Paul Flores’ Parents and Family: Paul Flores was convicted of killing 19-year-old Kristin Smart later he was sentenced to 25 years in prison after 27 years of Kristin’s murder. Who are the parents of Paul Flores? Dive into the full detail about Paul Flores.
Paul Flores’ Parents and Family
Paul Flores is the son of Ruben Flores and Susan Flores.
Paul Flores is a citizen of San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, US. He is now in prison for his wrongdoings or the killing of his fellow classmate Kristin Smart in 1996. In 2021, Paul and his father Ruben Flores were arrested and taken into custody for the suspicion of Kristin’s disappearance.
Meanwhile, his father was acquitted as an accessory and he was convicted as the killer of 19-year-old Kristin Smart in 2022 after the court decided to separate the verdict over father and son.
Kristin Smart was a freshman in 1996 and Paul was also a classmate at california polytechnic state university. At 2 am, Paul Flores framed Kristin while helping her to drop her to her dorm after a college party and he first raped her and killed her on 25th May 1996.
But it was assumed for around six years that Kristin Smart vanished after leaving a college party. Though, she was murdered by Paul Flores that night.
Paul Flores’ Father Ruben Flores
Ruben Flores, 81, came to light after speaking to the media after he was exonerated of being an accessory to the murder of 19-year-old Kristin Smart. After a jury charges that the 81-year-old helped his son cover up the crime and later he was acquitted while holding a $250,000 bond.
And his son was sentenced to 25 years in prison after the second jury charges that Paul is the murderer of Kristin Smart on 10 March 2023.
Both cases were presented in the same courtroom in Salinas, Calif. Although the dead body of Kristin Smart was never found. After multiple searches over the last two decades including digs at Paul’s home.
Paul Flores’ Mother Susan Flores
During the trial, Paul Flores and his mother’s conversation was played in the courtroom. In the audio, Susan could be heard speaking Paul to start listening to the “Your Own Backyard” podcast so they could start “punching holes in it.”
