Two men were arrested Tuesday morning in connection with the disappearance of Kristin Smart, the California college student who vanished in 1996, San Luis Obispo (SLO) County Sheriff Ian Parkinson said at a news conference.
Kristin Smart.
Paul Flores, who was long suspected of being involved in her disappearance, was taken into custody along with his father,
Ruben Flores.
Smart was last seen walking home from a party near her dorm at California Polytechnic State University on May 25, 1996. While her body was never found, officials declared Smart dead in 2002.
Paul Flores was the last person to see her alive and was questioned after she went missing. He has denied any involvement in her disappearance.
According to the
Los Angeles Times, investigators have been focusing on how Flores would have disposed of Smart s body. They knew he couldn t have done it alone and, during the past year, have been trying to determine how he would have moved her body. They examined several vehicles owned by Flores and his father in 1996, including two trucks and a VW Golf Cabriolet, looking for any evidence they were used to transport Smart before or after she died.
By City News Service
Apr 13, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Authorities today arrested a San Pedro resident, a longtime person of interest in the 1996 disappearance of his former Cal Poly San Luis Obispo classmate Kristin Smart, as well as his father.
Paul Flores, long described as a “prime suspect by authorities, was taken into custody in San Pedro by San Luis Obispo County sheriff s officials. His Santa Maria-based attorney, Robert Sanger, confirmed he was informed of his client s arrest but said he had no further comment. He also said he does not represent the elder Flores.
John Segale, the Smart family s spokesman, said the family was notified by law enforcement officials that Flores and his father were arrested this morning.
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A father and son were arrested on Tuesday in connection to the disappearance of Kristin Smart, a California college student who vanished while walking home nearly 25 years ago.
Paul Flores and his father, Ruben Flores, 80, are behind bars after a tedious investigation, John Segale, a spokesman for the Smart family, and two law enforcement sources told CNN.
Ruben Flores is being held on a $250,000 bond, and he s been hit with accessory charges, but the
Washington Examiner was
unable to verify if his son was in custody as the jail records webpage was not operational at the time of publishing.
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