Kristin Smart

In 1996, a 19-year-old freshman at Cal Poly vanished after leaving an off-campus party—never to be seen again. For decades, her disappearance was a haunting mystery, with no body, no confession, and no closure. She was last spotted walking with a fellow student, whose name would linger in whispers and suspicion for years. Then, in 2022, the unthinkable happened: despite the absence of a body, he was convicted of her murder. The verdict brought answers—but not peace. The question still hangs in the air: what really happened that night?