Two men were arrested Tuesday morning in connection with the disappearance of Kristin Smart, the California college student who vanished in 1996, San Luis Obispo (SLO) County Sheriff Ian Parkinson said at a news conference.
Kristin Smart disappeared 25 years ago
- Kristin Smart disappeared when returning from a college party.
Almost a quarter of a century ago, Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old college student, disappeared without a trace when returning to her residence after a party. She was seen shortly before with a colleague, Paul Flores, who was questioned about it and became the main suspect for the police in San Luis Obispo, a small Californian city facing the Pacific Ocean.
This happened in 1996
Flores went on with his life, working in Orange County and living in San Pedro, Los Angeles, while investigators continued to work, day by day, month by month, year by year, decade by decade. . Up to now.
The man, who has always denied any guilt, has been arrested for the disappearance of the young woman, as announced on Tuesday by the San Luis Obispo police, who accuse him of murder.
Along with him, his father, Rubén Ricardo Flores, 80, has also been arrested as an alleged accomplice. Police have searched his house and garage this Tuesday; In 2016, researchers already excavated on a hill near campus, but so far they have found no remains.