A California man and his father will face a jury in connection with the death of Kristin Smart, a California Polytechnic State University student who hasn’t been seen since 1996. Paul Flores, who attended the same college as Smart in 1996, is charged with murdering Smart, 19. Flores’ father, Ruben, 81, is facing charges of …
On Tuesday, two archaeologists hired by authorities testified during Paul and Ruben’ Flores preliminary hearing in San Luis Obispo County. Archaeologists Philip Hanes and Cindy Arrington, who said they were contacted by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office to help search Ruben Flores’ home, testified that they found four different aberrations in disturbed soil …
Convicted wife and child killer Scott Peterson has been requested to testify at the pre-trial hearing in connection with the 1996 death of Cal Poly student, Kristin Smart. Peterson knew Smart when she attended the college in May 1996, the same year she was last seen alive, according to Paul Flores’ attorney. Flores stands accused …
More than two dozen women have come forward to say that accused killer Paul Flores “either raped, drugged, stalked, or peeping tommed them,” CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace said, but none of those allegations will be presented when Flores goes on trial for the death of Kristin Smart. A judge said the evidence for those cases is …
Paul Flores, the California man accused of killing Cal Poly student Kristin Smart, reportedly had disturbing rape videos that investigators found while searching his home. Deputy District Attorney Christopher Peuvrelle testified Wednesday that during a February 2020 search of the suspect’s residence in San Pedro, investigators uncovered home videos on Flores’ computer that showed him …
Prosecutors want to add two sexual assault charges against the man accused of murdering Kristin Smart. San Luis Obispo County prosecutors are seeking to amend their murder case against Paul Flores, to include two rape charges against two other women who previously came forward against him. Flores is currently charged with murder, while his father, …
The parents of Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old Cal Poly student who disappeared in 1996, returned to San Luis Obispo over the weekend to mark the 25th anniversary of their daughter’s disappearance and to thank members of the community who “refused to give up.” Smart was last heard from on May 24, 1996, after attending an …
Ruben Flores, a California man accused of helping his son conceal the death of Cal Poly student, Kristin Smart, has been released from jail following a bond reduction. ABC 7 reports that Flores, 80, was released from jail after San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Craig Van Rooyen’s decision to reduce his bail to …
The body of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart was once buried under the deck of Ruben Flores’ home, who’s the father of the man accused of killing her, according to prosecutors. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Paul Flores, the prime suspect in the disappearance and presumed death of 19-year-old Smart, was booked last week in the …
A California man behind bars for the 1996 murder of Cal Poly student, Kristin Smart, attempted to rape her before killing her, the prosecution says. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Paul Flores, the prime suspect in the disappearance and presumed death of 19-year-old Smart, was booked Tuesday in the San Luis Obispo County jail on suspicion of …
Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old student at California Polytechnic State University, disappears after attending a campus party. She is still missing more than 20 years later, but now the prime suspect in the case Paul Flores and his father have been charged. Flores maintains his innocence. Joining Nancy Grace Today: “Crime Stories with Nancy Grace” on …
The family of 19-year-old Kristin Smart released a statement Tuesday, following the news of an arrest made nearly 25 years after Smart’s disappearance. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Paul Flores, the prime suspect in the disappearance and presumed death of a Cal Poly freshman, Kristin Smart, was booked Tuesday in the San Luis Obispo County jail on suspicion …
