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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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

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.

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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.

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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

'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.

Los Angeles Times

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

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.

Los Angeles Times

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.

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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.

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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

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

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

Tribune News Service

When will Kristin Smart murder trial begin? Court announces new start date

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — There’s a new start date for the Kristin Smart murder trial, a Monterey County Superior Court spokeswoman announced Tuesday.

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Kristin Smart trial jury selection delayed over health concerns

LOS ANGELES — Jury selection in the Kristin Smart murder trial has ground to a halt because of unspecified health concerns linked to accused killer Paul Flores and his father, Ruben Flores, who is charged with helping dispose of the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo student’s body 26…

The Independent UK

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

Tribune News Service

Start date for Kristin Smart murder trial pushed back by a week. This is why

The trial against the men accused of killing Cal Poly student Kristin Smart and hiding her body is being pushed back by a week, a Monterey County Superior Court official announced Sunday.

Los Angeles Times

Kristin Smart case: Jury selection gets underway for Paul Flores' trial after it is moved 126 miles

LOS ANGELES — Kristin Smart vanished 26 years ago after walking back toward the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, dormitories from a party.

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Floreses try to dismiss Kristin Smart murder case due to ‘outrageous government conduct’

Defense attorneys filed a motion in Monterey County Superior Court on Monday to dismiss the case against Paul and Ruben Flores, who are accused of killing Cal Poly student Kristin Smart and hiding her body.

The Independent UK

Salvador Ramos: Everything we know about Texas school mass shooter

Eighteen-year-old Uvalde high school student shot his grandmother before driving to Robb Elementary School where he killed 21 people

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Start date set for Kristin Smart murder trial in Monterey County

The Kristin Smart murder case is scheduled to have its first hearing in Monterey County next week, according to the online court calendar that also indicates the start of the trial has been pushed back about a month.

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