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Mar 11, 2023 · A jury convicted Paul Flores of murdering college student Kristin Smart in 1996. Her remains have never been found, but she was declared legally dead in 2002. Prosecutors maintained that...
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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...
Paul Flores, the longtime suspect in the disappearance of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart, was found guilty of her murder in 2022 and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. The case gained renewed attention after a podcast, "Your Own Backyard", revisited the puzzle of her disappearance and the role of his father Ruben.
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Mar 11, 2023 · SLO County Sheriff. CNN — The man convicted of killing fellow college student Kristin Smart in 1996 was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison without parole Friday in a...
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...
Oct 18, 2022 · A California jury has found Paul Flores guilty in the murder of 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996. His sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 9. He faces 25 years to life in prison. His father, Ruben Flores, was found not guilty of accessory to murder in connection with the crime.
Oct 19, 2022 · 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...
Mar 10, 2023 · March 10, 2023. Paul Flores, who was found guilty last year of murdering Kristin Smart in 1996 when they were both university students, was sentenced on Friday to 25 years to life in...
