By herself, which is pretty amazing. On May 25, 1996, Paul Flores was the last person known to have seen Kristin Smart before her disappearance from the Cal Poly campus. Paul Flores Family, Sister. Laci Peterson had also been a student at Cal Poly. Like the Smart's civil case, theirs also has been on hold. were in the room exactly where she had left them. Alexandra Wallace June 11, 2022. But every Sunday when she called her parents, they encouraged her to stick it out. IF they knew he was out there murdering, raping etc. That would be Susan Flores, the owner of the home where Flores is suspected to have buried Smart. PODCAST EPISODE 1: Kristin broke down begging her mother to let her drop out and go somewhere else. PODCAST EPISODE 2 [LAMBERT READING REPORT] Smart does not have any close friends at Cal Poly. Paul is charged with murder in connection with the 1996. All of Kristin's personal belongings including her purse, her money, her I.D. Paul was not an experienced hardened criminal, if they investigated early and subjected him to a proper interrogation, they likely could have broken him and gotten him to confess, assisted by any circumstantial evidence they could have gathered. That was a huge judgment error. In order to produce the documentary, Lambert quit his job to devote himself to the podcast. hurting anyone, they should have done the right thing and turn him in. suddenly major pieces of evidence came forward. It wasn't until Kristin's roommate returned to their dorm room, that Margarita realized Kristin never came home. Cole also states, this could have very well been an accident that night while telling Thomas he believes she knows what happened and had some involvement by being a good sister., Cole offers Thomas full immunity in exchange for her telling the truth about what she knows. Its an ugly secret that made the Smart family unnecessarily agonize for nearly 25 years! But further investigation of the Flores's two trucks seemed impossible. Flores sported the injury in his booking photo. Chris Lambert: Paul worked with a number of women that he made incredibly uncomfortable girls who he tried to make a pass at sexually, girls that he tried to force to kiss him. The SLO County Sheriffs Office will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the case. Chris Lambert: It's mostly frat guys from the Kappa Chi fraternity. Authorities allege that Flores instead took Smart to his own dorm room and killed. If convicted, Paul, who has remained in custody since his arrested, faces a sentence of 25 years-to-life in prison. I'm going to go back to the dorms. So, I said, "you better turn some lights on right now and let me out or I'm going to scream." The same day, investigators also served warrants at an undisclosed location in SLO County and at a location in Washington State. They might have found evidence in those vehicles. DAN DOW [press conference]: The allegation against Ruben is that he helped to conceal Kristen's body after the murder was committed. Since speaking with The Daily Beast, at least one of the women who has come forward saying Flores attacked her has been questioned by a detective working the Smart case. After Smarts disappearance, the car was transferred into their parents names. He has a sister whose name is Ermelinda Thomas. "YOUR OWN BACKYARD" PODCAST: EPISODE 1: It's a cold and cloudy winter afternoon in San Luis Obispo and I'm retracing missing Cal Poly student Kristin Smart's last known steps. But Lindsey says her sister was happiest when she was traveling. Chris Lambert: I think that might have been the biggest misstep that investigators have made to this day. The Kristin Smart disappearance: After 26 years, Paul Flores is convicted of murder. But soon Flores took his shot with Jane after another drop-off at her moms house. putting murder on the lawsuit was sending a message to Paul Flores and his family, that we believe that he killed Kristin and that we're coming for him. A hundred percent that was happening. Flores has no criminal record involving violent crime. I have worked with Cal Poly interns for years and always ask if they were told anything about Kristen Smart during WOW. School was over, so campus police found an empty room that had been sanitized by the university's cleaning crew. Like what may have been discovered in March 2021 when investigators searched Ruben Flores' house using cadaver dogs and ground penetrating radar. I forgot, theres more. Ann-Marie Christian: became friends with Kristin in elementary school. Chris Lambert: They just have never given up and are never going to give up on their daughter. Still she stuck around until Flores allegedly laid his hands on her aggressively again. Denise Pearce: The phone call never comes. or even her keys. They didn't bring a forensics team. Denise Pearce: She was becoming more and more alarmed, you know? That's when the campus police finally handed the investigation over to The San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office but they did not find Kristin. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. 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. Chris Lambert: A young couple moves into it with their kid. And there were those nonstop tales of Flores being touchy-feely with her friends. Getty 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. Their trial is expected to last into at least October. At the time of Smarts disappearance, Flores was a 19-year-old food science major at Cal-Poly. James Murphy: That suggests that something bad happened in Paul Flores's dorm room. She was pushing herself out of her comfort zone. He'd go through tunnels, under bridges, looking for his daughter and expecting best case scenario. Chris Lambert: They're hopeful, but they've also been let down so many times before. 