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    The man convicted of killing Kristin Smart in 1996 is sentenced to 25 years to life

    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.
    by The Associated Press Mar 10, 2023 2 minutes

    MONTEREY, Calif. — The man convicted of killing Kristin Smart, who vanished from a California college campus more than 25 years ago, was sentenced Friday to 25 years to life in prison.

    Paul Flores is "a cancer to society," Monterey County Superior Court Judge Jennifer O'Keefe said. Flores also must register as a sex offender.

    Before sentencing, the judge rejected

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