Kristin Smart murder trial: anomaly found under Ruben Flores' deck
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A former deputy sheriff with the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office testified in court Tuesday that he was aware the department leaked information to a podcast, credited with reigniting interest in Kristin Smart's disappearance.
Investigators in the Kristin Smart murder case admit they leaked information to a podcaster on purpose. A San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office investigator took the stand Tuesday (8/30), saying the leaks were part of the department's strategy. They then wire-tapped the Flores' family phones to see if they'd say something incriminating.
The Kristin Smart murder trial continued in Salinas Monday, at the start of the sixth week of testimony, 26 years after the Stockton teenager disappeared during her freshman year at California Polytechnic University.
The fifth week of the Kristin Smart murder trial wrapped on Friday with a short day of witness testimony from Paul Flores' ex-girlfriend.
The Kristin Smart murder trial continued in Monterey County this week, with two days of testimony from witnesses from Paul Flores' life after Cal Poly. Flores is charged alongside his father, Ruben, in connection to the disappearance of Smart in 1996 during her freshman year.
A woman described to the jury how she met Paul Flores in 2008 and then claimed that he then sexually assaulted her after spiking her drink.
Jurors in the Kristin Smart murder trial heard more from human remains detection dog-handlers Tuesday, the last day of testimony before a five-day scheduled break in the trial.
A human remains detection dog handler took the witness stand Monday to testify as part of the Kristin Smart murder trial.
Jurors who will decide if a former Cal Poly student is responsible for the death of Stockton teen Kristin Smart in 1996, heard from some of the investigators who took on the case 26 years ago.
The announcement was made via email by the Monterey County Courts spokesperson who said there is no indication of any COVID transmission between any people in the courtroom.
One of the last people to to see Kristin Smart alive took the stand Monday in her murder trial in Monterey County.
Kristin Smart's former Cal Poly classmates took the stand on Thursday as witnesses in her murder trial.
The Kristin Smart murder trial continued Wednesday in a Monterey County courtroom, as jurors heard from Smart's former classmates who shared details about Memorial Day weekend 1996.
The Kristin Smart murder trial continued Wednesday in a Monterey County courtroom, as jurors heard from Smart's former classmates who shared details about Memorial Day weekend 1996.
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