Kristin Smart Archives - Mustang News https://mustangnews.net/section/kristin-smart/ Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's News Source Fri, 15 Dec 2023 01:55:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://mustangnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-MustangNews-32x32.png Kristin Smart Archives - Mustang News https://mustangnews.net/section/kristin-smart/ 32 32 207247591 One Year Later: How one podcast shaped a murder trial https://mustangnews.net/one-year-later-inside-the-people-v-flores-trial/ Wed, 25 Oct 2023 17:45:40 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=253712

Mustang News interviewed Your Own Backyard podcast creator Chris Lambert and Flores family attorney Harold Mesick in a special feature documentary reflecting on the trial, one year after the verdict.

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]]> 253712 27 years since her disappearance, students hold vigil for Kristin Smart  https://mustangnews.net/27-years-since-her-disappearance-students-hold-vigil-for-kristin-smart/ Tue, 30 May 2023 21:11:00 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=251327

Journalism sophomore Eve Stewart doesn’t exactly remember when she learned about Kristin Smart’s disappearance in 1996, but recalls hearing little “remarks” when she lived in the Red Brick residence halls […]

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]]> 251327 San Luis Obispo County will no longer hold trial of Flores’ for murder of Kristin Smart https://mustangnews.net/san-luis-obispo-county-will-no-longer-hold-trial-of-flores-for-murder-of-kristin-smart/ https://mustangnews.net/san-luis-obispo-county-will-no-longer-hold-trial-of-flores-for-murder-of-kristin-smart/#respond Wed, 30 Mar 2022 19:05:00 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=236007

Paul and Ruben Flores’ murder trial will not take place in San Luis Obispo County, presiding judge Craig van Rooyen ruled earlier Wednesday morning. The reasoning for van Rooyen’s decision […]

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]]> https://mustangnews.net/san-luis-obispo-county-will-no-longer-hold-trial-of-flores-for-murder-of-kristin-smart/feed/ 0 236007 Paul and Ruben Flores’ trial for murder of Kristin Smart to start April 25 https://mustangnews.net/kristin-smart-trial-date-set/ https://mustangnews.net/kristin-smart-trial-date-set/#respond Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:43:26 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=229396

Paul and Ruben Flores both pleaded not guilty this morning to the murder and accessory to the murder of Kristin Smart, respectively. Presiding Judge Craig van Rooyen set the date […]

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]]> https://mustangnews.net/kristin-smart-trial-date-set/feed/ 0 229396 The Kristin Smart Trial: A Q&A with podcast host Chris Lambert https://mustangnews.net/podcaster-chris-lambert-discusses-his-thoughts-on-the-kristin-smart-case/ https://mustangnews.net/podcaster-chris-lambert-discusses-his-thoughts-on-the-kristin-smart-case/#respond Tue, 12 Oct 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=228465

Mustang News reporter Abigail O’Branovich sat down with Chris Lambert, the host of the “Your Own Backyard” podcast, who has been reporting at the preliminary hearing, and soon trial, for […]

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]]> https://mustangnews.net/podcaster-chris-lambert-discusses-his-thoughts-on-the-kristin-smart-case/feed/ 0 228465 What was discovered earlier this year: Flores preliminary hearing update https://mustangnews.net/what-was-discovered-earlier-this-year-flores-preliminary-hearing-update/ https://mustangnews.net/what-was-discovered-earlier-this-year-flores-preliminary-hearing-update/#respond Wed, 08 Sep 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=227919

The preliminary hearing of Paul and Ruben Flores has been digging into its expert witnesses. They are focusing on the ones who participated in the excavation at the Flores house […]

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]]> https://mustangnews.net/what-was-discovered-earlier-this-year-flores-preliminary-hearing-update/feed/ 0 227919 Where the Kristin Smart hearing stands heading into this week https://mustangnews.net/where-the-kristin-smart-hearing-stands-heading-into-this-week/ https://mustangnews.net/where-the-kristin-smart-hearing-stands-heading-into-this-week/#respond Mon, 23 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=227645

The preliminary hearing for Paul and Ruben Flores continues today at 9 a.m. Last week ended with the people’s motion to submit evidence of sexual misconduct, testimony from alleged sexual […]

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]]> https://mustangnews.net/where-the-kristin-smart-hearing-stands-heading-into-this-week/feed/ 0 227645 Day 10: Kristin Smart hearing updates https://mustangnews.net/day-10-kristin-smart-hearing-updates/ https://mustangnews.net/day-10-kristin-smart-hearing-updates/#respond Wed, 18 Aug 2021 21:36:03 +0000 https://mustangnews.net/?p=227609

It was a late start to the day for the Paul and Ruben Flores preliminary hearing in the Kristin Smart case. The court invited the media and public in at […]

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