Last month, deputies conducted a two-day search for Smarts remains at the home of Ruben Flores. In later years, the Examiner reports that the Smart family constantly harassed Flores and his family in order to get him to speak about what he knew about Smarts disappearance. Even worse they never sealed his dorm room. RUBEN FLORES: [long pause] We never asked that question. Paul Flores was the last person seen with Kristin Smart before she vanished in 1996. READ NEXT: Teenage Porn Star Controversy Rocks California High School, Paul Flores: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Jonathan Vigliotti: There was a lot of evidence that could have been gathered, that wasn't. By Richard Bastian At that time, the car belonged to Paul Flores' sister Ermelinda Flores, who lived near Cal Poly. D.A. Flores said that the reason for changing his story was because he thought it would sound stupid if he said that he couldnt remember how he got the black-eye. But soon Flores took his shot with Jane after another drop-off at her moms house. Paul Flores, 44, was charged earlier this week with first-degree murder for the killing that allegedly happened as he tried to rape then 19-year-old Stockton native Smart in his dorm room at. They told her Kristin had not been seen all weekend and asked if Kristin was with them. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. Smart has long been suspected to have been abducted and killed in May 1996, while she was a freshman at California. In March 2021, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant at the Arroyo Grande home of Ruben Flores. After almost 25 years of suspicion, on April 13, 2021, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson announced the arrest ofPaul Flores in the disappearance of Kristin Smart. Chris Lambert was just 8 years old when Kristin Smart vanished on her way home from a college party in San Luis Obispo, California. James Murphy: An eyewitness actually documented the fact that throughout the night that there was activity in the area of the underside of that deck. Same for the rest of his family. One of his friends had told authorities that Flores already had a black eye when he showed up to play in a pick-up game. SHERIFF IAN PARKINSON [at press conference]: Forensic physical evidence was located. We would have had this moments years ago if Cal Poly PD hadnt screwed this up. Nothing ever mentioned to any of them. A very close-knit family. Margarita Campos: But when we got to the house it was pretty dead too, it was really -- it was like a couple of roommates hanging out playing video games And Kristin was, like oh gosh, there has to be something better than this. The first alleged incident occurred in 1994 when a woman accused Flores, then a high school sophomore is accused of drugging a raping a fellow student. I also brought them witnesses that they had no interest in whatsoever. The lawsuit claims they were moving Kristin's remains. Two days after Kristin Smart vanished, Paul Flores went to the Arroyo Grande Police Department because of an outstanding DUI warrant. If convicted, Paul, who has remained in custody since his arrested, faces a sentence of 25 years-to-life in prison. In a civil lawsuit, the Smarts' attorney claims that Kristin's remains were buried at one time on Paul Flores' father's property. He was soon released from custody. But Sarah kneed Flores in the groin and kicked him in the shin before dashing off into the party. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested Paul Flores, the primary suspect in the disappearance of Kristin Smart, and his father, Ruben Flores, at separate locations Tuesday morning.. It had been the focus of widespread speculation for more than two decades especially her planter boxes. I remember being home watching the news about Kristin Smart and there goes Paul, she recalled. IF they knew he was out there murdering, raping etc. An earring that appeared to match the necklace Kristin is wearing on the billboard. Kristin Smart was dropped in the dumpster and she is in the landfill. PAUL FLORES: On the advice of my attorney . The next morning, Margarita waited to hear from Kristin. I guess the answer is yes. Two days after her daughter went missing, Denise Smart got a call from Cal Poly's campus police. Jonathan Vigliotti: And that weighs on you. For more information, please see our I know I didnt have any pants on and he was in me and I could feel him, she said of the three seconds she managed to wake from the slumber that took hold of her. On October 18, 2022, Paul Flores was found guilty of first-degree murder. I now know for sure he is, and Kristin is dead, and so do you.. To think that you're going to finally get some resolution, and then it doesn't happen the way it's supposed to. Because of the statute of limitations, Dow says, Paul Flores can't be charged with rape. SUSAN FLORES: [Long pause, grabs water bottle] Of course not. But Paul Flores was never charged with any of these incidents. She was pushing herself out of her comfort zone. I remember thinking: If my moms not home Im going to die right here.. That witness initially came forward to Chris Lambert, who passed the information to the sheriff's office and Murphy. Then in Feb. 2021, Los Angeles police officers arrested Paul Flores in Rancho Palos Verdes on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The Daily Breeze reported in September 2016 that Flores was living in San Pedro, California, since 2011 and had been working in Irvine. There was no reaction until the dog reached Paul Flores's room. Amanda Starrantino investigates where her missing person's case stands today. I forgot, theres more. The mother is washing her car in the driveway at one point. Stop! and then it became Stop!!!!!. Deputies also dug in several places in search of remains. How could she have gone out of town? And yes, we believe it's linked to Kristin. Cal Polys only interest was in a coverup. The letter sent to Thomas by San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs Detective Clint Cole, which was part of the documents Monterey County Superior Court Judge Jennifer OKeefe has allowed to be released, explains that Cole has been working on the Kristin Smart case for more than two years. Mary Lassiter says the earring she found in the driveway matched the necklace Kristin Smart is seen wearing on this billboard. But 22 years later, when he couldn't find any recent stories about the case, he decided to do something. Jane said she kept this secret for yearseven from her husband. PODCAST EPISODE 1: Kristin broke down begging her mother to let her drop out and go somewhere else. James Murphy: Well, the location where all this activity occurred is where they found the biological material. