James Murphy: Paul Flores had a reputation amongst the girls that knew him at Cal Poly as being a creeper that he was always trying to hit on women. It would be three more years before the property was searched again. Kristin's mother, Denise Smart, spent Memorial Day weekend at a swim meet with her two younger kids. D.A. Meanwhile, the FBI, who recently excavated earth at Cal Poly to look for Smarts remains, referred comment to the sheriffs office. I was like, Who the hell do you think you are?. Her dorm entrance is right over here. But I've seen it. In April 2021, investigators finally put the pieces of the puzzle together and decided they had enough to charge the then-44-year-old Paul Flores with Kristin's murder, and his then-80-year-old father with being an accessory after the fact. 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.. James Murphy: So why would Susan Flores, her boyfriend, and Ruben Flores be up all night long working under that deck. I blacked out and didnt consent to anything.. 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. In November 2019, supporters of Smarts family held a vigil outside of Susan Flores home, the San Luis Obispo Tribune reported at the time. Paul and Ruben were arrested and charged in connection with Kristins death in April 2021. The same day, investigators also served warrants at an undisclosed location in SLO County and at a location in Washington State. It's, like, she has nothing on her. That witness initially came forward to Chris Lambert, who passed the information to the sheriff's office and Murphy. 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. Would you? and I was like, "Noooo.". Read the story: recordnet.com/article/20200118/NEWS/200119835, Multiple tips received following podcast on Kristin Smart disappearance, Former FBI agent weighs in on potential new developments in Kristin Smart case, Kristin was an adventurous fun loving young woman whose childhood was rich and filled with memorable moments.Unfortunately, it was cut short on May 25, 1996 when another Cal Poly student took her life and has continued to hide behind the 5th Amendment since the summer of 1996. There is new hope for answers in the murder mystery of Stockton native Kristin Smart. D.A. 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. They didn't look at the Flores family's vehicles. During the search, a cadaver dog showed interest in a 1985 Volkswagen Cabriolet, which is currently registered to Ruben and Susan Flores. Kristen was last seen leaving a party with Paul Flores on the night of her disappearance on May 25, 1996. So how does Cal Polys lack of accountability and my water cooler conversation violate any decent standard? There was no reaction until the dog reached Paul Flores's room. I wasnt freaked out.. (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. I don't think she went back to her dorm at all. When he arrived she stayed at home while Janes father hightailed it to Arroyo Grande Community Hospital. Paul Flores and his father both pleaded not guilty to all charges at their arraignment. JAMES MURPHY: Does your son have any information as to where Kristin Smart's body is located? And for a few moments Jane came to and saw Flores having his way with her. In another case, he was granted probation. 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. In his complaint, Murphy alleges, along with Ruben, there were two other unnamed individuals. 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. Recently released court documents detail a one-time immunity deal previously offered to Paul Flores' sister, Ermelinda Thomas. 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. She was last seen alive with Paul Flores, a classmate who offered to walk an inebriated Smart to her room. Ann-Marie Christian: became friends with Kristin in elementary school. The report said, citing police records, that Flores had a black eye on the day after Smarts disappearance. Smart was talking with and socializing with several different males at the party. 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. Like so many freshmen, Kristin struggled. Chris Lambert was just 8 years old when Kristin Smart vanished on her way home from a college party in San Luis Obispo, California. I said, Stop it. What's going on? I was lying down on my back. The mother is washing her car in the driveway at one point. Ruben Flores was released on $50,000 bail to his ex-wife. 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. Well let me educate you. Until she (Kristin) is found, this case will never go away you and your family will never have any peace; there will always be an open and active investigation.. 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. Paul Flores, 44, of San Pedro, was charged with murder, while his 80-year-old father faces a felony charge of being an accessory to a crime. James Murphy: There has been no other suspect. 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. Why? By the time they called the Cal Poly campus police, Kristin had been missing for more than 48 hours. I've got her. But Sarah kneed Flores in the groin and kicked him in the shin before dashing off into the party. Deputies towed the car from Rubin Flores' home. Instead, on Monday, May 27, Denise Pearce says the Smarts got a call from Cal Poly's campus police asking if Kristin was with them. Jonathan Vigliotti: They thought she was off possibly having fun. JAMES MURPHY: What is the name of your father? Margarita Campos: I was a little bit more introverted and inhibited and she was like, "no, we have to go out and we have to go like live life." IF you knew your family member was out raping girls? The day after my sister disappeared, Paul Flores had a black eye and scratches on him. Previous. And while they did not rush to investigate Flores, Kristin's family says campus police were very quick to judge her. Alicia Tejada is the field producer and Addison Briley is the associate producer. These new allegations against Paul Flores are very troubling and deserve to be thoroughly investigated. Send pics, videos and tips to CCN. PODCAST EPISODE 2 [LAMBERT READING REPORT] Smart does not have any close friends at Cal Poly. Have a good day, he said. 