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SLO County DA says Paul Flores raped and murdered Kristin Smart

BY KAREN GARCIA for New Times

Nearly 25 years after Cal Poly student Kristin Smart went missing, SLO County law enforcement agencies arrested Paul Flores, the last person seen with her in 1996, and his father, Ruben Flores, on suspicion of murder and accessory to murder.

Smart’s body has yet to be located.

On the morning of April 13, Paul, 44, was taken into custody at his residence in San Pedro and Ruben, 80, in Arroyo Grande.

Read more at, https://www.newtimesslo.com/sanluisobispo/slo-county-da-says-paul-flores-raped-and-murdered-kristin-smart/Content?oid=10923477

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