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Lindsey Smart Stewart: She definitely, like, took advantage of life, seized the day she was super ambitious and was determined you know, to find the next adventure. Denise Pearce | Longtime family friend: Things were gonna get better and, you know, and and they did. Authorities arrested Ruben Flores after San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs deputies served a search warrant at his Arroyo Grande home. Sources tell us investigators discovered videos and photographs on Flores' computer showing him engaged in sexual activity with at least 10 different women, apparently in various states of consciousness. Chris Lambert: And that's when they're told that earring has been misplaced. But cadaver dogs told a different story. Paul Flores has long been the lone suspect in Smarts disappearance. "48 Hours" has learned these suspicions center around evidence found during that 2020 search of Paul Flores' home. DAN DOW [press conference]: We have evidence that we do believe there are other people that are not yet identified that have had some kind of a criminal act perpetrated on them by Mr. Flores. Please come with me." They continued to bungle the case for a month, not properly interviewing Paul Flores or other witnesses and never searching his room. Now several women say they were victims before and after her, too. You wouldn't let any of your friends be drunk around him. Smart has long been suspected to have been abducted and killed in May 1996, while she was a freshman at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. JAMES MURPHY: In May of 96 were you a student at Cal Poly? Multiple attempts to reach Flores and his parents to comment on the new accusations were unsuccessful. Chris Lambert: They just have never given up and are never going to give up on their daughter. In one of Paul's police interviews he mentioned that he wanted to be let out of the interview because he needed to help clean up concrete at his mom's house So, what was being done in Susan Flores's backyard in the weeks after Kristin went missing? Jonathan Vigliotti: How significant was that? Jonathan Vigliotti: She had just 40 yards to go and yet she vanished. suddenly major pieces of evidence came forward. Please address the Policies, events and arguments, not the person. Even more difficult to understand was why they waited two months to search the family home where Paul Flores was living with his father, Ruben. At the time of Smarts disappearance, the vehicle belonged to Paul Flores sister, Ermelinda Flores, who lived near Cal Poly. Denise Pearce: The investigation was completely botched by the campus police. That turned out to be college. I remember thinking he was right behind me in the doorway and I think he was trying to get to the door before I could shut it., Sarah said she was quickly manhandled by Flores. I would hear many of my friends tell me Oh he grabbed my butt but I never believed them, Laura said. Thomas attorney says she accepted the letters, but did not give any statements and later goes on to say that Thomas should not have to testify because she does not have any material testimony to provide during any proceedings in this case and also states she does not qualify as a material witness.. Still she stuck around until Flores allegedly laid his hands on her aggressively again. Ruben Flores was released on $50,000 bail to his ex-wife. So maybe he had a crush on me. The Kristin Smart Scholarship has been established by her family to help other college bound women pursue their dreams. James Murphy: So why would Susan Flores, her boyfriend, and Ruben Flores be up all night long working under that deck. It wasn't until Kristin's roommate returned to their dorm room, that Margarita realized Kristin never came home. And that's what I've been doing for a long, long time, along with a lot of other people. Flores was named as a key witness in the case in July 1996. It wasnt like some older guy or anything.. Alexandra Wallace June 11, 2022. The only thing that she remembered next was being dragged in the barely lit street by her alleged rapist on one arm and his pal on the other. Chris Lambert: It's hard to take too much credit But I was one piece of the puzzle that helped to make this all come together when it did. Laura said Flores worked a construction job while attending school but that he was very secretive and she suspected he was in college forever so that his mommy kept paying for his housing and classes.. Five months after Kristin Smart disappeared, Paul Flores was brought before a grand jury but no charges were ever filed. If you come near her again I will kill you!, His buddy pushed Paul real hard and he fell through a desk before he ran for his life.. The moment still haunts her. James Murphy: It was just a sad phone call to have somebody say, our daughter disappeared and we think she's the victim of foul play and we'd like to pursue the guy that we think is responsible. Paul