{"id":2010801,"date":"2023-08-24T13:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T17:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-convicted-of-killing-kristin-smart-is-attacked-in-prison-and-hospitalized-in-serious-condition\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T13:10:05","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T17:10:05","slug":"man-convicted-of-killing-kristin-smart-is-attacked-in-prison-and-hospitalized-in-serious-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-convicted-of-killing-kristin-smart-is-attacked-in-prison-and-hospitalized-in-serious-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"Convicted killer of Kristin Smart assaulted, hospitalized in critical state."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-convicted-of-killing-kristin-smart-is-attacked-in-prison-and-hospitalized-in-serious-condition%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2010801&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Man Convicted of Killing Kristin \u200dSmart Hospitalized\u200c After Prison Attack<\/h2>\n<p>COALINGA, Calif.\u2014The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-an-appalling-story-67-year-old-murderer-charged-with-another-murder-only-weeks-after-parole-conditions-lifted\/\" title=\"\u2018It\u2019s An Appalling Story\u2019: 67-Year-Old Murderer Charged With Another Murder Only Weeks After Parole Conditions Lifted\">man convicted<\/a>\u2062 of killing Kristin Smart, who vanished from a California college\u200c campus more than 25\u2064 years ago, was hospitalized after\u2064 he was attacked in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-mom-of-6-year-old-who-shot-teacher-pleads-guilty-to-child-neglect\/\" title=\"Virginia mom pleads guilty to child neglect after 6-year-old shoots teacher.\">state \u200cprison<\/a>, his lawyer said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Flores was taken Wednesday from Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga to an outside hospital where he was in serious condition, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p>The department didn&#8217;t confirm that Mr. Flores had been attacked, with a spokeswoman saying via email that the circumstances surrounding his injury were under investigation and details wouldn&#8217;t \u200cimmediately be released.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/colorado-man-accused-of-killing-10-at-supermarket-in-2021-is-competent-for-trial-prosecutors-say-5479398\">Colorado Man Accused of \u2063Killing 10 at Supermarket in 2021 Is Competent for Trial,\u200d Prosecutors Say<\/a> (8\/24\/2023)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/oklahoma-authorities-name-the-btk-killer-as-the-prime-suspect-in-at-least-2-unsolved-cases-5479449\">Oklahoma Authorities Name the BTK Killer as the \u2018Prime Suspect\u2019 in at Least 2 Unsolved Cases<\/a> (8\/24\/2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>His attorney, Harold Mesick, said he was notified by corrections officials that Mr. Flores was attacked\u2064 Wednesday, although \u200bhe didn&#8217;t have any details.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just pray\u2062 for his recovery,\u201d Mr. Mesick \u200dsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Flores had only been transferred to the Central\u200c Valley prison last week from North Kern State Prison, Mr. Mesick\u2062 said.<\/p>\n<p>North Kern is where prisoners are received and processed before being assigned to another facility.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Flores was sentenced in March to 25\u200c years to life in prison for killing Smart.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old disappeared from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis \u2062Obispo on the state\u2019s scenic Central \u2064Coast over Memorial Day\u200b weekend \u200bin 1996.<\/p>\n<p>Her remains have never been found, but she was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspects-to-stand-trial-in-1996-murder-of-college-student-kristin-smart\/\" title=\"Suspects to stand trial in 1996 murder of college student Kristin Smart\">declared legally dead<\/a> in \u200c2002.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors maintained \u2064that Mr. Flores, now 46, killed Smart during an attempted rape on\u2064 May 25, 1996, in his dorm room at the university, where both were first-year students. He was the last person seen\u2064 with Smart as he walked \u200dher home from an off-campus party.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Flores was \u2064arrested in 2021 along with his father, who was accused of helping to hide Smart\u2019s body. Mr. Flores was convicted of first-degree \u200dmurder last October.<\/p>\n<p>A separate jury acquitted Ruben Flores, \u206481, of \u200bbeing an accessory after the fact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Flores, the man found guilty of murdering Kristin Smart, was assaulted in prison and subsequently hospitalized. His lawyer confirmed that he was transferred from Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga to an external medical facility, where he remains in a serious condition. 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