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The two-day search of Ruben Floresâs Arroyo Grande home has come to a close.
The San Luis Obispo County Sheriffâs Office wrapped up their search just before 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
The sound of sawing and drilling could be heard inside the garage of Floresâ home both days of the search.
During the search of Paul Floresâs San Pedro home on Tuesday, sheriffâs officials could be seen taking pictures and walking out with brown bags.
The sheriffâs office confirmed with KSBY that items of evidence were discovered at both homes.
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David Krause, 41, of Grover Beach
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - A man charged in the death of a 90-year-old Oceano man pleaded not guilty to murder charges Thursday.
David Krause, 41, of Grover Beach made his court appearance Thursday morning. Krause is accused of killing Lawrence Bross in January 2019 at Bross s home in Oceano.
Bross was killed from what investigators called “multiple chop force traumatic injuries.” Assistant District Attorney Eric Dobroth said the weapon was believed to have been a hammer-like object, although the murder weapon was never found.
90-year-old Lawrence Bross was found killed in his home in January 2019
Kristin Smart case brings new attention to sexual assaults during Sexual Assault Awareness Month
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The arrest of Paul Flores in connection to the 1996 disappearance of Kristin Smart is bringing new attention to sexual assaults during Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow said Wednesday that Flores was charged with killing Smart during the commission of rape or during an attempted rape. Although the statute of limitations for rape has expired, Dow said the rape is the basis for filing felony murder charges.
The district attorney also said there was evidence more people may have been sexually assaulted by Paul Flores, particularly in Southern California.
DA says suspect in Kristin Smart murder likely assaulted more women after her death
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San Luis Obispo District Attorney Dan Dow announces a murder charge is filed against Paul Flores in the Kristin Smart case.David Middlecamp/AP
San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow is seeking more potential victims linked to Paul Flores, the man prosecutors say assaulted and killed Cal Poly student Kristin Smart in 1996.
Flores was charged with murder in the decades-long unsolved case of Smart, who went missing on the walk to her dorm after attending a party on Memorial Day weekend. Flores, 44, was the last known person to see her alive and has long been the only suspect in the case.
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