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Tuesday afternoon two separate juries reached verdicts in the Kristin Smart murder trial. Paul Flores has been found guilty of murdering Cal Poly student Kristin Smart, while his father Ruben Flores has been found not guilty of accessory to the murder.

Following the verdicts in connection with the 1996 murder of Kristin Smart, KCRA 3 News spoke with a legal expert to take a closer look at the evidence that led jurors to make their decisions and what may come next in the case.

Paul Flores was charged with murder, while his father, Ruben Flores, was charged with accessory after the fact.

The last man seen with Kristin Smart was convicted today of killing the college freshman, who vanished from...

Paul Flores was charged with murder, while his father, Ruben Flores, was charged with accessory after the fact.

A Monterey County jury found Paul Flores guilty of first-degree murder, while Ruben Flores, Paul’s father, was found not guilty of accessory after the fact in connection with the 1996

Paul Flores was charged with murder, while his father, Ruben Flores, was charged with accessory after the fact.

A Monterey County jury has reached a verdict in the case against a man accused of raping and murdering Cal Poly student Kristin Smart, and his father.

The last man seen with Kristin Smart was convicted Tuesday of killing the college freshman, who vanished from a California campus more than 25 years ago, but his father was acquitted of helping him conceal the crime.

Kristin Smart disappeared in May 1996 when she was a freshman at California Polytechnic State University.