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

Hi Crime Junkies, I'm your host Ashley Flowers. >> And I'm Britt. And the story I have for
you today is one of the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's office's most enduring [music]
mysteries. And it's not the one that you're probably thinking of. I mean, for most Crime Junkies, when you hear San
Luis Obispo, one thing comes to mind. >> Yeah, Kristin 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 [music] from 16 years before Kristin Smart went missing, when two little [music] girls vanished off
the street in broad daylight in the middle of San Miguel, a town with only 800-ish residents. [music] Everyone is a
suspect, and every theory is still on the table, even after their bodies were discovered [music] 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. And this is one that you're going to want to pay attention to, because even
though this [music] 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 Kristin Smart's
case in 2022. And he has fresh leads and DNA on his side [music] 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. This is the story of Teresa Flores and Martha Mesa.

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Brief Summary

The episode reveals the unsolved case of two girls who disappeared in 1978, with new leads emerging for justice.

Key points

The Baffling Case of Two Missing Girls. Explore the enduring mystery of Teresa Flores and Martha Mesa, two girls who vanished 45 years ago.

Episode quotes

This is one that you're going to want to pay attention to.

Introduction to the case

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