Kristin Smart

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San Luis Obispo County will no longer hold trial of Flores’ for murder of Kristin Smart

Paul and Ruben Flores’ murder trial will not take place in San Luis Obispo County, presiding judge Craig van Rooyen ruled earlier Wednesday morning. The reasoning for van Rooyen’s decision was mostly attributed to the notoriety of the case in…

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Paul and Ruben Flores’ trial for murder of Kristin Smart to start April 25

Paul and Ruben Flores both pleaded not guilty this morning to the murder and accessory to the murder of Kristin Smart, respectively. Presiding Judge Craig van Rooyen set the date of the trial to start on April 25.   A…

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The Kristin Smart Trial: A Q&A with podcast host Chris Lambert

Mustang News reporter Abigail O’Branovich sat down with Chris Lambert, the host of the “Your Own Backyard” podcast, who has been reporting at the preliminary hearing, and soon trial, for the Kristin Smart case. Lambert’s Hallway Blog has kept his…

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What was discovered earlier this year: Flores preliminary hearing update

The preliminary hearing of Paul and Ruben Flores has been digging into its expert witnesses. They are focusing on the ones who participated in the excavation at the Flores house at 710 White Court, Arroyo Grande on March 15 and…

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Where the Kristin Smart hearing stands heading into this week

The preliminary hearing for Paul and Ruben Flores continues today at 9 a.m. Last week ended with the people’s motion to submit evidence of sexual misconduct, testimony from alleged sexual assault survivors and pornography and home videos found on Paul’s…

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Day 10: Kristin Smart hearing updates

It was a late start to the day for the Paul and Ruben Flores preliminary hearing in the Kristin Smart case. The court invited the media and public in at 11:07 a.m. only to be adjourned less than 10 minutes…