{"id":419065,"date":"2021-04-13T20:28:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T00:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=419065"},"modified":"2021-04-13T20:28:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T00:28:41","slug":"2-men-arrested-in-1996-cold-case-of-college-student-kristin-smart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-men-arrested-in-1996-cold-case-of-college-student-kristin-smart\/","title":{"rendered":"2 men arrested in 1996 cold case of college student Kristin Smart"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2F2-men-arrested-in-1996-cold-case-of-college-student-kristin-smart%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=419065&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--><div id=\"attachment_2397534\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2397534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong, center, spoke during a press conference Tuesday, April 13, 2021, San Luis Obispo, Calif. At left is a photo of Kristin Smart. Smart, 19, of Stockton, California, vanished in May 1996 while returning to a dorm at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, after a party. (David Middlecamp\/The Tribune (of San Luis Obispo) via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 5:10 PM PT \u2013 Tuesday, April 13, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Two men in California are being charged in the decades-long cold case of 19-year-old Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo college freshman Kristin Smart.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, SLO County Sheriff Ian Parkinson announced longtime suspect Paul Flores was arrested on murder charges. Paul\u2019s father Ruben was also arrested on charges of accessory to murder.<\/p>\n<p>However, the sheriff said authorities have not yet found Smart\u2019s remains.<\/p>\n<p>Smart was reported missing May 1996, after allegedly walking home from a college party. Investigators suspect Paul Flores walked her home that night and was the last person to see her alive.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2397535\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2397535\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2397535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1769.jpeg\" alt=\"FILE - This undated photo released by the FBI shows Kristin Smart, the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo student who disappeared in 1996. The San Luis Obispo County sheriff plans a major announcement Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in the nearly 25-year mystery of the disappearance of Smart. (FBI via AP, File)\" width=\"330\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1769.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21103615706615-159x210.jpg 159w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21103615706615-768x1017.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/AP21103615706615.jpg 773w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2397535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE \u2013 This undated photo released by the FBI shows Kristin Smart, the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo student who disappeared in 1996. (FBI via AP, File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s my hope that we\u2019re able to take the first step toward justice for the Smart family,\u201d Parkinson stated. \u201cPeace for the community, some justice out there for all of us, and most especially for Kristin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parkinson said the developments came after more than 10 years of aggressive investigation, with deputies serving 41 search warrants at 16 locations.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, the SLO County District Attorney\u2019s Office is spearheading the investigation. Paul is expected to appear in court for his arraignment on Thursday, and is currently being held without bond.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/2021-tokyo-games-moving-forward-as-scheduled\/\">2021 Tokyo Games Moving Forward As Scheduled<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong, center, spoke during a press conference Tuesday, April 13, 2021, San Luis Obispo, Calif. At left is a photo of Kristin Smart. 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