Automotive Kristin Smart case: Paul Flores murder trial moved to Monterey Christin Hakim, April 25, 2022 A San Luis Obispo County judge has ordered the murder trial of Paul Flores in the 1996 disappearance of student Kristin Smart be moved 150 miles north to Monterey County, saying that Flores could not be guaranteed a fair trial in a place where for decades billboards have appealed for… Continue Reading
Automotive Vivint Smart Home goes to trial Monday with $50 million on the line Christin Hakim, January 2, 2022 SALT LAKE CITY — In June 2020, a salesman from Vivint Smart Home knocked on the door of a 60-something-year-old Air Force veteran living in South Carolina. The woman was a customer of CPI Security — a major home monitoring company in the Southeast and a rival to Utah-based Vivint…. Continue Reading
medical Trial set for Cayce surgeon charged in shooting at home Christin Hakim, January 2, 2022 A trial is scheduled for a Cayce surgeon charged with killing a medical salesman while the two were in the surgeon’s home. The trial of Dr. Adam Lazzarini is set to begin Jan. 24 at the Lexington County courthouse. Lazzarini, a former Lexington Medical Center hip surgeon, is accused of… Continue Reading
Automotive Paul Flores, father to stand trial in Kristin Smart case Christin Hakim, September 23, 2021 A San Luis Obispo County judge ruled that Paul Flores will be tried for murder in the 1996 disappearance of Kristin Smart and that his father must also answer to charges that he was an accessory to the crime. Judge Craig B. Van Rooyen on Wednesday morning made the decision… Continue Reading