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Kristin Smart murder trial to begin Monday

Paul Flores puts on a new N95 mask Aug. 3, 2021, at a preliminary hearing in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Kristin Smart disappeared during her freshman year at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo more than 25 years ago. She is presumed dead and her body remains missing but the man accused of killing her is going on trial Monday, July 18, 2022. Paul Flores is charged with murder and his father, Ruben Flores, is charged as an accomplice for allegedly helping him bury her body. The two have pleaded not guilty. (David Middlecamp/The Tribune of San Luis Obispo via AP, Pool, File)

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Trial set to begin for Kristin Smart’s death

Kristin Smart is seen in a photo released by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office.

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Kristin Smart is seen in a photo released by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office.

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This photo provided by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office shows suspect Paul Flores who was taken into custody in the San Pedro area of Los Angeles on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, for the murder of Kristin Smart. (San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office via AP)

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In this April 13, 2021, file photo, Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong, center, speaks during a news conference in San Luis Obispo. (David Middlecamp/The Tribune (of San Luis Obispo) via AP, File)

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This photo provided by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office shows suspect Paul Flores who was taken into custody in the San Pedro area of Los Angeles on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, for the murder of Kristin Smart. (San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office via AP)

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This photo provided by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office shows suspect Paul Flores who was taken into custody in the San Pedro area of Los Angeles on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, for the murder of Kristin Smart. (San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office via AP)

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This photo provided by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office shows suspect Paul Flores who was taken into custody in the San Pedro area of Los Angeles on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, for the murder of Kristin Smart. (San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office via AP)

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The alleged rape in Redondo Beach, which has not previously been reported, was one of multiple cases in which Flores was suspected of sexually assaulting women. He is also a suspect in two more recent alleged sexual assaults being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department, authorities say. Flores has not been charged with any sex crimes stemming from his time in Southern California.(Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times)

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Kristin Smart is seen in a photo released by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office.

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Defendant Ruben Flores appears via video conference during his arraignment, Thursday, April 15, 2021, in San Luis Obispo Superior Court in San Luis Obispo. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)

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Paul Flores, left, and Ruben Flores, right, are seen in booking photos released by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office.

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Kristin Smart is seen in a photo released by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office.