And I was like, "nah, I have to study." "Paul had this look on his face," the relative said. 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. Denise Pearce: To be almost there. The report said, citing police records, that Flores had a black eye on the day after Smarts disappearance. Investigators searched his father's home a month later, and named Paul a suspect for the first time. She regretfully denounced them as cruel rumors at the time. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. The investigation seemed to be hampered from the start by a series of missteps by campus police beginning with their assumption that Kristin was off having fun and ignoring worried friends who said she was missing. He has not been charged in those incidents. A hundred percent that was happening. They had become close friends despite their differences. DAN DOW [press conference]: It is alleged that Mr. Flores caused the death of Kristen Smart while in the commission of or attempted rape. Nothing ever mentioned to any of them. Smart, a native of Stockton, was nearing the end of her freshman year at Cal Poly when she vanished on May 25, 1996, after attending an off-campus party. Deputies towed the car from Rubin Flores home. James Murphy: I'd love to do anything to end their suffering. Neither the ex-boyfriend nor Sarah saw Flores again until they read The Daily Beast story on Kristin Smarts disappearance, where Floress mugshot appeared. I could not imagine being his mother. Jonathan Vigliotti: What toll over time did this have on your parents? And here's your key." 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. When The Daily Beast tracked Flores down outside his home last month, he didnt mount much of a defense. He invoked the Fifth Amendment 27 times. James Murphy: That suggests that something bad happened in Paul Flores's dorm room. That turned out to be college. They didn't bring a forensics team. Last month, deputies conducted a two-day search for Smarts remains at the home of Ruben Flores. 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. I knocked on her door, and I thought she was just sleeping, or she went out and about, you know? His father, Ruben, is charged as an accessory, accused of helping cover up the crime. Have a good day, he said. James Murphy: Every day. No charges were filed, but Lambert discovered Flores's troubles started at a young age. The accusations didnt stop with classmates: Flores allegedly couldnt restrain himself around his own kin. The comments below represent the opinion of the writer and do not represent the views or policies of CalCoastNews.com. They used cadaver dogs and ground penetrating radar to search Ruben Flores property. At one point, Flores said that he woke up with a black eye. She was gone. He would tiptoe around everything. Nineteen-year-old Kristin Smart disappeared Memorial Day weekend of 1996. They also did not focus on Paul Flores immediately, waiting six days to formally interview him. 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. and I was like, "Noooo.". And that's what I've been doing for a long, long time, along with a lot of other people. Ruben Flores was released on $50,000 bail to his ex-wife. Ann-Marie Christian: became friends with Kristin in elementary school. Those were kind of unspoken things. I did have guilt about that. But Mary Lassiter says the earring matched the necklace Kristin is seen wearing on the billboard. 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. Smart disappeared on her Cal Poly San Luis Obispo campus two decades ago and now the search there is back on. Susan's house was finally searched in March 1997 nine months after Kristin disappeared but nothing was found. 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: They didn't bring cadaver dogs with them. JAMES MURPHY: What is the name of your father? Previous. He promised the Smarts that solving Kristin's case would be a priority. James Murphy: Having a black eye doesn't make you guilty of anything but if the person you were with disappeared from the planet that's physical evidence. Flores removed most of his personal belongings from his dorm room before it was ever searched by the police. But he entreated each woman who came forward to tell their story to The Daily Beast to reach out to his department. Is this Susan posting? A now-retired FBI agent believes those remains were once buried at the home of Floress mother. Documents in trial of the man accused of killing Kristin Smart were unsealed by a judge on Wednesday. Like so many freshmen, Kristin struggled. The mother is washing her car in the driveway at one point. Through the years, the Smarts have kept pressure on the Flores family. Chris Lambert: And that's when they're told that earring has been misplaced. 