Chris Lambert: And that's when they're told that earring has been misplaced. 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. I could not imagine being his mother. When authorities later confronted him with the two stories, Flores admitted lying and offered a new explanation. After Smarts disappearance, the car was transferred into their parents names. Paul Flores was taken into custody in the Los Angeles area, where he resides. The same day, investigators also served warrants at an undisclosed location in SLO County and at a location in Washington State. A now-retired FBI agent believes those remains were once buried at the home of Floress mother. PODCAST EPISODE 4: And he had like a butter knife and he like held it to my neck. He was seeing someone on the side who he called his friend, she said. His room was finally searched when the sheriff took over the case and at that point Paul had moved off campus and Cal Poly had deep cleaned his room, destroying any available evidence. I guess the answer is yes. She was gone. Margarita Campos: She was absolutely sober when I left her. I called my mom. And yes, we believe it's linked to Kristin. I now know for sure he is, and Kristin is dead, and so do you.. Kristin's mother, Denise Smart, spent Memorial Day weekend at a swim meet with her two younger kids. The lawsuit claims they were moving Kristin's remains. legal adult and dismissing her parents pleas, spreading rumors about her personal life and Spring quarter grades). But as Chris Lambert learned, Flores's pattern of behavior with women didn't stop. Its an ugly secret that made the Smart family unnecessarily agonize for nearly 25 years! Jonathan Vigliotti | CBS News correspondent: You wanted to go home, and you were trying to find a way to break it to your friend. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. I have worked with Cal Poly interns for years and always ask if they were told anything about Kristen Smart during WOW. She was last seen alive with Paul Flores, a classmate who offered to walk an inebriated Smart to her room. Murphy alleges four nights later, strange activity was seen at Ruben's house. Little is known since the proceedings are kept secret, but no charges were ever filed. Meanwhile, the FBI, who recently excavated earth at Cal Poly to look for Smarts remains, referred comment to the sheriffs office. Comment Guidelines. PODCAST EPISODE 1: I googled Kristin Smart's name every few years. DAN DOW [press conference]: The allegation against Ruben is that he helped to conceal Kristen's body after the murder was committed. In January 2020, Smarts mother, Denise Smart, told the Stockton Record that she had been contacted by the FBI regarding her daughters disappearance. The pair appeared in San Luis Obispo Superior Court. A post shared by Your Own Backyard (@yourownbackyardpodcast) on Mar 27, 2019 at 8:45am PDT. Ian Parkinson: Yes. But Parkinson acknowledges it hasn't been easy. On October 18, 2022, Paul Flores was found guilty of first-degree murder. But he entreated each woman who came forward to tell their story to The Daily Beast to reach out to his department. Back in 1996, with classes finished before the long Memorial Day weekend, Smart, a 19-year-old California Polytechnic State University, San . These new allegations against Paul Flores are very troubling and deserve to be thoroughly investigated. Devastating. (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. most importantly they wanna find their daughter. Previous. 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. Pretty sad how Cal Polys upper admin interfered with the PDs work and made this investigation go away. He has not been charged in those incidents. Lindsey Smart Stewart: "You should go to Cal Poly. Ruben Flores, 80, will be facing trial in April 2022 alongside his son as he was charged with accessory to murder after the fact. Someone actually had to fund a newspaper sent to all SLO addresses to tell the truth. Chris Lambert: I didn't know the scale. One late night at a Hermosa Beach bar Flores courted a 21-year-old student whom well call Laura. And that's what I've been doing for a long, long time, along with a lot of other people. Our roommate came in and yelled Leave her alone. Jonathan Vigliotti: What toll over time did this have on your parents? 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. D.A. An important tip came in after a February 2020 search of Paul, Susan and Ruben's properties. Denise Pearce: To be almost there. To think that you're going to finally get some resolution, and then it doesn't happen the way it's supposed to. Ann-Marie Christian: Her parents reminded me of my parents. He was soon released from custody. DAN DOW [press conference]: It is alleged that Mr. Flores caused the death of Kristen Smart while in the commission of or attempted rape. Denise Smart told the Examiner in 1998, Were not after Paul Flores; were not trying to persecute Paul Flores. and I was like, "Noooo.". The Smart family sued Flores in 1996 in an attempt to get some answers in civil court about their daughter, but Flores took the fifth amendment. Authorities dug up areas around the Arroyo Grande home of Susan Flores, Paul Flores mother, in May 2007 but turned up no evidence of Smarts whereabouts, the Santa Maria Times reported. 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. Flores was named as a key witness in the case in July 1996. 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. He returned later that Friday night and they drove to his friends home which Jane described as sparely furnished. That's been our goal. And when they did . Paul Flores, lower left, remained in jail without bail while Ruben Flores, upper right, was able to post bail after a judge agreed to lower the bail amount from $250,000 to $50,000, San Luis Obispo County Superior Court/Zoom, Digital evidence leads to clues in deaths of friends dumped outside LA hospitals, Chad Daybell's kids claim he was "fooled in worst, most deadly way possible", Chilling details revealed in JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan deaths. Now several women say they were victims before and after her, too. 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. I told her I didn't I didn't want to go. A single woman's earring. Audio from Flores father, Ruben Flores, can be heard on an episode of the podcast in which Ruben says he never spoke to his son about the disappearance of Smart. I don't know if Kristin knew anybody there. She was kidnapped.. Murphy immediately filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Flores in civil court. Paul Flores lived in this home from 1992 to late 1996, and sporadically throughout the years since. We would have had this moments years ago if Cal Poly PD hadnt screwed this up. I remember being home watching the news about Kristin Smart and there goes Paul, she recalled. 