The convicted killer of Cal Poly freshman Kristin Smart, Paul Flores, will not have a new hearing in his appellate case, the ...

Paul Flores, Cal Poly freshman Kristin Smart’s convicted killer, is asking the Court of Appeal for a new hearing after it refused to overturn or reduce his first-degree murder conviction. Flores was ...

Kristin Smart, a Cal Poly student who vanished in 1996, saw her case reach a turning point with the 2022 conviction of Paul Flores for her murder. In October 2025, Flores is back in court seeking to ...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of Paul Flores for the death of Kristin Smart. "I hope we can have justice for the Smart family," San Luis ...

Paul Flores, the man convicted of killing Cal Poly freshman Kristin Smart in 1996, has been denied his second appeal seeking ...

An attorney urged a California appellate court on Thursday to overturn Paul Flores’ conviction in the murder of Kristin Smart, arguing that numerous errors made by a Monterey County trial judge harmed ...

A state appeals court panel Friday upheld a San Pedro man's conviction for murdering his former Cal Poly San Luis Obispo classmate Kristin Smart, who was last seen walking back to the college ...

Paul Flores, Cal Poly freshman Kristin Smart’s convicted killer, is asking the Court of Appeal for a new hearing after it refused to overturn or reduce his first-degree murder conviction. The petition ...