A California sheriff says that evidence suggests human remains were present at a home connected to the man convicted of killing 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996.

Scientists have taken soil samples outside a home connected to the man convicted of killing 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996.

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte says her country will hold general elections one year from now in an effort to end years of instability.

Peru's president declared a state of emergency in the capital and deployed soldiers to help police address a surge of violence, amid widespread outcry a day after the killing of a popular singer.

The man convicted of killing a college student who vanished from a California campus more than 25 years ago has been hospitalized after he was attacked in prison.

The last man seen with Kristin Smart was convicted of killing the college freshman, who vanished from a California campus more than 25 years ago.

Opening statements have begun in the case of Kristin Smart, who disappeared during her freshman year at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo more than 25 years ago.

Kristin Smart disappeared during her freshman year at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo more than 25 years ago.

A California judge has ordered the last person seen with Kristin Smart before she vanished from a college campus 25 years ago on the Central Coast to stand trial for murder.

California prosecutors say more than two dozen women have described disturbing encounters, including sexual assaults, with the man charged with killing missing college student Kristin Smart.

The longtime suspect in the 25-year-old disappearance of California college student Kristin Smart has been arrested on suspicion of murder, and his father was booked in jail as an accessory to the crime.