Paul Flores, 46, was found guilty in October of the first-degree murder of Smart, whose body has never been located. He awaits sentencing of 25 years to life in prison. Smart vanished in May 1996, when she and Flores were both attending Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in central California. Flores was the last person to see Smart alive and prosecutors argued he raped or attempted to rape Smart and then killed her in his dorm room.
” In 2021, new evidence led authorities to arrest Flores and his father, Ruben Flores, in connection with Smart’s death. Investigators at Ruben Flores’ home used ground-penetrating radar, dug on the property using hand tools and recovered items as evidence, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office told CNN at the time. Prosecutors accused Flores’ father of assisting with moving Smart’s body to his home in Arroyo Grande and hiding her remains under his deck for a period of time.
Those white dudes don’t play no games with women… look at Clarice in silence of the lambs
Life sentences are cruel and unusual punishment. Capital crimes deserve capital punishment. The death penalty is a deterrent to murder.
San Luis County has been sleeping on this case and it took someone’s podcast for them to finally solve/convict their primary suspect from the beginning which is the man pictured. I hope he’s found guilty and the family can finally have some peace of mind. RIP Kristin.
I n a few years a “compassionate” judge, parole office, or governor might let him out because of “old age.” The fact that he got to spend 30 years breathing free air with no consequences after he murdered a girl in cold blood won’t matter. After all, it was just another female.