Kristin Denise Smart (February 20, 1977 – disappeared May 25, 1996; [1][6] declared legally dead May 25, 2002) was a 19-year-old American woman murdered by Paul Flores at the end of her first year …

May 31, 2023 · For decades, it seemed like no one would ever know, for certain, what happened to Kristin Smart. The police had a “person of interest” in Paul Flores, Smart’s classmate who walked her …

Jul 16, 2023 · Nineteen-year-old Kristin Smart disappeared Memorial Day weekend of 1996. For more than two decades, her family, friends, and supporters searched for answers and for justice.

Mar 11, 2023 · Smart, 19, disappeared from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo in 1996. Prosecutors maintained that Paul Flores, now 46, killed Smart during an attempted rape.

Jan 27, 2026 · But for Denise and the Smart family who have faced the unimaginable, “it isn’t over” until Kristin is brought home, she said. “There’s no finality for us,” she said.

Feb 10, 2025 · The disappearance of Kristin Smart in 1996 shook San Luis Obispo County to its core. It was a case that stretched over two decades — and even today, after a popular true-crime podcast, a …

Oct 19, 2022 · A jury found Paul Flores guilty of murdering Cal Poly student Kristin Smart. The verdict was read in Monterey County Superior Court on October 18.

May 25, 1996 · California Attorney General Rob Bonta is pushing back against Paul Flores, the man convicted of murdering California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) freshman Kristin Smart in …

Oct 10, 2025 · Nearly three years after being convicted of murdering Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo freshman Kristin Smart in 1996, Paul Flores is back in court—this time seeking to overturn the verdict …

Jan 14, 2026 · Paul Flores’ will forever be held responsible for the 1996 murder of Cal Poly freshman Kristin Smart. On Wednesday, the California Supreme Court denied Flores’ second appeal to …