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 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. And the body's not there now. Mike McHugh is the producer-editor. People vs. Flores #1: Motions. His father, Ruben, is charged as an accessory, accused of helping cover up the crime. It is also what the Smarts have been waiting for for more than a quarter of a century. Denise Pearce says that was a crushing blow for the Smart family. You ALWAYS ask your interns about it? First published on November 28, 2020 / 11:10 PM. She did not walk away and lose her life. Ken Blum is the editor. Flores dropped out of Cal Poly during the summer of 1996. JAMES MURPHY: Does your son have any information as to where Kristin Smart's body is located? Paul Flores lived in this home from 1992 to late 1996, and sporadically throughout the years since. KSBY Investigates: Kristin Smart Disappearance. An important tip came in after a February 2020 search of Paul, Susan and Ruben's properties. When authorities later confronted him with the two stories, Flores admitted lying and offered a new explanation. Smart appeared to be under the influence of alcohol on Friday night. Margarita Campos: I mean, she was gone. Alicia Tejada is the field producer and Addison Briley is the associate producer. Our main goal is to bring Kristin Smart home to her family and end this madness for you and your family. So, they did not immediately get a warrant to search Susan Flores's home. Two days after Kristin Smart vanished, Paul Flores went to the Arroyo Grande Police Department because of an outstanding DUI warrant. They took off running, Jane said. Five months after Kristin Smart disappeared, Paul Flores was brought before a grand jury but no charges were ever filed. They asked him not to use their names: PODCAST EPISODE 2 | WOMAN #1: Well his nickname was "Scary Paul.". Other names that Ermelinda uses includes Ermelinda M Macarthur, Ermelinda M Flores, Ermelinda M Mac Arthur, Ermelinda Flores and Ermelinda M Thomas. 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. Paul is very soon going to be in a position where he needs to tell us his story, this case will be solved soon. 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. Susan Flores, an Arroyo Grande resident whose son Paul is the prime suspect in Smart's disappearance, broke her silence after new searches in the haunting case last week. Often, Sarah would be at one party or another and there was Flores. I can show you a video of Paul admitting he knows what happened to Kristin Smart, his letter states. He was soon released from custody. Chris Lambert: They did a significant amount of digging underneath the house. He says they are Ruben's ex-wife Susan and her boyfriend. 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.. Jonathan Vigliotti: How did you know she hadn't been back? The woman, whom well call Jane, believes she was roofied, raped, and discarded by Paul Flores and his nameless friend when she was a 15-year-old high-school sophomore in 1994. Jane said she took Flores up on carpool offers to and from high school whenever she would be walking solo from her mothers home in Arroyo Grande, California. October 22, 2022 / 10:10 PM Lambert said, The biggest mistake I think the sheriffs department made was that the first sheriff commented within one year of investigating that if (Flores) didnt talk they would never be able to solve this. Jonathan Vigliotti: You look at Kristin Smart every day. Lindsey Smart Stewart: I think they're, like, carrying boulders on their back. Ms. Thomas informs me that she was never a witness to any crime, nor did she hear the defendants speak about any crimes.. Would you? The parents. I dont like to talk about it to even him, she said. I would turn around and he would be right there lurking, the woman, referred to here by a pseudonym, said. 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. Denise Smart told the Examiner in 1998, Were not after Paul Flores; were not trying to persecute Paul Flores. Chris Lambert says they're cautiously optimistic. How could she have gone out of town? He's going to find her body, which is awful for a parent. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. most importantly they wanna find their daughter. And here's your key." Chris Lambert: So much was lost in those first few days where if that very first phone call was taken seriously answers might have been uncovered the first week. 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. Those were kind of unspoken things. PODCAST EPISODE 3: Something shiny catches her eye next to the front driver side tire. 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. They were after Paul Flores for an outstanding DUI warrant. Thats how we metI was walking and he pulled over and said to me Hey, Ill take you to school, she remembered Flores asking her. A very close-knit family. James Murphy: And it says wrongful death and then I put murder. She was last seen alive with Paul Flores, a classmate who offered to walk an inebriated Smart to her room. Authorities allege that Flores instead took Smart to his own dorm room and killed. Just very involved with their children. But it's Susan Flores's concrete backyard that initially received a lot of attention. After Smart's disappearance, the car was transferred into their parent's names. Chris Lambert: I don't think she ever imagined that Kristin would end up dead by the end of the night. Deputies also dug in several places in search of remains. In 2007, Flores had a DUI case dismissed in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Jonathan Vigliotti [with Lambert outside of the the dorms]: Paul and Kristin then make their way here. I get into the bathroom and try to lock it and then the door gets kicked open., It was not more than five seconds before Sarah said Flores crashed opened the door and stood in the frame. On October 18, 2022, Paul Flores was found guilty of first-degree murder. 