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. That warrant allowed them to dig up the backyard, but deputies chose not to excavate. Please enter valid email address to continue. He has a sister whose name is Ermelinda Thomas. In fact, Cheryl Anderson, who trusted Flores to walk Kristin back to her dorm alone, told police that her friends called him "Chester the molester," because he was known for groping girls. PODCAST EPISODE 3: Something shiny catches her eye next to the front driver side tire. This episode goes over immunity offers, legal docs, letters, Paul's elusive Sister Ermelinda and Susan Flores compla. The documents detail the competing arguments between prosecutors and attorneys for . After Smart's disappearance, the car was transferred into their parent's names. It wasnt like some older guy or anything.. They state the detective was requesting an interview from Thomas while also giving her two letters: one urging her cooperation and another offering immunity from San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow in exchange for her cooperation. The parents stopped renewing the tags in 2010 and parked the Volkswagen in Rubin Flores' garage. I would turn around and he would be right there lurking, the woman, referred to here by a pseudonym, said. In the crowd, taking it all in, was that podcaster, Chris Lambert. It was only by pure luck that Paul was arrested for a different crime and the arresting agency (not Cal Poly PD) documented him having a black eye a fact that Cal Poly PD apparently never noticed. She spent a summer in London, was an exchange student in Venezuela, and a lifeguard at a camp in Hawaii. He apparently would tag along with a sloshed friend, crashing off-campus parties together wherever she was. 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. 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. Meanwhile, three other women told The Daily Beast that Flores sexually assaulted them after Janes assault and Smarts disappearance. We would highly recommend that those people get in contact with us as soon as possible so we could investigate this further, he said. People vs. Flores #1: Motions. Ruben's attorney, Harold Mesick, dismissed the evidence against his client as "so minimal as to shock the conscience.". Paul Flores was the key witness in the 1996 disappearance of Kristin Smart. In August 2011, a Facebook page dedicated to the search for Smart published his exact address. 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. During the search, a cadaver dog showed interest in a 1985 Volkswagen Cabriolet, which is currently registered to Ruben and Susan Flores. Paul Flores was the key witness in the 1996 disappearance of Kristin Smart. In high school he was known as a loner. Were after our daughter. 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.. Ruben faces a maximum of three years in jail. It would be three more years before the property was searched again. Me, my sister, my cousinPaul has no limits, she said, requesting anonymity. A post shared by Your Own Backyard (@yourownbackyardpodcast) on Mar 27, 2019 at 8:45am PDT. You can go." And there were those nonstop tales of Flores being touchy-feely with her friends. D.A. I guess the answer is yes. Paul had this look on his face, the relative said. Smart appeared to be under the influence of alcohol on Friday night. She returned to the United. 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. In 1997 when Paul Flores was deposed for the civil suit, the only thing he would confirm on tape was his name. Chris Lambert: I brought them a number of witnesses that they were very interested in. I dont like to talk about that day.. Amanda Starrantino investigates where her missing person's case stands today. Same for the rest of his family. Paul Flores, her former classmate, was named a person of interest in her disappearance shortly after she was last seen, but had never been formally charged in her death until 2021. She did not walk away and lose her life. Our main goal is to bring Kristin Smart home to her family and end this madness for you and your family. Kristen was last seen leaving a party with Paul Flores on the night of her disappearance on May 25, 1996. One day, Jane was congregating in front of the high school when a male friend approached and warned her about one particular junior. Her dorm entrance is right over here. I was crying.. But every Sunday when she called her parents, they encouraged her to stick it out. But 22 years later, when he couldn't find any recent stories about the case, he decided to do something. Five months after Kristin Smart disappeared, Paul Flores was brought before a grand jury but no charges were ever filed. Get off her.. Once Jane was admitted her story seemed to fall on deaf ears. Back in May 1996, Kristin Smart was finishing her freshman year at California Polytechnic State University better known as Cal Poly. No-no-no. Margarita soon decided she'd had enough. 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. During the search, a cadaver dog showed interest in a 1985 Volkswagen Cabriolet, which is currently registered to Ruben and Susan Flores. After Smart's disappearance, the car was transferred into their parent's names. 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. Had Flores been caught and convicted of his alleged sexual assault in 1994, perhaps Smart would still be alive. Lambert says Kristin could not stand on her own, so fellow student Cheryl Anderson who was also at the party began helping her back to campus. Paul Flores was the last person to see Kristin Smart alive in 1996, police say. 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 it was only 250 miles from Stockton, California, where she grew up with Lindsey and their brother Matt. 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. James Murphy: they let the dog in, the dog makes a beeline to the bed of Paul Flores. PODCAST EPISODE 4: So, I walk him up to his sister's apartment, and all of a sudden, he just like picked me up, carried me inside, turned around and shut the apartment door, and locked it. But I've seen it. 