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Kristin Smart: Paul Flores is scheduled to be sentenced Friday. Here’s what to expect

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — More than 26 years after Cal Poly student Kristin Smart disappeared, Paul Flores is scheduled to be sentenced for her murder.

Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2023

Police interview footage shows killer Paul Flores with black eye after Kristin Smart’s 1996 murder

Killer set to be sentenced this week and faces up to life imprisonment for the 1996 murder

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Kristin Smart’s dad, sheriff vow quest for justice isn’t over with Paul Flores murder conviction

LOS ANGELES — While the 26-year mystery of the disappearance of Kristin Smart concluded this week with the conviction of Paul Flores for her murder, the young woman’s father says it doesn’t make up for his daughter’s absence.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 19, 2022

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Split verdict in Kristin Smart murder: Why Paul Flores was found guilty but not his dad

In a courtroom in Salinas, California, on Tuesday, a jury rendered a verdict in one of California’s most enduring murder mysteries.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 19, 2022

Kristin Smart’s father reacts to murder conviction for Paul Flores after 26 years: ‘No joy or happiness’

The father of a California college student who vanished 26 years ago says there's “no joy or happiness" after a jury convicted a former fellow student of her murder

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022

Father says 'no joy' in Kristin Smart murder conviction

The father of a California college student who vanished 26 years ago says there's “no joy or happiness" after a jury convicted a former fellow student of her murder

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022

First Thing: Biden vows to codify Roe if Democrats win midterms

President casts election as a choice between Republicans who seek to impose a nationwide abortion ban and Democrats who aim to protect it. Plus, how to have a better funeral

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022

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Man guilty of murdering teenage student who vanished from house party 26 years ago

Jurors have found a man in his 40s guilty of murdering a teenager who mysteriously vanished from a house party more than a quarter of a century ago

Daily Mirror · Oct 19, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Oct 19, 2022

Kristin Smart: classmate found guilty of murdering California woman missing since 1996

Paul Flores found guilty of first-degree murder as prosecutors claim he killed 19-year-old during attempted rape

The Guardian - US · Oct 19, 2022

Paul Flores found guilty of murdering Cal Poly student Kristin Smart

SALINAS, Calif. — A jury has found Paul Flores guilty of murdering Cal Poly student Kristin Smart in 1996.

Tribune News Service · Oct 18, 2022

Paul Flores guilty in murder of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart; his father acquitted

LOS ANGELES — A jury on Tuesday convicted Paul Flores in the murder of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student Kristin Smart, ending a more than two-decade mystery that both captivated and outraged the Central Coast college town.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 18, 2022

Man convicted of killing missing California college student

The last man seen with Kristin Smart was convicted of killing the college freshman, who vanished from a California campus 25 years ago

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022

A jury convicted Paul Flores of murdering college student Kristin Smart in 1996

Kristin Smart, a college freshman, vanished from a California campus in 1996. Paul Flores was the last person seen with Smart as he walked her home from an off-campus party.

WEKU · Oct 18, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Oct 18, 2022

Paul Flores guilty of murdering Kristin Smart, jury finds

SALINAS, Calif. — A jury has found Paul Flores guilty of murdering Cal Poly student Kristin Smart in 1996.

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022

Kristin Smart: Paul Flores found guilty of student’s 1996 murder

Paul Flores was found guilty of murdering the 19-year-old college student in 1996, while a separate jury found his father Ruben was not guilty of helping to conceal her body

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022

Jury reaches verdict in Kristin Smart murder trial

Paul and Rubel Flores are on trial for crimes connected to the 1996 murder of the 19-year-old college student

Los Angeles Times · Oct 5, 2022

'No bones, no teeth, no body parts.' Ruben Flores never dug Kristin Smart's grave, lawyer says

With a jury already deliberating whether to find Paul Flores guilty of the 1996 murder of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student Kristin Smart, a second jury on Wednesday began considering the fate of his father, who is charged as an accessory to the crime.

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Los Angeles Times · Oct 5, 2022

Jury begins deliberating fate of defendant Paul Flores in Kristin Smart murder trial

SALINAS, Calif. — After hearing 11 weeks of evidence and a set of fiery closing arguments, jurors on Tuesday began deliberating whether to convict Paul Flores for the 1996 murder of Cal State San Luis Obispo student Kristin Smart.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 4, 2022

Paul Flores 'hunted' Kristin Smart before killing her, prosecutor says

SALINAS, Calif. — Eleven Sundays have passed since the start of the murder trial of Paul Flores, who is accused of killing Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student Kristin Smart and disposing of her body.

Tribune News Service · Sep 23, 2022

Prosecutor in Kristin Smart case challenges expertise of defense forensic expert

SALINAS, Calif. — Forensic DNA consultant Elizabeth Johnson finished her testimony in the Kristin Smart murder trial Wednesday after a rigorous cross-examination challenging her qualifications.

Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022

Human blood found under Ruben Flores’ deck, DNA expert says during Kristin Smart trial

Soil samples taken from under Ruben Flores’ deck contained traces of human blood, a DNA expert testified Monday during the Kristin Smart murder trial.

Tribune News Service · Aug 15, 2022

Kristin Smart trial: Handler says cadaver dog signaled in Paul Flores’ dorm during search

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The murder trial for the men accused in connection with the 1996 disappearance of Kristin Smart continued Monday with testimony from a cadaver dog handler.

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2022

Kristin Smart went missing 26 years ago. A father and son now face trial over her death

Paul Flores and his father Ruben have been charged respectively with murder and accessory to murder in the death of Kristin Smart, who was a student when she went missing in 1996. Clémence Michallon reports

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2022

Prosecutors try to prove 1996 killing with body missing

Kristin Smart disappeared during her freshman year at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo more than 25 years ago

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