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Paul Flores will be charged with first-degree murder and his father, Ruben Flores, will be charged with accessory after murder for helping him conceal Smart s body, which has never been found, District Attorney Dan Dow said.
The son and father were arrested Tuesday after years of investigations and searches that recently led to evidence connected to Smartâs killing.
Smart, 19, of Stockton, was last seen May 25, 1996, while returning to her dorm at California Polytechnic State University campus in San Luis Obispo after an off-campus party. She was inebriated at the time and Flores, a fellow freshman at the school, had offered to walk her home.
‘NOT OVER YET’
Kristin Smart murder cops ‘close’ to finding body after new evidence led to charges for Paul Flores & his dad
Luke Kenton
Updated: 14 Apr 2021, 20:23
POLICE investigating the murder of Kristin Smart believe they re close to finding her body, nearly 25 years after she vanished without a trace from the campus of a California college.
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson said his department s investigation is not over yet , following the arrest of prime suspect Paul Flores, and his father, Ruben Flores, on Tuesday.
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San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson said he believes investigators are close to locating Kristin Smart s bodyCredit: Handout
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After nearly 25 years Kristin Smart’s family received bittersweet news yesterday. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson announced, “I’m here this afternoon to announce the arrest of Paul Flores for the murder of Kristin Smart and the arrest of his father Ruben Flores as an accessory to the murder.” Paul Flores was arrested in San Pedro yesterday morning. His father Ruben was taken into custody at his home in Arroyo Grande. Years of painstaking investigation led to yesterday’s arrests, but the investigation is ongoing. Sheriff Parkinson said, “We have not recovered Kristin. We will continue to focus on finding her remains regardless of any court action.”