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Kristin Smart's mother told jurors that the last time she heard her daughter's voice she mentioned she was having a tough time as a student at Cal Poly. Her daughter vanished in 1996.
The Kristin Smart murder trial resumed in Monterey County on Thursday, following an unexpected two-day delay.
Opening statements began Monday in Monterey County Superior Court in Salinas in the case against Paul Flores and his father, Ruben Flores.
A murder trial in California digs at the question of how much physical evidence is needed to prove a murder occurred despite many years and no body.
Paul Flores, 45, is accused of killing Smart after walking her home from an off-campus party; his father allegedly helped dispose of her body