Paul Flores found guilty of murdering Kristin Smart in California
A jury has found Paul Flores guilty of murdering Cal Poly student Kristin Smart in 1996, according to the San Luis Obispo Tribune.
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A jury has found Paul Flores guilty of murdering Cal Poly student Kristin Smart in 1996, according to the San Luis Obispo Tribune.
Paul Flores is accused of murdering Kristin in San Luis Obispo, California, in 1996, then hiding her body beneath the decking in his parents' old house. His father Ruben is accused of helping him.
The jury for Ruben Flores must restart deliberations after a member admitted talking to a priest about his struggles with handling the case.
The fate of Paul Flores is now in the hands of a jury who will decide whether or not he is guilty of killing California college student Kristin Smart, who mysteriously vanished in 1996.
After hearing 11 weeks of evidence and a set of fiery closing arguments, jurors on Tuesday began deliberating whether to convict Paul Flores for the 1996 murder of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student Kristin Smart.