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Category: Kristin Smart Case

Mustang News has covered the People v. Flores murder trial every day from the courthouse. View our coverage here, and follow @CPMustangNews on Twitter and Instagram for more updates.

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One Year Later: How one podcast shaped a murder trial

by Jordan Triebel, Catherine Allen, Ari Lopez and Chloe Lovejoy October 25, 2023December 14, 2023

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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Paul Flores to switch attorneys in upcoming hearing

by Amelia Wu July 28, 2023July 28, 2023

Paul Flores will return to court, expected to discuss a change of counsel during a hearing set for August. In April, Robert Sanger filed a notice of appeal, before stepping […]

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27 years since her disappearance, students hold vigil for Kristin Smart 

by Amelia Wu May 30, 2023May 30, 2023

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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Paul Flores to serve 25 years to life in prison

by Catherine Allen and Chloe Lovejoy March 10, 2023March 10, 2023

Editor’s note: The People v. Flores murder trial was covered each day by Mustang News. Read previous articles about the trial here. Paul Flores has been sentenced to 25 years to […]

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Kristin Smart murder trial: Paul Flores’ sentencing date pushed back three months

by Nico Vinuela December 2, 2022December 2, 2022

Editor’s note: Mustang News has covered the People v. Flores murder trial every day from the courthouse. Follow @CPMustangNews on Twitter and Instagram for more updates. Read previous articles about the trial here. Paul Flores’ sentencing […]

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Lead prosecutor in Kristin Smart trial to transfer to Monterey County DA’s office

by Jeremy Garza November 29, 2022November 29, 2022

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect additional information from a Monterey County news release. SLO County Deputy District Attorney Christopher Peuvrelle won the guilty verdict for the […]

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A Q&A with Mustang News’ Kristin Smart trial reporter

by Natalie Venable November 16, 2022November 16, 2022

Journalism senior Nico Viñuela spent three months in Monterey County covering the Kristin Smart murder trial, with support from Mustang News and KCPR teams back in San Luis Obispo. KCPR […]

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Watch: SLO County officials, Smart Family hold press conference post-verdict

by Nico Vinuela and Brady Caskey October 18, 2022December 15, 2022

Editor’s note: Mustang News has covered the People v. Flores murder trial every day from the courthouse. Follow @CPMustangNews on Twitter and Instagram for more updates. Read previous articles about the trial here. The family of […]

The Monterey County Superior Courthouse, Monday, Oct.17, 2022.
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‘We are here for you’: Cal Poly president addresses community reaction to Kristin Smart trial verdicts

by Amelia Wu October 18, 2022October 18, 2022

On Tuesday, the jury reached a verdict on the 1996 Kristin Smart case – Paul Flores was found guilty of the murder of Smart, a 19-year-old Cal Poly student at […]

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Paul Flores found guilty in Kristin Smart murder trial, Ruben Flores found not guilty

by Nico Vinuela October 18, 2022May 16, 2023

Editor’s note: The People v. Flores murder trial has been covered each day by Mustang News. Follow @CPMustangNews on Twitter and Instagram for more updates. Read previous articles about the trial here. Paul Flores was found guilty […]

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Kristin Smart murder trial: Paul and Ruben Flores’ verdicts to be read Tuesday afternoon

by Catherine Allen October 18, 2022November 16, 2022

Editor’s note: The People v. Flores murder trial is covered each day by Mustang News. Follow @CPMustangNews on Twitter and Instagram for more updates. Read previous articles about the trial here. The verdicts for Paul and Ruben […]

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