Shy podcaster helped police crack California cold case
BRIAN MELLEY, Associated Press
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1of18Chris Lambert, a musician and recording engineer, poses Thursday, April 15, 2021, in front of Muir Hall dormitory at California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Lambert started a podcast to document the 1996 disappearance of Kristin Smart, who was a college student at Cal Poly and lived in Muir Hall when she disappeared. On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, the San Luis Obispo County sheriff announced arrests in the 25-year-old case, crediting Lambert with helping bring in witnesses that propelled the case forward.Nic Coury/APShow MoreShow Less
2of18FILE - This undated photo released by the FBI shows Kristin Smart, the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo student who disappeared in 1996. The San Luis Obispo County sheriff plans a major announcement Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in the nearly 25-year mystery of the disappearance of
That ‘face on a billboard’ pushed musician to become a podcaster and help crack a California cold case
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Chris Lambert, a musician and recording engineer, poses Thursday, April 15, 2021, in front of Muir Hall dormitory at California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo, Calif. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)AP
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LOS ANGELES Chris Lambert would like to get back to making music but he can’t seem to stop chasing a ghost that has haunted him for nearly 25 years.
A billboard on the side of the road on California’s Central Coast led him on a detour three years ago from his career as a singer-songwriter and recording engineer. He created a podcast about the 1996 disappearance of college freshman Kristin Smart and it’s taken over his life.
Chris Lambert would like to get back to making music but he canât seem to stop chasing a ghost that has haunted him for nearly 25 years.
A billboard on the side of the road on California s Central Coast led him on a detour three years ago from his career as a singer-songwriter and recording engineer.
He created a podcast about the 1996 disappearance of college freshman Kristin Smart and itâs taken over his life.
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Chris Lambert, a musician and recording engineer, stands in front of Muir Hall dormitory at California Polytechnic University. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
âI canât step away from it for more than a few days,â Mr Lambert said.
Shy podcaster helped police crack California cold case
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LOS ANGELES – Chris Lambert would like to get back to making music but he can’t seem to stop chasing a ghost that has haunted him for nearly 25 years.
A billboard on the side of the road on California’s Central Coast led him on a detour three years ago from his career as a singer-songwriter and recording engineer. He created a podcast about the 1996 disappearance of college freshman Kristin Smart and it’s taken over his life.
“I can’t step away from it for more than a few days,” Lambert said. “I just get sucked right back in because I want to be resolving things.”