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. You wouldn't let any of your friends be drunk around him. I have this PTSD fear of someone kicking the door in.. Jonathan Vigliotti: And that phone call never comes. But a massive search did not happen until she'd been gone for more than a month. And for the first time clues about what may have happened to Kristin Smart. 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. ), 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.. Chris Lambert: I remember seeing it on the news it was something scary and they were talking about it pretty regularly. And she's like, "please come with me. Paul Flores was the last person seen with Kristin Smart before she vanished in 1996. So now you've got three different stories about how he got that black eye. Paul Flores was a constant presence during Sarahs time at Cal Poly, where she transferred in as a sophomore back in 1996, after Smarts disappearance shook the school and the community. He was writing your name like 150 times on a piece of paper and he kept circling it., High school boys are weird anyway, Jane thought at the time. 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. And she was growing as an individual. 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. It is every parent's worst nightmare. But Paul Flores remained behind bars help without bail. But was there evidence possibly placing Kristin Smart at his mother's home? By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Often, Sarah would be at one party or another and there was Flores. Through the years, the Smarts have kept pressure on the Flores family. She did not walk away and lose her life. 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. Almost all knew nothing about it, thanks to Poly. Just two years later Flores was named as the sole suspect in the disappearance of another woman under almost identical circumstances: Kristin Smart. Lindsey Smart Stewart: Right. Flores was named as a key witness in the case in July 1996. Flores claimed he walked Smart to her dorm at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo on May 25, 1996 after a night of binge drinking. She did not walk away and go kill herself. But one of those friends told police Flores already had the black eye when he arrived. By the time they inspected Flores's room, Kristin had been gone for 16 days. 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. It is also what the Smarts have been waiting for for more than a quarter of a century. Chris Lambert says, two days after that, when Flores was interviewed by campus police, they asked how he got his black eye as well as scratches on his hands and knees. every piece of evidence points directly at Paul Flores. Laci Peterson had also been a student at Cal Poly. And DNA evidence could not be found linking any other evidence to Kristin. He slammed me and then pushed me up against the inside wall by the toilet, his hands were on my upper arms and he started telling me all these sick things he was going to do to me.. 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. On October 18, 2022, Paul Flores was found guilty of first-degree murder. [emotional] I will go outside at nighttime and I'll look up at the full moon and I'll think that that kid's buried somewhere real close. Jonathan Vigliotti [with Lambert outside of the the dorms]: Paul and Kristin then make their way here. He'd go anywhere. So, they did not immediately get a warrant to search Susan Flores's home. Ms. Thomas informs me that she was never a witness to any crime, nor did she hear the defendants speak about any crimes.. Kristin did not have a purse, money, her I.D. Chris Lambert: As they describe it, Paul Flores just sort of appears out of nowhere. The letter from the DAs Office has similar wording about the immunity deal. Prior to that incident, Susan Flores and her boyfriend had filed a harassment lawsuit against Smarts family. Four Women Say the Man Suspected of Murdering a College Student Sexually Assaulted Them JUSTICE DENIED Paul Flores was the last person seen with Kristin Smart before she vanished in 1996. I would hear many of my friends tell me Oh he grabbed my butt but I never believed them, Laura said. James Murphy: The question for decades was "Well, where did the body go?". Pretty sad how Cal Polys upper admin interfered with the PDs work and made this investigation go away. Nearly a week after their arrests, father and son both pleaded not guilty in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court. After Smart's disappearance, the car was transferred into their parent's names. Could answers be coming in Kristin Smarts disappearance? Produced by Lisa Freed. JAMES MURPHY: What is your present residence address? James Murphy: There's no way to get evidence back once you've lost it. So before leaving, Margarita handed over her keys to get back into Muir Hall. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office. Jonathan Vigliotti: Was this case, given the evidence that was lost early on, doomed from the very beginning? She did not walk away and dig herself a grave. Our main goal is to bring Kristin Smart home to her family and end this madness for you and your family. Whatever happened in those early hours, one thing is indisputable: Kristin Smart has never been seen again. 