Kristin Smart case: Opening statements in trial of father and son charged in her disappearance

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On Monday, opening statements will begin in the trial of Paul Flores and his father Ruben Flores.

SALINAS -- On Memorial Day weekend 1996, a college freshman at California Polytechnic State University went to an off-campus party in San Luis Obispo but never returned to her dorm.Kristin Smart, the 19-year-old college student from Stockton has had her smile, blonde hair, and legacy flashed on television screens and in headlines since her disappearance.

Before the trial, San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge, Craig Van Rooyen, ruled after a 22-day preliminary hearing that there was a"strong suspicion" Flores and his father committed the crimes they've been charged with. As such, a location change was announced in April 2022, due to the amount of publicity surrounding Smart's disappearance. The

"Who is Kristin Smart?" The episode description asked, and within the first hour of the premiere episode, Lambert is in Smart's childhood home in Stockton with her parents, Denise and Stan Smart. Her parents, Lambert explained to the listener, are who he needs to make the most authentic and factually correct documentary.

Lambert walked the listener through Paul Flores' history: his friendships, and notable concerns with women throughout his life, that at one time, had him called"Scary Paul" by women who knew him before he arrived on Cal Poly's campus. Lambert was subpoenaed by the Flores' lawyers ahead of the trial, but was granted a motion to"quash" the subpoena served to Lambert, according to a post on the podcast's Twitter account. The court found that Defense Attorney Robert Sanger,"had not made an adequate showing to overcome CA Shield Law and First Amendment reporter's privileges," according to Lambert's post after the fact on social media.

 

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