Flores and his father both pleaded not guilty to all charges at their arraignment. Ann-Marie Christian: became friends with Kristin in elementary school. After Smart's disappearance, the car was transferred into their parent's names. He apparently would tag along with a sloshed friend, crashing off-campus parties together wherever she was. She loved swimming and skiing. And Murphy and Sinclair believe they can prove it. By the time Cal Poly police began investigating, Kristin had been gone for four days. And there would be more disappointment in 2007, after the Smart's legal team searched a small portion of Susan Flores's backyard with ground penetrating radar and did not find any evidence. (The office hired a detective in 2015 to work on Unsolved Crimes for $15,000 a month: There are four open homicide investigations and Smarts remains an unsolved missing persons case. Paul. I think they're just waiting to see what the outcome is going to be. every piece of evidence points directly at Paul Flores. Paul Flores was the last person to see Kristin Smart alive in 1996, police say. And might have connected Kristin to Susan Flores's house, says James Murphy. I'm going to go back to the dorms. most importantly they wanna find their daughter. The accusations didnt stop with classmates: Flores allegedly couldnt restrain himself around his own kin. Ian Parkinson: I committed to them that I was going to go back to the beginning and re-examine every piece of evidence that we had. Chris Lambert: It was never marked as evidence apparently. Any tidbit of information or recollection could make the difference in the recovery of our beloved Kristin., disappearance of another woman under almost identical circumstances: Kristin Smart. Cole states things have changed drastically due to advances in DNA technology, adding that evidence has been re-examined and vehicles belonging to Thomas and her family have been forensically searched. 19 years later, still no body, no arrests made, and no answers. Jonathan Vigliotti: You look at Kristin Smart every day. Chris Lambert: Around the time Kristin disappeared, they cut out planter boxes in the backyard, so they cut out big chunks of concrete and filled it in with soil. They have not been able to proceed with the civil case while there was an ongoing criminal investigation, but that didn't stop them from following every lead and preparing for an eventual trial. There is no doubt in my mind., Those sentiments were echoed by Denise Smart who told Fox40 in May 2018, Paul Flores is without question the perpetrator to this crime. JAMES MURPHY: Has your son ever told you that he did not kill Kristin Smart? Video by: Laura Dickinson READ MORE: sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article237462089.html More from The Tribune: Subscribe: bit.ly/2HrSD3v Twitter: twitter.com/SLOTribune Facebook: facebook.com/SLOTribune/ Website: sanluisobispo.com/ Digital news subscription: bit.ly/2HGn19E, Teenage Porn Star Controversy Rocks California High School. When they were deposed by James Murphy, they also insisted their son was not involved. Lambert began looking into what happened to Kristin, collecting articles and documents, chasing down leads and tracking down anyone with information. The father and son were both in on it? Thew newspaper adds that the Navy refused to take Flores because of his connection to the Smart case. When Kristin Smart disappeared, Paul Flores's parents Susan and Ruben were separated and living apart. Even though he'd never investigated anything before, Lambert quit his job to create a podcast about the case. Margarita Campos: I'll never forget her shadow against the building, this apartment complex, just standing like kind of cross-armed with the long leg And she was just kind of like looking at me like, [sighs] you're really walking away now, like you're really, you're leaving? Paul Flores was the key witness in the 1996 disappearance of Kristin Smart. Jonathan Vigliotti: Is there any doubt in your mind that Paul Flores is responsible for the disappearance of Kristin Smart? At the time, they did not know about a missing college student. They were after Paul Flores for an outstanding DUI warrant. Paul had this look on his face, the relative said. Two years later Smart would go missing and when suspicion quickly fell on Flores, Jane decided then and there that she may have been one of the lucky ones. I did have guilt about that. Friday, May 24, 1996, was the start of the Memorial Day weekend. Powered by. I don't know if Kristin knew anybody there. Lourdes Aguiar is the senior producer. Paul Flores did not have a car on campus, so Murphy surmises he had to have had help. Paul Flores lived in this home from 1992 to late 1996, and sporadically throughout the years since. James Murphy: The question for decades was "Well, where did the body go?". SHERIFF IAN PARKINSON [to reporters]: It's been a puzzle and it's a very slow process to find each of those little pieces some of that information came to light through the podcast many of you are familiar with. Almost all knew nothing about it, thanks to Poly. After Smarts disappearance, the car was transferred into their parents names. And DNA evidence could not be found linking any other evidence to Kristin. Revealing new legal docs now available. I told her I didn't I didn't want to go. Flores was home at the time and could be seen in. And these girls are inviting us out. Four months later, while attempting to reconcile, Susan rented out her house in Arroyo Grande. People are watching Ruben Flores and Susan Flores and Paul Flores. PODCAST EPISODE 3: Something shiny catches her eye next to the front driver side tire. Nineteen-year-old Kristin Smart disappeared Memorial Day weekend of 1996. I've got her. or even her keys. The article added that Flores changed his story about how he got the black eye, first