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. If convicted, Paul, who has remained in custody since his arrested, faces a sentence of 25 years-to-life in prison. Nothing in this portion of the documents states Thomas accepted the offer of immunity or provided any information to authorities. Jonathan Vigliotti: How significant was that? She was never seen again. Janes mother frantically phoned her father. They used cadaver dogs and ground penetrating radar to search Ruben Flores property. Friday, May 24, 1996, was the start of the Memorial Day weekend. The Smart's attorney James Murphy, and his wife and office manager Garin Sinclair, have had Kristin's billboard in their front yard since late 1997. Now. I told him, You never do this again! hurting anyone, they should have done the right thing and turn him in. Its an ugly secret that made the Smart family unnecessarily agonize for nearly 25 years! The SLO County Sheriffs Office will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the case. He had pinned her down and had his hand down her bathing suit groping her.. DAN DOW [press conference]: It is alleged that Mr. Flores caused the death of Kristen Smart while in the commission of or attempted rape. Some of those women who did not want their real names used told Lambert about their encounters with him. I could not imagine being his mother. The duplex was located up the same street from where her mom resided. But Parkinson acknowledges it hasn't been easy. Flores removed most of his personal belongings from his dorm room before it was ever searched by the police. Peterson was a 24-year-old student at Cal Poly at the time of Smarts disappearance. James Murphy: To see them in custody was a feeling of great joy for me. Devastating. I think they're just waiting to see what the outcome is going to be. Jonathan Vigliotti: There was a lot of focus on how Kristin was drinking what sounded a lot like victim shaming. Cal Poly agreed that Kristens case would be incorporated as an educational tool into the freshmen Week of Welcome orientation. The lawsuit claims they were moving Kristin's remains. Just weeks later, Kristin's frustrated parents contacted James Murphy, a local civil attorney. He has not been charged in those incidents. I guess the answer is yes. most importantly they wanna find their daughter. 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?? Kirsten deserves better and her family deserves to bring her home. At a Halloween party back in 1995before Smart had gone missingFlores allegedly grabbed Sarahs crotch on the dance floor. Back in May 1996, Kristin Smart was finishing her freshman year at California Polytechnic State University better known as Cal Poly. James Murphy: That suggests that something bad happened in Paul Flores's dorm room. She was looking forward to hearing from Kristin that Sunday. Chris Lambert, who worked as a CBS News consultant, pieced together what he learned from people who were there that night. They were after Paul Flores for an outstanding DUI warrant. For more than two decades, her family, friends, and supporters searched for answers and for justice. SHERIFF IAN PARKINSON [at press conference]: Forensic physical evidence was located. Jane said she kept this secret for yearseven from her husband. Jonathan Vigliotti: There was a lot of evidence that could have been gathered, that wasn't. No charges were filed, but Lambert discovered Flores's troubles started at a young age. That's been our goal. / CBS News, (This story previously aired on May 8, 2021. Lambert also interviewed a woman who dated Flores until, she says, he became physically and verbally abusive. They continued to bungle the case for a month, not properly interviewing Paul Flores or other witnesses and never searching his room. Paul was born to Ruben Flores (Father) and Susan Flores (Mother). The Kristin Smart disappearance: After 26 years, Paul Flores is convicted of murder. In Feb. 2020, sheriffs deputies served warrants at four locations, including at Paul Floress San Pedro home and the Arroyo Grande home of his mother. Please, let the guilty be found, and her memory finally be at peace. In his mug shot, a black eye can faintly been seen. One day, Jane was congregating in front of the high school when a male friend approached and warned her about one particular junior. 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. 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. To think that you're going to finally get some resolution, and then it doesn't happen the way it's supposed to. You never look at her again! legal adult and dismissing her parents pleas, spreading rumors about her personal life and Spring quarter grades). Paul and Ruben Flores appeared before a San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge via Zoom on Monday. And the body's not there now. Since Parkinson came on the scene, investigators have dug up hillsides; searched the homes and properties of all the Flores'; collected evidence; seized Paul Flores' computers; monitored his cell phone and text messages, and found new witnesses -- some with the help of Chris Lambert. I didn't know how many people were gonna listen. So maybe he had a crush on me. And Murphy and Sinclair believe they can prove it. A post shared by Your Own Backyard (@yourownbackyardpodcast) on Mar 27, 2019 at 8:45am PDT. PODCAST EPISODE 4: And he had like a butter knife and he like held it to my neck. 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. Lambert said in January 2019, I believe that Paul Flores is responsible for her death and I believe that he knows where she is currently located. 