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. Jonathan Vigliotti: You look at Kristin Smart every day. Chris Lambert: I personally think that wherever Kristin went, Paul was there with her. That's been our goal. Many include court filings and other evidence submitted by both sides as part of various motions. That was discovered after Flores turned himself in on a DUI charge. Someone actually had to fund a newspaper sent to all SLO addresses to tell the truth. I didn't know how many people were gonna listen. Flores was imprisoned at Santa Barbara County Jail for a time. Thats when everyone got involved, she said. She was pushing herself out of her comfort zone. JAMES MURPHY: Would you state your full name for the record please. Authorities allege that Flores instead took Smart to his own dorm room and killed. 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. When they showed up, it was Paul Flores. It was turned over to a detective with the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office, but Garin Sinclair says, the Smarts never knew it existed until the Lassiters were deposed in January 1997. Jonathan Vigliotti: How did you know she hadn't been back? 19 years later, still no body, no arrests made, and no answers. What happens next? His father Ruben Flores charged with being an accessory after the factwas found not guilty. Back in 1996, with classes finished before the long Memorial Day weekend, Smart, a 19-year-old California Polytechnic State University, San . PODCAST EPISODE 1: Kristin broke down begging her mother to let her drop out and go somewhere else. I blacked out and didnt consent to anything.. Smart has long been suspected to have been abducted and killed in May 1996, while she was a freshman at California. She was looking forward to hearing from Kristin that Sunday. Now. JAMES MURPHY: Do you have any information as to where Kristin Smart's body is located? In his complaint, Murphy alleges, along with Ruben, there were two other unnamed individuals. 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. Lindsey Smart Stewart: I think they're, like, carrying boulders on their back. Jonathan Vigliotti | CBS News correspondent: You wanted to go home, and you were trying to find a way to break it to your friend. Paul's sister reportedly lives in that area. After Smarts disappearance, the car was transferred into their parents names. Officers booked Flores into the Los Angeles Metropolitan Detention Center. Paul Flores Family, Sister. But Parkinson acknowledges it hasn't been easy. 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. Paul Flores pictured in 2006. 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. JAMES MURPHY: What is your present residence address? 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. But as Chris Lambert learned, campus police did not act right away. James Murphy: To see them in custody was a feeling of great joy for me. A single woman's earring. James Murphy: The question for decades was "Well, where did the body go?". Two days after Kristin Smart vanished, Paul Flores went to the Arroyo Grande Police Department because of an outstanding DUI warrant. D.A. His father Ruben Flores charged with being an accessory after the factwas found not. Investigators are currently digging under Rubin Flores home in another apparent attempt to find the missing teens body. As they soon learned, she had ended up at a party at an off-campus house. and offers to help. 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. And for a few moments Jane came to and saw Flores having his way with her. Kristin Smart was declared legally dead in May 2002. BUT if she suspected anything she should have turned in her son. legal adult and dismissing her parents pleas, spreading rumors about her personal life and Spring quarter grades). He gets his arm around her torso and her arm around his neck, and he's helping her walk. Early on, a small group of volunteers also looked for Kristin. Jonathan Vigliotti: They thought she was off possibly having fun. 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. "48 Hours" has learned these suspicions center around evidence found during that 2020 search of Paul Flores' home. Chris Lambert: I didn't know the scale. PODCAST EPISODE 4: At 8 a.m. on June 19th, 2000, a team of sheriff's investigators knocks on the front door of Susan Flores's East Branch Street home. She was she was frantic I don't understand this, you know? 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. We are grateful to these brave women for having the courage to talk about their experiences and we ask anyone who may have information they think could be helpful to contact the San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs Office. 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. James Murphy: And it says wrongful death and then I put murder. Comment Guidelines. 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. Could answers be coming in Kristin Smarts disappearance? He was soon released from custody. Kristin's mother, Denise Smart, spent Memorial Day weekend at a swim meet with her two younger kids. Chris Lambert: He told those friends he just woke up with the black eye. Chris Lambert: It's mostly frat guys from the Kappa Chi fraternity. 