From disappearance to arrest: the Kristin Smart timeline
ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. – After more than two decades of unanswered questions, an arrest has been made in the disappearance of Kristin Smart.
Longtime person of interest Paul Flores was arrested Tuesday and booked into the San Luis Obispo County Jail for Smart s death. Flores father, Ruben Flores, was also arrested as an accessory to the crime.
The arrests come nearly 25 years after Kristin Smart disappeared from the campus of Cal Poly.
Here is a timeline of the events, leading up to Tuesday s arrest.
Kristin Smart Investigation Timeline (San Luis Obispo County Sheriff)
Prime suspect in Kristin Smart case arrested; man s dad also arrested
Paul Flores, 44, who was the last person seen with Smart before she vanished in 1996, was arrested Tuesday in the Los Angeles area. His father was also arrested.
Credit: San Luis Obispo County Sheriff s Office
Kristin Smart disappeared in 1996 after leaving an on-campus party at Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo. Author: Staff (ABC10), Associated Press Published: 12:24 PM EDT April 13, 2021 Updated: 8:11 PM EDT April 13, 2021 I hope we can have justice for the Smart family, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson said in a press conference about the arrests. For over twenty-four years, we have waited for this bittersweet day. It is impossible to put into words what this day means for our family; we pray it is the first step to bringing our daughter home, Kristin Smart s family said in a statement.
Family of Kristin Smart releases statement following arrest of Paul Flores
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - The family of Kristin Smart, a Cal Poly student who has been missing for nearly 25 years, has released a statement following the arrest of Paul Flores who now faces murder charges in Kristin s death.
Flores was arrested Tuesday along with his father, Ruben Flores. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson said Paul Flores faces murder charges for Kristin s death and Ruben Flores faces one count of accessory to the crime. Parkinson said investigators have yet to recover Smart s remains but insisted that the department would not stop until her remains are recovered and returned to her family.