By KAREN VELIE A neighbor of Ruben Flores denied seeing anyone under his Arroyo Grande home on Feb. 9, 2020, calling the allegations she viewed digging,
April 22, 2021
Kristin Smart
A lawsuit for infliction of emotional distress was filed against 80-year-old Rubin Flores on Thursday, alleging he helped move the remains of Kristin Smart from under his Arroyo Grande home in early 2020.
Ruben Flores’ son Paul Flores is accused of murdering Kristin Smart during an attempted rape in 1996. Charged with accessory after the fact, Ruben Flores allegedly helped his son coverup Smart’s murder
In the lawsuit, Smart family attorney James Murphy accuses Rubin Flores, his ex-wife Susan Flores and her boyfriend Mike McConville of moving the body in early Feb. 2020, just days after investigators searched Rubin Flores’ home. They “worked through the night, under the cover of darkness, to remove the remains of Kristin Smart to avoid having those remains at 710 White Court in the event of an additional search of the property,” according to the lawsuit.
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Craig van Rooyen reduced bail for Rubin Flores from $250,000 to $50,000 on Wednesday afternoon,
Judge denies bail for Paul Flores, notes evidence of other sexual offenses
April 19, 2021
By KAREN VELIE
San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Craig van Rooyen ruled Monday that Paul Flores is to remain in jail without bail because of fact evidence supporting the murder charge and issues with public safety.
Paul Flores is accused of murdering Cal Poly freshman Kristin Smart during an attempted rape in 1996. If convicted, Flores faces 20 years to life in prison.
Deputy District Attorney Christopher Puerelle asked the judge to hold Paul Flores in jail without bail.
Paul Flores
Paul Flores’ attorney Robert Sanger argued his client had never left the state even though he knew he might be arrested. Sanger also said that some of the evidence of past sexual offenses made no sense.