0:04. And when they did . 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. 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. He's going to find her body, which is awful for a parent. They did an interview with the Cal Poly Mustang Daily and explained that they didn't think there was any evidence that a crime had taken place. 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. Flores was named as a key witness in the case in July 1996. And while they did not rush to investigate Flores, Kristin's family says campus police were very quick to judge her. Paul is charged with murder in connection with the 1996. He wouldn't answer a single thing. Let's go." By the time they called the Cal Poly campus police, Kristin had been missing for more than 48 hours. DAN DOW [press conference]: The allegation against Ruben is that he helped to conceal Kristen's body after the murder was committed. Chris Lambert: They did a significant amount of digging underneath the house. IF they knew he was out there murdering, raping etc. Despite Flores sporting a black eye the next day (which he admitted to investigators he lied about) and despite police dogs picking up the scent of human decay in his dorm room, Flores was never charged. Most students had taken off but Kristin had stayed on campus. Please address the Policies, events and arguments, not the person. That's when Denise Smart learned her daughter had not been seen all weekend, and all her belongings were still in her dorm room. One late night at a Hermosa Beach bar Flores courted a 21-year-old student whom well call Laura. But the Flores's have fought back, suing the Smarts for intentional infliction of emotional distress. Powered by. Instead, Flores and his family were sued in 2002 by the Smarts in civil court for intentionally inflicted emotional distress upon the parents of Kristin Smart by taking the body of Kristin Smart and secreting and/or destroying the body in a hidden place in the County of San Luis Obispo. The Flores family countersued for emotional distress. Both suits were shelved by a judge until Smarts remains are found. Chris Lambert: He actually hit his eye on his steering wheel in the middle of the night while changing his stereo. Facebook 0 Twitter LinkedIn 0 Reddit Tumblr Pinterest 0 0 Likes. I know Pauls Attorney Mel had many plea agreement talks with the District Attorneys Office and know without a doubt that Paul Flores knows what happened to Kristin Smart and where her body is. Murphy alleges four nights later, strange activity was seen at Ruben's house. 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. In exchange, Flores would disclose where Smarts remains are located. The SLO County Sheriffs Office will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the case. Often, Sarah would be at one party or another and there was Flores. Deputies also dug in several places in search of remains. 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. Jonathan Vigliotti: Was this case, given the evidence that was lost early on, doomed from the very beginning? Do a little research before sharing your sage advice. He needs to swing for the fence to get reelected. Paul and Ruben Flores appeared before a San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge via Zoom on Monday. A jury acquitted Ruben Flores of the charge of being an accessory after the fact. There's no question about it. Pretty sad how Cal Polys upper admin interfered with the PDs work and made this investigation go away. Denise Pearce: The investigation was completely botched by the campus police. 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. Chris Lambert was just 8 years old when Kristin Smart vanished on her way home from a college party in San Luis Obispo, California. In Southern California, investigators served a search warrant at Paul Flores' San Pedro home. And she was growing as an individual. 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. Sheriff Ian Parkinson was able to confirm that forensic physical evidence that authorities believe is linked to Kristin was located at, at least two homes. Friday, May 24, 1996, was the start of the Memorial Day weekend. Not to be a cynic but the Republican DA faces a BLM challenge from an increasing Berkeley-esque electorate. D.A. Cookie Notice And these girls are inviting us out. She left them only after he promised to take Kristin back to her dorm. KSBY Investigates: Kristin Smart Disappearance. Ruben lived here with his wife, Susan, and their children, Ermelinda and Paul. Jonathan Vigliotti: There was a lot of focus on how Kristin was drinking what sounded a lot like victim shaming. Whatever happened in those early hours, one thing is indisputable: Kristin Smart has never been seen again. D.A. An earring that appeared to match the necklace Kristin is wearing on the billboard. Denise Pearce: The phone call never comes. Ruben Flores, 80, will be facing trial in April 2022 alongside his son as he was charged with accessory to murder after the fact. She didn't think that was OK. Most knew about it, no thanks to Poly, and now all do thanks to Chris Lambert. 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. You never look at her again! 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. 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