Paul Flores was sentenced Friday to 25 years to life in prison for the 1996 murder of California college student Kristin Smart.
He is not eligible for probation.
A jury convicted him in October on first-degree murder. The count alleged that he "with malice aforethought murder[ed] Kristin Smart" while "engaged in the commission of, or attempting to commit, the crime of rape."
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Dow had thanked a true-crime podcaster after the jury reached a guilty verdict in the trial. Chris Lambert launched the series "Your Own Backyard" in 2019, recounting Smart's disappearance, which renewed public interest in the case. The podcast helped to identify additional witnesses and evidence that was "critical in the prosecution of this case," Dow said.
True Crime Podcast Helps Solve Cold Case Murder
True Crime Podcast Helps Solve Cold Case Murder
1996 murder solved
It's not me, it's someone else.
True Crime Podcast Helps Solve Cold Case Murder
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