A former California college student charged with murder in the 1996 disappearance of classmate Kristin Smart and the defendant's father, who is accused of helping hide her body, made their first court ...

On the Friday of Memorial Day weekend in 1996, Kristin Smart, a freshman at California Polytechnic University, set out with friends for a night of fun, later hanging out at an off-campus party until ...

After his first attempt to overturn or reduce his conviction of the murder of Kristin Smart, Paul Flores filed a petition ...

The disappearance of California Polytechnic State University student Kristin Smart, who vanished on the eve of Memorial Day weekend in 1996 after attending an off-campus party, shocked the coastal ...

The San Luis Obispo County district attorney said Kristin Smart was killed in 1996 during an attempted rape by a fellow student and the suspect's father helped hide her body. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - ...

The disappearance of Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old Cal Poly San Luis Obispo freshman, on May 25, 1996, remains an unsolved mystery. Dateline is revisiting the case in a two-hour episode titled ‘Justice ...

Investigators in the Kristin Smart murder case admit they leaked information to a podcaster on purpose. A San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office investigator took the stand Tuesday (8/30), saying the leaks ...

Paul Flores filed a new appellate brief challenging his 2022 murder conviction. Key arguments include juror bias, improper testimony, and prosecutorial conduct. The appeal is fully briefed; court has ...

Kristin Smart was last seen walking back to her dorm from an off-campus party on May 25, 1996. She was 19 and finishing her freshman year at Cal Poly. Courtesy photo A new TV special investigating the ...

Paul Flores will argue appeal of 2022 murder conviction on Oct. 9 in Ventura. Defense cites juror bias, improper testimony, and legal misstatements in appeal. State Attorney General's Office rejects ...