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Man convicted of killing Kristin Smart gets 25 years to life

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A judge in Monterey County sentenced Paul Flores on Friday, calling him "a cancer to society."

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  1. KESQ Palm Springs

    Man convicted of killing Kristin Smart in 1996 faces life in prison at sentencing hearing Friday (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Travis Caldwell, CNN The man convicted of killing fellow college student Kristin Smart in 1996 faces the possibility of life in prison at a hearing Friday in California court. Paul Flores, 46, was found guilty in October of the first-degree murder of Smart, whose body has never been located.

  2. New York Times

    Kristin Smart’s Killer Is Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for 1996 Murder (opens New York Times)

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    Ms. Smart, 19, was a college student in San Luis Obispo, Calif., when she vanished while walking from an off-campus party to her dorm.

  3. CBS News

    Man convicted of killing California college student Kristin Smart in 1996 sentenced to 25 years to life (opens CBS News)

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    Smart's remains have never been found, but she was declared legally dead in 2002.

  4. Fox News

    California man to be sentenced for killing Kristin Smart during attempted rape in college (opens Fox News)

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    A California man convicted of murdering fellow college student Kristin Smart while attempting to rape her will be sentenced Friday. He may get 25 years to life in prison.

  5. Bowling Green Daily News

    Man convicted of killing Kristin Smart set to be sentenced (opens Bowling Green Daily News)

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    The man convicted of killing Kristin Smart, who vanished from a California college campus more than 25 years ago, is scheduled to be sentenced for her murder on Friday. Paul

  6. NBC News

    Man convicted in 1996 disappearance and murder of California college student Kristin Smart to be sentenced (opens NBC News)

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    The remains of Kristin Smart, who vanished in 1996 from Cal Poly, have never been found.

  7. CBS News

    Kristin Smart's convicted killer Paul Flores to be sentenced Friday (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    After a long and winding road, the Kristin Smart murder trial is finally coming to a close.

  8. Los Angeles Times

    Paul Flores sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole for murder of Kristin Smart (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Paul Flores was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of fellow Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student Kristin Smart, who disappeared on Memorial Day weekend more than 25 years ago.

  9. WMUR

    Man convicted of killing Kristin Smart gets 25 years to life (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    A judge in Monterey County sentenced Paul Flores on Friday, calling him "a cancer to society."

  10. Courthouse News Service

    California man sentenced to 25 years to life for 1996 murder of Kristin Smart (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The 45-year-old will be at least 70 before he's released — if he's ever released at all.

  11. Foxla

    Kristin Smart's killer sentenced to at least 25 years (opens Foxla)

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    Paul Flores, the man convicted of killing California college student Kristin Smart, who vanished more than two decades ago, has been sentenced Friday to 25 years or life in prison.

  12. CBS News

    Missing college student Kristin Smart killed during 1996 rape attempt, prosecutor says (opens CBS News)

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    Prosecutors filed a first-degree murder charge against Paul Flores and an accessory after murder charge against his father, Ruben Flores, for helping him conceal Smart's body.

  13. Tampa Free Press

    Paul Flores Sentenced 25 Years To Life In 1996 Murder Of Kristin Smart (opens Tampa Free Press)

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    The man convicted of killing 19-year-old Kristin Smart, who vanished from a California college campus more than 25 years ago, was sentenced Friday to 25 years to life in prison. Monterey County Superior Court Judge Jennifer O’Keefe rejected defense motions to toss out Paul Flores’ first-degree…

  14. NPR

    The man convicted of killing Kristin Smart in 1996 is sentenced to 25 years to life (opens NPR)

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    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.

  15. KOB 4

    Killer of California college student Kristin Smart, who disappeared in 1996, sentenced to 25 years to life in prison (opens KOB 4)

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    Killer of California college student Kristin Smart, who disappeared in 1996, sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.

  16. CBS 8 San Diego

    Paul Flores sentenced for killing Kristin Smart (opens CBS 8 San Diego)

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    The judge denied defense motions to toss out Flores' conviction, acquit him and order a new trial.

  17. Fox News

    Kristin Smart killer Paul Flores sentenced to 25 years to life for California murder (opens Fox News)

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    A judge sentenced Paul Flores, the man convicted of killing California college student Kristin Smart, to 25 years in prison, Friday.

  18. Washington Post

    Paul Flores sentenced to 25 years to life for 1996 murder of Kristin Smart (opens Washington Post)

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    Kristin Smart's disappearance was unsolved for decades. San Luis Obispo County investigators said a true crime podcast, "Your Own Backyard," led to new evidence.

  19. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Paul Flores sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the first-degree murder of Kristin Smart | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Paul Flores has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the first-degree murder of Kristin Smart which concludes decades of investigating Smart's original 1996 disappearance.

  20. KRDO

    Paul Flores sentenced to 25 years to life in prison without parole for 1996 murder of Kristin Smart (opens KRDO)

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    By Travis Caldwell, Cheri Mossburg and Sara Smart, CNN The man convicted of killing fellow college student Kristin Smart in 1996 was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison without parole Friday in a California court, according to CNN affiliate KSBY.

  21. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Timeline of Kristin Smart murder case | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Paul Flores has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the 1996 murder of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart. We look back at 10 significant developments in the case that lasted nearly 27 years.

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