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. I now know for sure he is, and Kristin is dead, and so do you.. Investigators says Paul Flores' sister offered immunity during wiretap. I always said, He wouldnt do that., Sexually, Laura paints Paul Flores as very experienced and maintaining a very healthy appetite., It would get too aggressive and at times I had to say, Hey, calm down., Laura says that one time they were wrestling in bed and Flores got too aggressive and grabbed a butter knife and pushed it against my face., She says she kept pleading for him to settle down. When they reached the turnoff to Cheryl's dorm, she says Flores tried to hug and kiss her. The Daily Breeze reported in September 2016 that Flores was living in San Pedro, California, since 2011 and had been working in Irvine. Eventually they moved in together along with a male roommate in a two-bedroom apartment in nearby Lawndale. Chris Lambert: And that's when they're told that earring has been misplaced. Jonathan Vigliotti: And that weighs on you. Neither the ex-boyfriend nor Sarah saw Flores again until they read The Daily Beast story on Kristin Smarts disappearance, where Floress mugshot appeared. Same for the rest of his family. Like the Smart's civil case, theirs also has been on hold. But it's Susan Flores's concrete backyard that initially received a lot of attention. It was updated on October 22, 2022.). Little is known since the proceedings are kept secret, but no charges were ever filed. She was kidnapped.. Denise Smart told the Examiner in 1998, Were not after Paul Flores; were not trying to persecute Paul Flores. We just, "do you know anything about it". Like his black eye, seen faintly in a mug shot taken by the Arroyo Grande Police just by chance two days after Kristin vanished. RUBEN FLORES: [long pause] We never asked that question. Unblurred are Paul Flores (top center) and Ermelinda Flores (top right). 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.. PODCAST | EPISODE 1: At least once a day I asked myself what are you doing? In high school he was known as a loner. The Modesto Bee reported in January 2003 that Scott Peterson, the man who was convicted of murdering his wife, Laci Peterson, in December 2002, was being eyed for link to the Smart case. Ian Parkinson: Yes. That turned out to be college. Lindsey Smart Stewart: "You should go to Cal Poly. We were standing by the washer and dryer and we were arguing and he shouted, No! and slapped my arm, Laura said. Deputies towed the car from Rubin Flores home. 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. Paul Flores pictured in 2006. Stop! and then it became Stop!!!!!. After Smart's disappearance, the car was transferred into their parent's names. To the extent that he was forced to leave jobs because of the Smart family. Cal Polys only interest was in a coverup. Smart has long been suspected to have been abducted and killed in May 1996, while she was a freshman at California. But you have to understand, she was a really independent free spirit. He gets his arm around her torso and her arm around his neck, and he's helping her walk. Chris Lambert: Paul keeps stopping along the way and letting Cheryl Anderson know, you can go on ahead. He says "no.". IF they knew he was out there murdering, raping etc. The two men are set to stand trial next spring in connection with the 1996 disappearance of Cal. Thats when everyone got involved, she said. Denise Pearce: The investigation was completely botched by the campus police. Susan Flores and her boyfriend were never charged in the case. "48 Hours" has learned these suspicions center around evidence found during that 2020 search of Paul Flores' home. Paul had this look on his face, the relative said. Flores was subpoenaed before a grand jury in relation to Smarts disappearance but left after just five minutes of questions. so eventually he unlocked you know, the apartment door, and I left. The Charley Project goes on to say that Flores would regularly drink heavily and that he was not popular among the student body. Those were kind of unspoken things. Flores claimed after walking Kristin back from the party, he went to his room in Santa Lucia Hall while she walked alone to her dorm. In 2007, Flores had a DUI case dismissed in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The next morning, Margarita waited to hear from Kristin. When authorities later confronted him with the two stories, Flores admitted lying and offered a new explanation. Margarita Campos: To this day, like, I was like, why why did I just let her go by herself? Paul. D.A. Just very involved with their children. One female cousin called Flores a pervert. Smart disappeared on her Cal Poly San Luis Obispo campus two decades ago and now the search there is back on. Something may break soon in the case of Kristin Denise Smart, the former Stockton resident and student at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, whose disappearance in 1996 remains unsolved. Chris Lambert: They didn't bring cadaver dogs with them. It wasn't until Kristin's roommate returned to their dorm room, that Margarita realized Kristin never came home. He apparently would tag along with a sloshed friend, crashing off-campus parties together wherever she was. 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. Chris Lambert: He told those friends he just woke up with the black eye. Most knew about it, no thanks to Poly, and now all do thanks to Chris Lambert. Chris Lambert: And he says he got a black eye playing basketball with his friends. Officers booked Flores into the Los Angeles Metropolitan Detention Center. Documents in trial of the man accused of killing Kristin Smart were unsealed by a judge on Wednesday. Sarah said shes still haunted by Flores. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Alexandra Wallace July 6, 2021. Cal Poly PD, led by incompetent detective Mike Kennedy, refused to investigate her disappearance initially, suggesting that she probably just left town despite her having no car nor leaving any other signs she left town. So, I said, "you better turn some lights on right now and let me out or I'm going to scream." Back then, Jane remembered Flores pulling up to her on multiple occasions behind the wheel of a green pickup truck. Lot of focus on how Kristin was drinking what sounded a lot of attention,... 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