Murder suspect Kristin Smart “chased” her, unsealed documents say

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Unsealed documents in Kristin Smart murder case

Unsealed court documents in the Kristin Smart murder case include allegations of the discovery of human blood and witnesses who claim to have seen suspicious activity at the suspects’ family home.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif .– Unsealed court documents in the 1996 Kristin Smart murder case include allegations of the discovery of human blood and witnesses who claim to have seen suspicious activity at the suspects’ family home, including the fact that her alleged murderer had been “chasing” her.

The night the Cal Poly student went missing 25 years ago, “hyperactive” Paul Flores, who also attended college, spent the evening at an off-campus party hitting on the 19-year-old Smart and other women at the point one participant warned her to “stay away from this guy,” according to detailed testimony included in recently unsealed court documents, the San Luis Obispo Tribune reported.

In addition to that evening’s account, the district attorney’s office document notes that one of Smart’s friends said it appeared that Flores was “hunting” Smart and that she would be hiding around her residence in the months leading up to it. his disappearance.

Flores, 44, is the last person to see Smart alive after returning her from the party to the red brick dormitories on May 24, 1996. He has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape or attempted rape of Smart. in his dormitory before killing. her.

His body has never been found. But this year, new biological evidence uncovered by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department alleges that Smart was already buried under the bridge of Paul Flores’ father in nearby Arroyo Grande.

Court records relating to an unsuccessful attempt to prosecute Flores with two counts of rape involving female victims in Los Angeles were unsealed in court on Wednesday.

In addition to information from 29 women about Flores’ alleged predatory sexual behavior, the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office also said investigators found video evidence of the rape of an intoxicated person against Flores at her home in San Pedro, along with traces of human blood in the ground under her father’s house, the San Luis Obispo Tribune reported.

The documents were unsealed ahead of an upcoming 12-day preliminary hearing in which evidence will be presented, scheduled for August 2.

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