Paul Flores was found guilty of murdering Kristin Smart a year ago. What's happened since?
Although Kristin Smart’s killer is now behind bars, other aspects of the case are still unfolding.
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Although Kristin Smart’s killer is now behind bars, other aspects of the case are still unfolding.
A total of five lawsuits have been filed between the two families since the Cal Poly student’s disappearance in 1996.
”If it was my daughter, I’d want the answers,” the mother of Paul Flores, who was convicted of the murder of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart, said in a 2021 interview.
The Tribune talked to three legal experts about whether scientists’ soil vapor study is enough to get a warrant to search for Smart’s remains.
They say they’ve found signs of a “human decomposition event” near Susan Flores’ yard using an innovative soil vapor study.