Parents sue father accused of hiding Kristin Smart s body
by Brian Melley, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 22, 2021 9:19 pm EDT
Last Updated Apr 22, 2021 at 9:28 pm EDT
LES ANGLES, France The parents of missing California college student Kristin Smart on Thursday sued the father of the man charged with killing their daughter nearly 25 years ago.
The lawsuit filed in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court said Smart’s body was buried in Ruben Flores’s backyard and he moved the body “under cover of darkness” to another location a few days after investigators searched his property in February 2020.
Ruben Flores, 80, pleaded not guilty to accessory after murder on Monday and his son, Paul Flores, 44, pleaded not guilty to murder.
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The parents of missing California college student Kristin Smart on Thursday sued the father of the man charged with killing their daughter nearly 25 years ago. The lawsuit filed in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court said Smart s body was buried in Ruben Flores s backyard and he moved the body under cover of darkness to another location a few days after investigators searched his property in February 2020.
Paul Flores, 44, and his father Ruben Flores, 80, following their arrests on April 13, 2021, in the 1996 disappearance of Kristin Smart in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
LOS ANGLES The parents of missing Stockton college student Kristin Smart on Thursday sued the father of the man charged with killing their daughter nearly 25 years ago.
Denise and Stan Smart, who live in Stockton, filed a lawsuit in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court alleging that Smart’s body was buried in Ruben Flores’s backyard and he moved the body “under cover of darkness” to another location a few days after investigators searched his property in February 2020.
Ruben Flores, 80, pleaded not guilty to accessory after murder on Monday and his son, Paul Flores, 44, pleaded not guilty to murder.
Parents of Kristin Smart sue Paul Flores father, who is accused of hiding their daughter s body
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Parents of Kristin Smart sue Paul Flores’ father, who is accused of hiding their daughter’s body
LOS ANGELES - The parents of missing California college student Kristin Smart on Thursday sued the father of the man charged with killing their daughter nearly 25 years ago.
Kristin Smart is shown in a file image.
The lawsuit filed in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court said Smart’s body was buried in Ruben Flores’s backyard and he moved the body under cover of darkness to another location a few days after investigators searched his property in February 2020.
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Ruben Flores, 80, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of accessory after the murder for hiding Kristin Smart s body
His son Paul Flores, 40, has pleaded not guilty to killing Smart in 1996 during an attempted rape in his California Polytechnic State University dorm room
They were arrested last week after investigators said they found biological evidence indicating Smart had once been buried under Ruben s deck
Smart s family filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Ruben claiming her body was buried in his yard but he moved it under the cover of darkness