Smart's body has yet to be located. click to enlarge Photo By Jayson Mellom ANNOUNCEMENT Speaking at Cal Poly, SLO County Sheriff Ian Parkinson said the Sheriff’s Office arrested Paul and Ruben Flores on April 13 in connection with Kristin Smart’s 1996 disappearance. On the morning of April 13, Paul, 44, was taken into custody at his residence in San Pedro and Ruben, 80, in Arroyo Grande. At a press conference on April 14, SLO County District Attorney Dan Dow announced that his office was charging Paul with first-degree murder. Dow alleged that Paul killed Smart while attempting to rape or raping her. The district attorney alleged that Ruben helped conceal Smart's body after she was murdered.