Judge moves Kristin Smart trial out of California county
A judge on Wednesday ordered the Kristin Smart murder trial moved out of San Luis Obispo County in central California. More
March 31, 2022
Paul Flores
Paul Flores was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the murder of Kristin Smart, who disappeared from her California college campus in 1996.
Suspects to stand trial in 1996 Kristin Smart disappearance
The man last seen with Kristin Smart before she vanished from a college campus 25 years ago on the Central California coast will stand trial on a murder charge in her suspected death and his father will face a charge as an accomplice for allegedly helping bury her body, a judge ruled Wednesday. More
September 22, 2021
Kristin Smart murder suspect wants Scott Peterson to testify
Lawyers for convicted murderer Scott Peterson are denying reports of their client's potential participation in another high-profile murder case in California. More
August 10, 2021
Women say suspect in Kristin Smart’s death abused them
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — More than two dozen women described disturbing and dangerous encounters — including sexual assaults while they were semi-conscious and felt drugged — with the man charged with killing missing California college student Kristin Smart. Incidents with Paul Flores ranged from creepy stalking to unwanted touching to aggressive sexual behavior […] More
July 16, 2021
Parents sue father accused of hiding Kristin Smart’s body
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGLES (AP) — 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 […] More
April 23, 2021
Document: Kristin Smart once buried in suspect’s backyard
LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 […] More
April 21, 2021
Defense criticizes evidence in Kristin Smart slaying arrests
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers for a father and son charged in the 1996 disappearance of California college student Kristin Smart criticized the evidence used Monday to make arrests, with one saying it was “so minimal as to shock the conscience.” A prosecutor shot back that lawyers for Paul Flores, 44, who is charged with […] More
April 20, 2021
Son, father appear in court for hearing in 1996 killing
LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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. Paul Flores, 44, was charged with first-degree murder for the […] More
April 15, 2021
Prosecutor: Missing student killed during 1996 rape attempt
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The suspect in the 1996 disappearance of California college student Kristin Smart killed her while trying rape her in his dorm room and his father helped hide the body, the San Luis Obispo County district attorney said Wednesday. District Attorney Dan Dow said prosecutors would seek to prove Paul Flores tried […] More
April 15, 2021
Body missing, suspect arrested in ’96 student disappearance
LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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. He went from being a “person of interest” to a “suspect” to “the prime suspect.” Investigators never […] More
April 13, 2021
Authorities mum after new search in Kristin Smart cold case
ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (AP) — The latest of many searches in the nearly 25-year mystery of the disappearance of California college student Kristin Smart ended Tuesday with no comment from authorities on whether it yielded any results. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office tweeted that service of a search warrant was concluded at the Arroyo […] More
March 17, 2021
New search conducted in Kristin Smart’s 1996 disappearance
By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new search warrant was served Wednesday at the Los Angeles home of a man who has long been described as a person of interest in the 1996 disappearance of California college student Kristin Smart, authorities said. The warrant served at the home of Paul […] More
April 23, 2020