Prosecutor claims Kristin Smart was killed by fellow student Paul Flores during an attempted rape in 1996 and his father helped hide the body
Paul Flores will be charged with first-degree murder and his father, Ruben Flores, will be charged with accessory after murder
The son and father were arrested Tuesday after years of investigations and searches that recently led to evidence connected to Kristin Smart s killing
Smart, 19, was last seen May 25, 1996, while returning to her dorm at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo after an off-campus party
She was inebriated at the time and Flores, a fellow freshman at the school, had offered to walk her home
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Paul Flores will be charged with first-degree murder and his father, Ruben Flores, will be charged with accessory after murder for helping him conceal Smart s body, which has never been found, District Attorney Dan Dow said.
The son and father were arrested Tuesday after years of investigations and searches that recently led to evidence connected to Smartâs killing.
Smart, 19, of Stockton, was last seen May 25, 1996, while returning to her dorm at California Polytechnic State University campus in San Luis Obispo after an off-campus party. She was inebriated at the time and Flores, a fellow freshman at the school, had offered to walk her home.
After 20 years of speculation, Paul Flores charged with the murder of Kristin Smart
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After over two decades of speculation, investigation and heartbreak, two suspects have been taken into custody in connection with the 1996 disappearance and murder of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart.
Paul Flores, once Smart s classmate, has long been the only suspect in the case. According to jail records, he was arrested Tuesday in San Pedro and charged with murder. His father Ruben Flores, 80, was arrested at his residence in Arroyo Grande and has been charged with accessory to a felony. His bond was set at $250,000, while Paul Flores is being held without bail.
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