Two suspects arrested in the disappearance of Kristin Smart, San Luis Obispo County sheriff says
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.
Authorities have not found Smart’s body, Parkinson said, but they have come across forensic physical evidence that they “believe it is linked to Kristin.”
The sheriff talked to her family twice Tuesday, he said.
“I think they are feeling a bit of relief, but as you can imagine until we return Kristin to them, this is not over,” he told reporters. “We have committed to them that we are not going to stop until Kristen has been recovered, no matter what the cause, no matter what the time, we’re committed to that.
Kristin Smart, a California college student who vanished in 1996. (Photo Provided/FBI via CNN)
by: Paul Vercammen, Cheri Mossburg and Steve Almasy, CNN
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Apr 13, 2021 / 07:04 PM EST
(CNN) 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.
Authorities have not found Smart’s body, Parkinson said, but they have come across forensic physical evidence that they “believe it is linked to Kristin.”
The sheriff talked to the family twice Tuesday, he said.
“I think they are feeling a bit of relief, but as you can imagine until we return Kristin to them, this is not over,” he told reporters. “We have committed to them that we are not going to stop until Kristen has been recovered, no matter what the cause, no matter what the time, we’re committed to that.
BREAKING: Arrests Made in Kristin Smart Case
Kristin Smart murder.
Paul Flores, who was a longtime person of interest in the case, was arrested today, along with his father Ruben. They were booked on murder and accessory of murder charges, respectively. Ruben is being held on $250,000 bond, while it is unknown if Paul is being held on bail.
A news conference was held today in connection to the case.
“I think they are feeling a bit of relief, but as you can imagine until we return Kristin to them, this is not over,” County Sherriff Ian Parkinson told reporters, today, referring to Kristin’s family. “
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Two suspects arrested in the disappearance of Kristin Smart, family and sources say
Two men were arrested Tuesday morning in connection with the disappearance of Kristin Smart, the California college student who vanished in 1996, a spokesperson for the family and two law enforcement sources confirmed to CNN.
John Segale, a Smart family spokesperson, told CNN the family was notified by law enforcement officials Tuesday that Paul Flores and his father, Ruben Flores, were arrested Tuesday morning.
Two law enforcement sources confirmed the arrests were made Tuesday. Paul and Ruben Flores are in the custody of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office, one of the sources said.