Why Have You Never Heard About This Baffling Case?! #truecrime #crimejunkie

Who speaks in this episode?

• Ashley Flowers (Host) · 1 min speaking
• Brit (Guest) · 1 min speaking

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 1:43: Kristen Smart, Ashley Flowers, Martha Mesa, San Miguel

Notable quotes from "Why Have You Never Heard About This Baffling Case?! #truecrime #crimejunkie"

• It. The strangest case that the sheriff's office is tasked with solving is from 16 years before Kristen Smart went missing when two little girls vanished off the street in…

  about Kristen Smart · at 0:24

• This is the story of Teresa Flores and Martha Mesa.

  about Teresa Flores · at 1:34

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Kristen Smart — Person · 2 mentions · first at 0:17
• Ashley Flowers — Person · 1 mention · first at 0:00
  Hi, crime junkies. I'm your host, Ashley Flowers.
• Teresa Flores — Person · 1 mention · first at 1:34
• Martha Mesa — Person · 1 mention · first at 1:37
  This is the story of Teresa Flores and Martha Mesa.

Companies & orgs

• St. Louis Abyspo Sheriff's Office — Company · 1 mention · first at 0:05
  And the story I have for you today is one of the St. Louis Abyspo Sheriff's Office most enduring mysteries. And it's not the one that you're probably thinking of. for most crime junkies, when you hear St. Louis Abyspo,.

Products & tech

• Crime Junkie — Product · 1 mention

Concepts & topics

• DNA — Concept · 1 mention

Places & events

• San Miguel — Place · 1 mention · first at 0:37
  Went missing when two little girls vanished off the street in broad daylight in the middle of San Miguel, a town with only 800ish residents.

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 Hi, crime junkies. I'm your host, Ashley Flowers. And I'm Brit. And the story I have for you today is one of the St. Louis Abyspo Sheriff's Office most enduring mysteries. And it's not the one that you're probably thinking of. I mean, for most crime junkies, when you hear St. Louis Abyspo, one thing comes to mind.

0:17 Yeah. Kristen Smart. Exactly. But her case now solved was never the most baffling one. Far from it. The strangest case that the sheriff's office is tasked with solving is from 16 years before Kristen Smart went missing when two little girls vanished off the street in broad daylight in the middle of San Miguel, a town with only 800ish residents. Everyone is a suspect and every theory is still on the table even after their bodies were discovered and there were plenty of strange clues and physical evidence. The only reason you don't know about this case is because it's never been told in full before, not until today.

1:02 And this is one that you're going to want to pay attention to because even though this case is 45 years old, big things are about to happen. The current lead detective on this case literally came out of retirement just to solve it. And he just so happens to be the same guy who solved Kristen Smart's case in 2022. and he has fresh leads and DNA on his side now for this case. And it's closer than ever before to being solved. But now it's a race against time to make sure that justice comes while the girls families are still alive to witness it.

1:34 This is the story of Teresa Flores and Martha Mesa.

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "Why Have You Never Heard About This Baffling Case?! #truecrime #crimejunkie"?

Ashley Flowers (Host), Brit (Guest).

What is discussed in "Why Have You Never Heard About This Baffling Case?! #truecrime #crimejunkie"?

In order: 0:00 Kristen Smart, Ashley Flowers, Martha Mesa, San Miguel.

What is mentioned in this Crime Junkie episode?

8 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Kristen Smart, Ashley Flowers, St. Louis Abyspo Sheriff's Office, San Miguel, Teresa Flores, Martha Mesa. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Why Have You Never Heard About This Baffling Case?! #truecrime #crimejunkie"?

The episode runs 2 min; the transcript is about 289 words in 4 timestamped sections.

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