0:04. PODCAST EPISODE 2 | WOMAN #2: You wouldn't want to be alone in a room with him. I've got her. More than 3,000 pages of documents have been released as part of the case. The Daily Breeze reported in September 2016 that Flores was living in San Pedro, California, since 2011 and had been working in Irvine. 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. Chris Lambert: A young couple moves into it with their kid. I remember thinking: If my moms not home Im going to die right here.. People are watching Ruben Flores and Susan Flores and Paul Flores. Be part of the news. Chris Lambert and it worked. James Murphy: So why would Susan Flores, her boyfriend, and Ruben Flores be up all night long working under that deck. Send pics, videos and tips to CCN. It might be helpful to the investigation.. I drank this drink and I dont know what it was but let me tell you something the next thing you know I was passed out, Jane said. Many include court filings and other evidence submitted by both sides as part of various motions. Margarita Campos: To this day, like, I was like, why why did I just let her go by herself? And DNA evidence could not be found linking any other evidence to Kristin. 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. Jonathan Vigliotti: And that weighs on you. And for the first time clues about what may have happened to Kristin Smart. And yes, we did find physical evidence at, at least two homes. What's going on? Apparently one witness may be an Australian exchange student who returned home after finals and was unaware of the case. You never look at her again! The accusations didnt stop with classmates: Flores allegedly couldnt restrain himself around his own kin. And six months later, when Flores was deposed by James Murphy for the Smart's civil suit, he kept quiet. The mother is washing her car in the driveway at one point. 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. A woman nearby screamed at Flores to get off her and threatened to call the cops, she said. Im fine. SHERIFF IAN PARKINSON [at press conference]: Forensic physical evidence was located. Flores spit that he would rape her, she said. JAMES MURPHY: Your husband have information as to where Kristin Smart's body is located? I dont like to talk about it to even him, she said. 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. hurting anyone, they should have done the right thing and turn him in. DAN DOW [press conference]: We don't have evidence sufficient to charge anyone else at this time. Still to this day I am afraid to go to the bathroom by myself in public places, she said, admitting she still asks her husband every time to stand sentry at the door when she has to go. The Kristin Smart Scholarship has been established by her family to help other college bound women pursue their dreams. An immunity deal was offered to her in 2020, Paul Flores in court July 18 during opening statements in the Kristin Smart murder trial happening in Salinas, Monterey Co. Superior Court/NBC News Dateline. Because of the statute of limitations, Dow says, Paul Flores can't be charged with rape. RUBEN FLORES: [long pause] We never asked that question. She was never seen again. PODCAST EPISODE 5: If you were making a film about a new law enforcer who's coming to a small town to save the day, you'd probably cast Parkinson. Smart disappeared on her Cal Poly San Luis Obispo campus two decades ago and now the search there is back on. A hundred percent that was happening. In the meantime, Paul Flores moved to Southern California, where he bounced from job to job. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Get off her.. Flores was imprisoned at Santa Barbara County Jail for a time. Chris Lambert: Paul keeps stopping along the way and letting Cheryl Anderson know, you can go on ahead. In March 2021, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant at the Arroyo Grande home of Ruben Flores. The Daily Beast reported in November 2016 that four women had come forward to accuse Flores of sexually assaulting them. 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. After they broke up, Laura did a little sleuthing and discovered her ex-boyfriend was accused in Smarts vanishing. She never saw accepting the rides as anything but wholesome. I didn't know how many people were gonna listen. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. We are giving you an opportunity to be a witness and not a defendant, as I'm not sure Paul will protect you. 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. 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. I would hear many of my friends tell me Oh he grabbed my butt but I never believed them, Laura said. Murphy and Sinclair promised the Smarts the billboard will stay until their daughter is found. He invoked the Fifth Amendment 27 times. All the news reports conveniently ignore Cal Polys obstruction in their timelines. He later argued that the biological evidence found under the deck was not conclusively human blood. Still she stuck around until Flores allegedly laid his hands on her aggressively again. Chris Lambert: I think that might have been the biggest misstep that investigators have made to this day. I blacked out and didnt consent to anything.. 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. 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. Kristin Smart was dropped in the dumpster and she is in the landfill. and our LOS ANGELESShe remembers being dragged down Elm Street as she vomited, propped up by a young man and his pal who snickered and cursed her. He was required to wear an electronic ankle bracelet. That witness initially came forward to Chris Lambert, who passed the information to the sheriff's office and Murphy. Now. First published on November 28, 2020 / 11:10 PM. Hes on top of me. 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. Flores was subpoenaed before a grand jury in relation to Smarts disappearance but left after just five minutes of questions. James Murphy: The podcast is out. Smart appeared to be under the influence of alcohol on Friday night. But while campus police weren't doing much, Kristin's parents were doing whatever they could to find their daughter. He's going to find her body, which is awful for a parent. They didn't look at the Flores family's vehicles. 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. Smart was talking with and socializing with several different males at the party. Authorities allege that Flores instead took Smart to his own dorm room and killed. They continued to bungle the case for a month, not properly interviewing Paul Flores or other witnesses and never searching his room. The SLO County Sheriffs Office will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the case. Have a good day, he said. Flores wasn't talking. 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