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.

Ruben Flores stares down the Google Street View car

Susan Flores’ house, when it was rented by Mary and Joe Lassiter, December 1996 (Photo by Joe Lassiter)

Mary Lassiter’s son stands in front of their rental house, December 1996 (Photo by Joe Lassiter)

Joe Lassiter stands near garbage cans in the spot where his driveway meets the backyard, December 1996

Mary Lassiter stands in front of a planter box in her backyard, with her mother, Sharon, and stepfather, Richard, December 1996

Mary Lassiter holds up an earring similar to the one she found in her driveway in October of 1996

Kristin Smart’s necklace in her senior photo, shown alongside an earring similar to the one Mary Lassiter found in her driveway in October of 1996

The paper that attorney Melvin Delamotte repeatedly pointed to during the deposition of his client, Paul Flores, on November 14, 1997

The Outback Steakhouse in Irvine, where Paul Flores worked from 1997-1998 (now closed)