Crime & Justice

Paul Flores Charged With Kristin Smart’s Murder 25 Years Later: Sheriff

‘BIT OF RELIEF’

Smart, a college freshman, vanished in 1996 after attending a frat party. Flores walked her home and was the last person to see her alive.

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Nearly 25 years after Cal Poly freshman Kristin Smart vanished following a frat party, a California man who’s been named as a primary suspect in her disappearance has been arrested and charged with her murder.

Paul Flores, who walked Smart home from the party and was the last person to see...

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