Kristin Smart once buried in suspectâs backyard, court document says
By Brian Melley AP
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LOS ANGELES - A California college student missing for nearly 25 years was once buried in the backyard of the home owned by the murder suspect’s father, authorities said in a court document.
The body of Kristin Smart, which has never been found, was recently moved from the home of Ruben Flores, a prosecutor said, according to a document filed Monday and posted on social media by a reporter for The Tribune of San Luis Obispo.
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California investigators probing the disappearance of a college student in San Luis Obispo nearly 25 years ago have reportedly found evidence that Kristin Smart’s body was recently moved from underneath the home of the father of the man suspected of killing her.
Smart went missing in May 1996 and Paul Flores, 44, was charged last week with first-degree murder after allegedly attempting to rape her in his dorm room at California Polytechnic State University following an off-campus party at the time. She was a 19-year-old freshman.
His father, Ruben Flores, 80, was charged as an accessory after the fact for allegedly hiding her body. His home is about 13 miles away from the campus.
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In a court document filed Monday, a prosecutor says that the body of Kristin Smart, which has never been found, was recently moved from the home of Ruben Flores.
A lawyer for Flores, who has pleaded not guilty to accessory after murder, argued that prosecutors were relying on evidence so weak it would shock the conscience. Flores son, Paul Flores, has pleaded not guilty to murder.
He was the last person seen with Smart when she vanished from California Polytechnic State University in 1996. Share this article: