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    Kristin Smart’s dad, sheriff vow quest for justice isn’t over with Paul Flores murder conviction

    by Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times Oct 19, 2022 3 minutes
    Stan Smart, father of Kristin Smart, speaks at a news conference on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at the Monterey County district attorney's office, along with his son Matt Smart, left, and Lindsey Smart.

    LOS ANGELES — While the 26-year mystery of the disappearance of Kristin Smart concluded this week with the conviction of Paul Flores for her murder, the young woman’s father says it doesn’t make up for his daughter’s absence.

    “Without Kristin, there is no joy or victory with this verdict; we all know it did not have to be this way,” Stan Smart said Tuesday after the verdict was read. “We will never be able to hear Kristin’s engaging laughter or revel in her embrace. Her hopes and dreams will never be

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