Update April 14: Paul Flores and Ruben Flores have not formally been charged for murder and accessory after the fact, respectively. They were arrested on suspicion of these charges and booked into jail, and will later be formally charged by the District Attorney. After 24 years, 10 months, two weeks and five days, the 1996 disappearance of […]
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Two suspects arrested in Kristin Smart case
Editor’s note: This article was updated at 12:58 p.m. to include that Paul Flores was arrested on suspicion of murder. Paul Flores, the prime suspect in the 1996 disappearance of Kristin Smart, was arrested and charged with murder this morning in San Pedro, according to San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office records. Ruben Flores, Paul’s […]
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Sole suspect in Kristin Smart disappearance arrested for weapons charge
Paul Flores, the sole person of interest in the 25-year disappearance of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart, was arrested in his Rancho Palos Verdes home Wednesday on a suspected weapons charge, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Flores was arrested on the suspicion of being a felon with a firearm in his possession. He […]
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More than the money: A hunt for $1000 sheds light on Kristin Smart’s story
On Oct. 18, forestry and natural resources senior Reuben Brand and Cuesta College junior Brooke Glassco found the hidden $1,000 from the Dig Up the Yard treasure hunt hidden in the roots of a tree outside of the Veteran’s Memorial Building on Grand Ave. The Dig Up the Yard hunt was created by Dennis Mahon, […]
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Where is Kristin Smart? 19 years later, Cal Poly student still missing
“What happened, no one knows.”