saying that he got it playing basketball and then later saying that he got it while fixing his car. The letter from the DAs Office has similar wording about the immunity deal. So had Margarita Campos, who lived in the next room in Muir Hall. Investigators are currently digging under Rubin Flores home in another apparent attempt to find the missing teens body. He threw [my cousin] to the ground and got on top of her and putting his hands down her top even after he got his wallet. Paul Flores Nationality, Ethnicity. What happens next? Im good, he said in response to questions about Smarts disappearance. Denise Pearce: To be almost there. The two girls walked to an area off campus where there were fraternities, sororities and residential housing for students. In the meantime, Paul Flores moved to Southern California, where he bounced from job to job. October 22, 2022 / 10:10 PM But he entreated each woman who came forward to tell their story to The Daily Beast to reach out to his department. Jonathan Vigliotti: They thought she was off possibly having fun. Flores wasn't amused. Copyright 2022 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. She returned to the United. James Murphy: And it's 2:30 and 3 o'clock in the morning at Cal Poly this is not a a location from which Paul alone could easily move a body without a vehicle. Comment Guidelines. When asked about how he got the injury Flores told three different stories. They might have found evidence in those vehicles. Stan and Denise Smart, Kristins parents, sent The Daily Beast a statement praising the women for coming forward to share their stories and hope it leads to a break in their missing daughters case. Garin Sinclair: He never once turned to the Smart family and said, hey, we have an earring, we'd like to show it to you to see if it matches any of your daughter's jewelry. Lindsey Smart Stewart: She had traveled the world before she even made it to college. Send pics, videos and tips to CCN. Chris Lambert: I don't think she ever imagined that Kristin would end up dead by the end of the night. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. And the complaint has some explosive claims about what led investigators to focus under Ruben's deck in the first place. Chris Lambert: I personally think that wherever Kristin went, Paul was there with her. Recently released court documents detail a one-time immunity deal previously offered to Paul Flores' sister, Ermelinda Thomas. The podcast, "Your Own Backyard,"has drawn millions of listeners and focused renewed attention on this decades old case. I was like Oh my God. Clockwise from left, Kristin, Denise, Stan, Matt and Lindsey. Those dogs led officers to Flores mattress but no hard evidence was found. At one point, Flores said that he woke up with a black eye. He later argued that the biological evidence found under the deck was not conclusively human blood. I find Parkinsons involvement of Cal Poly and their clown of a president in this news conference as distasteful and pandering to Cal Polys interests. Its an ugly secret that made the Smart family unnecessarily agonize for nearly 25 years! However hard she and her father fought back, there was no chance they were going to get beyond the he said, she said. I was drunk and he had a witness and I didnt, Jane said. The documents detail the competing arguments between prosecutors and attorneys for . They didn't look at the Flores family's vehicles. So, they did not immediately get a warrant to search Susan Flores's home. Jonathan Vigliotti: Was this case, given the evidence that was lost early on, doomed from the very beginning? Back then, Jane remembered Flores pulling up to her on multiple occasions behind the wheel of a green pickup truck. My heart dropped, she said. That victim, named as Jane, told the website, The next thing I know is the cops telling me We cant do anything because [Paul] and his friend are saying she was drunk and it was consensual.. Lindsey Smart Stewart: Right. By herself, which is pretty amazing. James Murphy: they let the dog in, the dog makes a beeline to the bed of Paul Flores. But I've seen it. Often, Sarah would be at one party or another and there was Flores. Devastating. We want to give you the support you need., The creator of the podcast, Your Own Backyard: The Disappearance of Kristin Smart, Chris Lambert told the Stockton Record that he believes Flores is responsible for Smarts death. By the time they called the Cal Poly campus police, Kristin had been missing for more than 48 hours. D.A. In 2002, after getting kicked out of Cal Poly, rejected by the Navy, and flipping burgers, Flores matriculated at LA Harbor Community College. It's fine. Lambert said that Paul's sister, Ermelinda, moved to Amsterdam in the 2000s to admittedly get away from the attention on her family due to the Kristin Smart case. Prosecutors argued in court during the September 2021 preliminary . Murphy and his wife, Garin Sinclair, agreed to take the case pro bono promising to go after Paul Flores and put pressure on the sheriff's office. And she's like, "please come with me. I believe that everyone who is in the Flores family circle including Susan's boyfriend, and Ermelinda's ex-husband Brett MacArthur AND her most recent ex-husband, is "in" on this, and is either directly involved with Kristin's death (Paul) or the concealment of the crime. James Murphy and Garin Sinclair look at the billboard that has been in their front yard for more than two decades. In only one of those instances, in 2000, did Flores serve time. legal adult and dismissing her parents pleas, spreading rumors about her personal life and Spring quarter grades). In April 2021, investigators charged Paul Flores, left, with Kristin Smart's murder, and his then-80-year-old father Ruben, as an accessory after the fact. 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