Nearly 25 years after her disappearance Kristin Smart’s parents sued a man who they claim moved her body to help his son.
San Luis Obispo District Attorney Dan Dow announces a murder charge is filed against Paul Flores in the Kristin Smart case, as Deputy District Attorney Chris Peuvrelle listens at left, during a news conference, April 14, in Arroyo Grande, Calif. Smart is a missing California college student who was killed in 1996 during an attempted rape by a fellow student, and the suspect’s father helped hide her body, the San Luis Obispo County district attorney said April 14. (David Middlecamp/The Tribune (of San Luis Obispo) via AP)
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.
The father and son were arrested last week after investigators said they found “biological evidence” indicating Smart had been buried under Ruben Flores’ deck behind his home in nearby Arroyo Grande and was recently moved, according to a court document.
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.
Kristin Smart s parents sue murder suspect s father for allegedly hiding her body under cover of darkness
April 23, 2021 / 6:38 AM / CBS/AP Prosecutor: Kristin Smart killed during 1996 rape attempt
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.