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John Lynch

Smart family attorney ‘couldn’t be happier’ about verdict, calls Paul Flores a ‘vicious killer’

SAN LUIS OBIPSO, Calif. — On the office wall of Arroyo Grande attorney James Murphy hangs a framed cutout from People magazine.

In the magazine article, Murphy is quoted as saying, “We’re coming for you, Paul. We’re not going to let you get away with it.”

Now, a quarter century after the publication of the article and 26 years since the disappearance of then-Cal Poly student Kristin Smart, Murphy said he “couldn’t be happier” to see Paul Flores found guilty of first-degree murder.

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