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18.10.2022 / 17:03

Verdict reached in trial of suspect tied to Kristin Smart's disappearance

accused of helping his son cover up the disappearance and presumed murder of Kristin Smart more than 25 years ago.It was announced Monday that the jury had reached a verdict, but Flores will not learn his fate until a different jury also decides on the charges against his son, Paul Flores. That second jury is still deliberating.Smart and Paul Flores were university students at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispio at the time she vanished in 1996.

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Kristin Smart murder suspect 'hunted her,' unsealed documents allege

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Unsealed court documents in the 1996 Kristin Smart murder case include allegations of a discovery of human blood and witnesses who claim to have seen suspicious activity at the family home of the suspects including the fact that her alleged killer had been "hunting" her.On the night of the Cal Poly student's disappearance 25 years ago, a "hyperactive" Paul Flores, who also attended the university, spent the evening at an off-campus party hitting on the 19-year-old Smart and other women to the point one attendee warned her to "stay away from that guy," according to detailed witness accounts included in recently unsealed court documents, the San Luis Obispo Tribune reported.In addition to the account of that evening,

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Judge denies adding rape charges in Kristin Smart case

Kristin Smart is shown in a file image. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - A judge has denied a prosecutor’s bid to file rape charges against the man accused of killing California college student Kristin Smart, who went missing 25 years ago.The San Luis Obispo district attorney’s office had sought to add two rape charges — for offenses they say were committed in Los Angeles County after Smart disappeared — to the complaint filed against Paul Flores in Smart’s death, KEYT reported Wednesday.The judge ruled against the DA’s motion and scheduled a preliminary hearing in the murder case for Aug.

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Parents of Kristin Smart sue Paul Flores' father, who is accused of hiding their daughter's body

Kristin Smart is shown in a file image. LOS ANGELES - The parents of missing California college student Kristin Smart on Thursday sued the father of the man charged with killing their daughter nearly 25 years ago.The lawsuit filed in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court said Smart’s body was buried in Ruben Flores’s backyard and he moved the body "under cover of darkness" to another location a few days after investigators searched his property in February 2020.Ruben Flores, 80, pleaded not guilty to accessory after murder on Monday, and his son, Paul Flores, 44, pleaded not guilty to murder.Booking photo of Paul Flores (pictured left) and his father Rueben Flores (shown right).

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Parents sue father accused of hiding Kristin Smart's body

LES ANGLES – The parents of missing California college student Kristin Smart on Thursday sued the father of the man charged with killing their daughter nearly 25 years ago.

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Bail reduced for father of suspect in Kristin Smart's killing

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - A judge reduced bail Wednesday for a man accused of helping his son hide the body of California college student Kristin Smart, who went missing nearly 25 years ago.San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Craig Van Rooyen set bail at $50,000 for Ruben Flores, 80, who has pleaded not guilty to accessory after murder in Smart’s death.

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Bail reduced for father of suspect in student's killing

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – A judge reduced bail Wednesday for a man accused of helping his son hide the body of California college student Kristin Smart, who went missing nearly 25 years ago.

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Documents: Kristin Smart's body once buried in California suspect's backyard

LOS ANGELES - A California college student missing for nearly 25 years was once buried in the backyard of the home owned by the murder suspect’s father, authorities said in a court document.The body of Kristin Smart, which has never been found, was recently moved from the home of Ruben Flores, a prosecutor said, according to a document filed Monday and posted on social media by a reporter for The Tribune of San Luis Obispo.Ruben Flores, 80, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of accessory after the murder for hiding Smart’s body after his son allegedly killed her.

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Document: Kristin Smart once buried in suspect's backyard

LOS ANGELES – A California college student missing for nearly 25 years was once buried in the backyard of the home owned by the murder suspect's father, authorities said in a court document.

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Son, father appear in court for hearing in 1996 killing

LOS ANGELES – A former California college student charged with murder in the 1996 disappearance of classmate Kristin Smart and the defendant's father, who is accused of helping hide the young woman's body, made their first court appearance Thursday but did not enter pleas.

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DA charges former classmate with murder following 1996 disappearance of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - San Luis Obispo prosecutors on Wednesday charged a former classmate of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart with first-degree murder since she disappeared in 1996.Smart's body has still not been found, but District Attorney Dan Dow hinted that authorities might know where it might be. Sheriff Ian Parkinson on Tuesday arrested Paul Flores on suspicion of murder and his father, Ruben Flores, as an alleged accessory after the fact.Dow said that Flores allegedly killed Smart as he was also trying to rape her.

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Body missing, suspect arrested in '96 student disappearance

LOS ANGELES – Paul Flores was the last person seen with Kristin Smart before she vanished from a college campus on California’s scenic Central Coast nearly 25 years ago and suspicion has followed him ever since.

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Kristin Smart case: Paul Flores, Smart's former classmate, taken into custody, report says

Kristin Smart is shown in a file image. Paul Flores, a former classmate of Kristin Smart, was taken into custody Tuesday in connection with the California Polytechnic State University's students' 1996 disappearance, according to KSBY. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday morning that they would be announcing "major" new developments in the case Tuesday afternoon a 2 p.m. Back in March, investigators served a search warrant at the Arroyo Grande home of Ruben Flores, Paul's father, located in the 700 block of White Ct.

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Kristin Smart case: Deputies search family home of Paul Flores after he is named 'prime suspect'

Kristin Smart is shown in a file image. ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. - A search warrant was served Monday at the Arroyo Grande family home of Paul Flores, a former classmate of Kristin Smart, who, for the first time, was called the "prime suspect" in her 1996 disappearance.Shortly before 8 a.m., the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office announced that they were serving a search warrant at the home of Ruben Flores, Paul's father, located in the 700 block of White Ct.

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Kristin Smart case: Search warrant served at LA County home of former classmate Paul Flores

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