Man sentenced for killing student who vanished more than 25 years ago

Paul Flores, who was convicted of killing Kristin Smart more than 25 years ago, was sentenced on Friday to 25 years to life in prison (Daniel Dreifuss/Monterey County Weekly/AP)

The man convicted of killing Kristin Smart, who vanished from a California college campus more than 25 years ago, has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.

Monterey County Superior Court Judge Jennifer O’Keefe rejected defence motions to toss out Paul Flores’ first-degree murder conviction, acquit him and order a new trial.