family verified it with legitimate FBI agency.

The only thing that I can think of is the FBI has instructed the family to put this information out to the media. Otherwise, it makes zero sense to me that this is the only information that they have given to the family. Surely, the family has been told more.