The man accused of killing college student Kristin Smart in 1996 will stand trial for her death

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The man accused of killing 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996 will stand trial for her death, according to the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney's office

Paul Flores, 44, faces a first-degree murder charge for allegedly killing Smart in his Cal Poly San Luis Obispo dorm room. Prosecutors say Flores raped or attempted to rape Smart, who was then a freshman at the university. His father, Ruben Flores, 80, is charged as an accessory to the murder, and prosecutors say he helped hide Smart's body.The preliminary hearing for the pair lasted weeks and wrapped up on Monday.

Paul Flores has been the prime suspect in the decades-long missing persons case. Officials have said Flores, who was a 19-year-old freshman at the time, walked Smart home and was the last person to see her that day.In documents filed in the case, a sheriff's office detective stated that investigators are"in possession of biological evidence that makes them believe the victim was buried underneath the defendant's deck at one time.

 

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