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The person convicted of killing fellow school pupil Kristin Good in 1996 was sentenced to 25 years to life in jail with out parole Friday in a California courtroom, based on CNN affiliate KSBY.
Paul Flores, 46, was discovered responsible in October of the first-degree homicide of Good, whose physique has by no means been situated.
Good vanished in Could 1996, when she and Flores have been each attending Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in central California. Flores was the final individual to see Good alive and prosecutors argued he raped or tried to rape Good after which killed her in his dorm room.
Good’s disappearance rattled the city of San Luis Obispo, with little progress being made within the case for greater than 20 years. Good was declared useless by authorities in 2002.
A podcast launched in 2019 from journalist Chris Lambert titled “Your Personal Yard” then introduced renewed consideration to Good and her household’s plight, which her household later credited for shining a highlight “in our darkest hours by sharing Kristin’s voice and story.”
In 2021, new proof led authorities to arrest Flores and his father, Ruben Flores, in reference to Good’s dying. Investigators at Ruben Flores’ dwelling used ground-penetrating radar, dug on the property utilizing hand instruments and recovered gadgets as proof, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Workplace instructed CNN on the time.
Prosecutors accused Flores’ father of aiding with shifting Good’s physique to his dwelling in Arroyo Grande and hiding her stays underneath his deck for a time period. A jury later discovered Ruben Flores not responsible of being an adjunct to Good’s homicide.
Following Paul’s conviction and Ruben’s acquittal on October 18, 2022, Good’s household expressed blended feelings and thanked prosecutors and investigators for his or her efforts.
“With out Kristin, there is no such thing as a pleasure or victory with this verdict, everyone knows it didn’t should be this fashion,” a press release from the Good household learn. “After 26 years, with at present’s cut up verdicts, we discovered that our quest for justice for Kristin will proceed.”