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Oct 19, 2022 · A California jury has found Paul Flores, the man accused of the 1996 murder of Kristin Smart, guilty of first-degree murder, according to a news release from the San Luis Obispo County...
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After almost 25 years of suspicion, on April 13, 2021, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson announced the arrest of Paul Floresin the disappearance of Kristin Smart. SHERIFF IAN PARKINSON [to reporters]: It's been a puzzle and it's a very slow process to find each of those little pieces … some of that information came to light through the p...
Kristin's mother, Denise Smart, spent Memorial Day weekend at a swim meet with her two younger kids. She was looking forward to hearing from Kristin that Sunday. Jonathan Vigliotti: And that phone call never comes. Denise Pearce: The phone call never comes. Instead, on Monday, May 27, Denise Pearce says the Smarts got a call from Cal Poly's campus ...
The Smart's attorney James Murphy, and his wife – and office manager – Garin Sinclair, have had Kristin's billboard in their front yard since late 1997. Jonathan Vigliotti: You look at Kristin Smart every day. James Murphy: Every day. … It's just a motivator for me. …[emotional] I will go outside at nighttime and I'll look up at the full moon and I...
When Kristin Smart disappeared, Paul Flores's parents – Susan and Ruben – were separated and living apart. Four months later, while attempting to reconcile, Susan rented out her house in Arroyo Grande. Chris Lambert: A young couple moves into it with their kid. … The mother is washing her car in the driveway at one point That mother, Mary Lassiter,...
Paul Flores may have wanted a fresh start in Southern California, but Chris Lambert says, he could not seem to break old habits. Chris Lambert: Paul worked with a number of women that he made incredibly uncomfortable … girls who he tried to make a pass at sexually, girls that he tried to force to kiss him. Some of those women – who did not want the...
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Oct 19, 2022 · Prosecutors alleged father and son made plans to hide Smart’s body, eventually burying it in Ruben Flores’ yard. But Ruben Flores denied this. “They’ve had searches and everything,” he...
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Mar 11, 2023 · A jury found Flores guilty of first-degree murder in October. A separate jury acquitted Ruben Flores, 81, of being an accessory.
Oct 18, 2022 · More than a quarter century after Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old California university student, disappeared after an off-campus party, a jury on Tuesday convicted Paul Flores, a fellow student,...
Mar 10, 2023 · The California man convicted of the 1996 slaying of Kristin Smart, a college student whose body has never been found, was sentenced to 25 years to life Friday. Paul Flores, 46, was found...