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. I feel for her. and offers to help. Because of the statute of limitations, Dow says, Paul Flores can't be charged with rape. He tells Thomas that he has not attempted to contact her or anyone else from her family previously because it was obvious to me that former detectives harassed your family in the past and I do not operate that way., He states, When I started reviewing this case, I kept an open mind and assumed that Paul Flores was not involved in Kristins disappearance. but I knew that I could try to do a small part. He gets his arm around her torso and her arm around his neck, and he's helping her walk. Murphy has filed a new civil suit against Ruben Flores for the intentional infliction of emotional distress. The living room had a TV and one sofa and the floor was white, she said. Chris Lambert spoke with some women who knew Flores back then. By this point Sarahs ex-boyfriend arrived and he and his friends scared Flores and his pal, trying to make sure they never showed their faces again. Paul Flores was arrested in February 2021 on unrelated gun charges. 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. 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. And these girls are inviting us out. We would highly recommend that those people get in contact with us as soon as possible so we could investigate this further, he said. She was kidnapped.. Her family misses her every minute of everyday!, Kristin Denise Smart: Missing since May 25th, 1996 Part 1, Kristin Denise Smart 40 minute Download into iMovie, FBI Dogs Finds Possible Remains Of Kristin Smart On Cal Poly Campus. D.A. And I was like, "nah, I have to study." Hey interns, so back when you did WOW, did they tell you all about the girl that was violently raped and murdered in the dorms?? What happens next? The 19-year-old was last seen in the company of then-fellow student Paul Flores, who claims he escorted Smart to her dorm, which was relatively empty over the Memorial Day weekend. Please enter valid email address to continue. Flores and Smart had spoken at the party she had attended, witnesses said. 0:04. Another frustration for the Smarts: at the time Kristin disappeared, investigators weren't aware that Paul Flores's parents were separated and living apart. Back in 1996, with classes finished before the long Memorial Day weekend, Smart, a 19-year-old California Polytechnic State University, San . Jonathan Vigliotti: There was a lot of evidence that could have been gathered, that wasn't. And then months and months later, they'd reach back out and say, can you get us in touch with this person again? She spent a summer in London, was an exchange student in Venezuela, and a lifeguard at a camp in Hawaii. Kristen was last seen leaving a party with Paul Flores on the night of her disappearance on May 25, 1996. JAMES MURPHY: Your husband have information as to where Kristin Smart's body is located? In August 2011, a Facebook page dedicated to the search for Smart published his exact address. During a camping trip in Fresno, California, in the early 1990s, Flores's female cousins playfully swiped and hid his wallet while walking en route to a liquor store to purchase slush puppies. To the extent that he was forced to leave jobs because of the Smart family. They were giggling as they were dragging me, the now 39-year-old woman told The Daily Beast. We only want our daughter back. At the time of the article, Flores was living in Southern California. James Murphy: Every day. Four months later, while attempting to reconcile, Susan rented out her house in Arroyo Grande. Four months after that futile search, Paul Flores was brought before a grand jury. Flores claimed he walked Smart to her dorm at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo on May 25, 1996 after a night of binge drinking. Lambert spoke about what he felt was the biggest error in the early investigation by the sheriffs office. Investigators says Paul Flores' sister offered immunity during wiretap. It wasnt like some older guy or anything.. 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. Paul Flores did not have a car on campus, so Murphy surmises he had to have had help. Paul Flores. You wouldn't let any of your friends be drunk around him. Friday, May 24, 1996, was the start of the Memorial Day weekend. 0:41. I guess the answer is yes. In the meantime, Paul Flores moved to Southern California, where he bounced from job to job. Kristin Smart was declared legally dead in May 2002. There's no question about it. The report said, citing police records, that Flores had a black eye on the day after Smarts disappearance. Hundreds gather in Arroyo Grande for vigil in honor of Kristin Smart, Hundreds of people gathered in the Arroyo Grande Village on Sunday evening: to remember Kristin Smart, a Cal Poly student who went missing in 1996. Chris Lambert's podcast caught the attention of millions of listeners and sparked new interest in the decades-old unsolved case of Kristin Smart. 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. Recently released court documents detail a one-time immunity deal previously offered to Paul Flores' sister, Ermelinda Thomas. That could have been me.. JAMES MURPHY: What is the name of your father? When he arrived she stayed at home while Janes father hightailed it to Arroyo Grande Community Hospital. Chris Lambert: As they describe it, Paul Flores just sort of appears out of nowhere. And there are more horrifying allegations about what may have happened to Kristin after she was last seen with Paul Flores. Apparently one witness may be an Australian exchange student who returned home after finals and was unaware of the case. Murphy alleges four nights later, strange activity was seen at Ruben's house. 