Kristin Good Homicide Case: Paul Flores Discovered Responsible

Content material warning: This story discusses sexual assault.

After greater than 26 years since Kristin Good‘s disappearance, a verdict has been reached in her homicide case.

A jury discovered Paul Flores responsible of first-degree homicide in connection to the 1996 disappearance of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo pupil. In July, Paul went on trial after prosecutors accused him of killing the 19-year-old whereas making an attempt to sexually assault her throughout the early hours of Could 25, 1996. He had pleaded not responsible.

Paul’s father, Ruben Flores, was discovered not responsible of being an adjunct to Kristin’s homicide after authorities accused him of serving to Paul bury Kristin’s physique within the yard of his Arroyo Grande, Calif. dwelling. He had pleaded not responsible.

In an Oct. 18 press convention following the decision, Ruben’s lawyer Harold Mesick acknowledged he was “happy with the end result.”

“It could be good if the group would honor the presumptive of innocence. There’s simply a lot animosity towards this man and his household and there may be a lot hate,” Mesick stated. “I perceive individuals are upset that Kristin is lacking. I want the group would disabuse themselves of these emotions.”

In the meantime, Paul’s protection lawyer Robert Sanger advised E! Information in an electronic mail that the matter was nonetheless pending and that he doesn’t touch upon pending circumstances.

In a press launch, San Luis Obispo County’s District Legal professional Dan Dow stated the decision will present “some sense of justice” for Kristin, her household and the area people.

“The impression that Kristin’s disappearance and its investigation have had on the Good household and our group, spanning 1 / 4 century, is profound,” Dow stated. “We thank them for the large belief and endurance they’ve positioned within the investigation and prosecution of this horrible crime. In the present day, justice delayed is just not justice denied.”

In courtroom, Deputy District Legal professional Christopher Peuvrelle stated Kristin was “too good” to face as much as Paul, alleging, “What we’d see as kindness, he would see as a d-ck tease. In his predatory, vile, rapist thoughts, that is what he noticed her as,” per broadcast station KRON4.