Kristin Smart's Killer Is Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for 1996 Murder
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 prison, ending a case that has lasted more than a quarter of a century.A Superior Court judge, Jennifer O'Keefe, sentenced Mr. Flores, 46, for the murder of Ms. Smart, 19, a freshman at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, where Mr. Flores was also a student.
Kristin Smart's convicted killer Paul Flores attacked in prison for second time
Paul Flores, convicted of Kristin Smart's murder, was attacked in prison for the second time, sustaining non-life-threatening injuries.
The attacker, Jason Budrow, previously convicted of two murders, including one within prison, was charged with attempted murder and assault for the attack on Flores. [ more ]
Kristin Smart's family sues Cal Poly, accuses it of knowing of killer Paul Flores' history
The family of Kristin Smart is suing Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for negligence in handling her disappearance and subsequent murder.
The lawsuit alleges that Cal Poly's police force ignored multiple reports of suspicious behavior by Paul Flores, the student who was later convicted of Smart's murder. [ more ]
The man convicted of killing Kristin Smart in 1996 is sentenced to 25 years to life
Paul Flores listens during his murder trial in Monterey County Superior Court in Salinas, Calif., on July 18, 2022.Daniel Dreifuss/AP MONTEREY, Calif.The man convicted of killing Kristin Smart, who vanished from a California college campus more than 25 years ago, was sentenced Friday to 25 years to life in prison.
A jury convicted Paul Flores of murdering college student Kristin Smart in 1996
LOS ANGELES The last man seen with Kristin Smart was convicted Tuesday of killing the college freshman, who vanished from a California campus 25 years ago.
Kristin Smart murder trial: Juror replaced during deliberations after talking to priest
The jury considering the fate of Ruben Flores, who is accused of aiding his son Paul Flores in the murder of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student Kristin Smart, must begin deliberations again after one of the jurors had to be replaced Thursday after talking to his priest.
Paul Flores sentenced to 25 years to life in prison without parole for 1996 murder of Kristin Smart
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 California court, according to CNN affiliate KSBY.Paul Flores, 46, was found guilty in October of the first-degree murder of Smart, whose body has never been located.
'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.
Paul Flores 'hunted' Kristin Smart before killing her, prosecutor says
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.
In Kristin Smart murder trial, prosecutors turn to graphic image
Without a body to show in the 1996 San Luis Obispo cold case, the prosecutio n concluded its presentation in the Kristin Smart murder trial with a sexually explicit screenshot of another woman with a red ball gag in her mouth on the accused killer Paul Flores' San Pedro bed.
Kristin Smart trial jury selection delayed over health concerns
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 Cal Poly student's body 26 years ago.