Kristin Smart murder trial: Paul Flores found guilty 26 years after disappearance

Jurors began deliberating in the Paul Flores trial on Oct. 4, after hours of closing arguments wrapped.

In his closing argument, defense attorney Robert Sanger told the jury, "There is no evidence of a murder, so that's really the end of it."

"This case was not prosecuted all these years because there was no evidence and there's still no evidence," he said.

The prosecutor, San Luis Obispo County Deputy District Attorney Chris Peuvrelle, tried to show a pattern of behavior by Flores that began with Smart. Two women, Sarah Doe and Rhonda Doe, testified during the trial that they were drugged and sexually assaulted by Flores in 2008 and 2011, respectively.

"Do you see a pattern here?" Peuvrelle asked the jury, calling Flores a "serial drugger and rapist."

Both verdicts in the Flores' trials will be read at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to a spokesperson for Monterey County Superior Court.

A juror in a trial connected to the disappearance of California college student Kristin Smart was excused Oct. 13 after the judge learned he had discussed the case with his priest.

Monterey County Superior Court Judge Jennifer O'Keefe excused the male juror from the trial of Ruben Flores Thursday afternoon after he had disclosed to another juror that he discussed his difficulties with making a decision during confession. The other juror then informed the judge in a note through the bailiff.

Juror #262 told the judge he had to "cleanse my body, that's all," and that he "did not discuss the facts of the case."

After being replaced with an alternate, the jury began deliberations from the start.

For more on the surprising turn in the trial, click here.