HAPPENING NOW: Verdicts are being read in the trial of Paul Flores and his father Ruben Flores, who are charged in connection with the murder of 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996. Follow along:
Paul Flores and his father Ruben Flores appeared in court Thursday after being arrested Tuesday in connection with the disappearance of Kristin Smart.A California jury has found Paul Flores guilty in the murder of 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996.Paul Flores, a former classmate of Smart, was, while his father was charged with being an accessory to the crime. Prosecutors say he helped hide Smart's body on his property in Arroyo Grande before moving it in 2020.
Smart went missing walking home from a party at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Her body has never been found, but authorities arrested Paul and Ruben Flores in April 2021 and found alleged evidence related to Smart's murder in their homes. Paul and Ruben Flores were tried at the same time, but with separate juries hearing the case together. A verdict was reached in Ruben Flores' case on Monday; that decision was sealed until Paul Flores' jury reached its verdict Tuesday and they could be announced simultaneously.
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