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. Deputies towed the car from Rubin Flores home. And she's like, "please come with me. My mom opened the door and she cries, Oh my God!. Wow, you must be a real hoot to work for. Back in San Luis Obispo, the Smarts, feeling ignored by the sheriff's office, continued a relentless campaign to get them to do more to find their daughter. The moment still haunts her. He says "no.". James Murphy: He lied to the police about everything. I believed him but he was probably cheating on me.. The father and son were both in on it? Little is known since the proceedings are kept secret, but no charges were ever filed. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Chris Lambert: I personally think that wherever Kristin went, Paul was there with her. He never expected it would be a hit, but his podcast caught the attention of millions of listeners and sparked new interest in this decades-old unsolved case. Just days after taking over the investigation, the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office brought several dogs trained to detect human remains, to the Cal Poly dorms. This is really going to be something you dont expect. Authorities made clear that they plan to use Flores' alleged predatory behavior against him. Sarah said shes still haunted by Flores. But 22 years later, when he couldn't find any recent stories about the case, he decided to do something. What's going on? When they were deposed by James Murphy, they also insisted their son was not involved. Greg Fisher and Michelle Fanucci are the development producers. I don't know if Kristin knew anybody there. Jonathan Vigliotti | CBS News correspondent: You wanted to go home, and you were trying to find a way to break it to your friend. Please address the Policies, events and arguments, not the person. The Daily Beast report says that Flores is accused of having an accomplice in the crime. PODCAST EPISODE 3 | MARY LASSITER: It was like a red thing and it was like a smudge-like fingerprinted look on the back, just red, like maroon, like old looking and the smudge that it was like half a fingerprint. A single woman's earring. A now-retired FBI agent believes those remains were once buried at the home of Floress mother. But the investigation is ongoing. And according to that probation report, "dozens of women have recounted Paul Flores' sexual assaults and predatory behavior that document his 25 years as a serial rapist." Even worse they never sealed his dorm room. 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.. Nineteen-year-old Kristin Smart disappeared Memorial Day weekend of 1996. And Murphy and Sinclair believe they can prove it. For more than two decades, her family, friends, and supporters searched for answers and for justice. He would tiptoe around everything. Classes were difficult, she was trying to fit in, and she missed her family. The two girls walked to an area off campus where there were fraternities, sororities and residential housing for students. "Paul had this look on his face," the relative said. Smart disappeared on her Cal Poly San Luis Obispo campus two decades ago and now the search there is back on. James Murphy: Somebody found an earring that they say was Kristin Smart's jewelry in the driveway. Jane said she kept this secret for yearseven from her husband. Cookie Notice James Murphy: So why would Susan Flores, her boyfriend, and Ruben Flores be up all night long working under that deck. Now. Paul Flores at a St. James classmate's birthday party, 1983. Facebook 0 Twitter LinkedIn 0 Reddit Tumblr Pinterest 0 0 Likes. Approximately a dozen San Luis Obispo and Los Angeles county deputies descended Wednesday morning on the home of Paul Flores, a suspect in the 1996 disappearance of Cal Poly freshman Kristin. JAMES MURPHY: What is your present residence address? Stop! and then it became Stop!!!!!. Have a good day, he said. Almost all knew nothing about it, thanks to Poly. A month later, Thomas home was reportedly one of four Flores family homes searched by authorities. Chris Lambert: That's the upsetting part about it, isn't it? 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.. I remember being home watching the news about Kristin Smart and there goes Paul, she recalled. The documents detail the competing arguments between prosecutors and attorneys for . James Murphy: If it was, in fact, a piece of jewelry that matched Kristin's jewelry, it would have been blockbuster evidence. Then, in 2011, Ian Parkinson was elected sheriff. 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. According to the Charley Project, Flores had been making poor grades and was in danger of being kicked out of school due after he received a DUI. I said, Stop it. I was like It wasnt. ), A sheriff offices spokesman said his agency couldnt say if investigators working Smarts cold case had been made aware or not of the new alleged victims, citing refusal to comment on an open and active investigation.. 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. By Richard Bastian At that time, the car belonged to Paul Flores' sister Ermelinda Flores, who lived near Cal Poly. At a Halloween party back in 1995before Smart had gone missingFlores allegedly grabbed Sarahs crotch on the dance floor. But was there evidence possibly placing Kristin Smart at his mother's home? The duplex was located up the same street from where her mom resided. Jonathan Vigliotti: Is there any doubt in your mind that Paul Flores is responsible for the disappearance of Kristin Smart? The Smart family. They took in soil, I assume, for some kind of analysis. The Charley Project said that Flores had been offered a plea deal involving a guilty plea for involuntary manslaughter with a six-year prison term. Susan Flores and her boyfriend were never charged in the case. 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