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. 19 years after the disappearance of Kristin Smart from Cal Poly's campus, Paul Flores still remains the only suspect. Thats when everyone got involved, she said. They also did not focus on Paul Flores immediately, waiting six days to formally interview him. James Murphy: To see them in custody was a feeling of great joy for me. Jonathan Vigliotti: Was this case, given the evidence that was lost early on, doomed from the very beginning? To declare to the public if you stay quiet, you will get away with this. He says they are Ruben's ex-wife Susan and her boyfriend. 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. And there are more horrifying allegations about what may have happened to Kristin after she was last seen with Paul Flores. RUBEN FLORES: [long pause] We never asked that question. It would be three more years before the property was searched again. They were after Paul Flores for an outstanding DUI warrant. James Murphy: Every day. Please address the Policies, events and arguments, not the person. A jury acquitted Ruben Flores of the charge of being an accessory after the fact. 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. Paul Flores was the last person to see Kristin Smart alive in 1996, police say. Flores wasn't amused. He needs to swing for the fence to get reelected. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. JAMES MURPHY: Your husband have information as to where Kristin Smart's body is located? He wouldn't answer a single thing. I remember thinking he was right behind me in the doorway and I think he was trying to get to the door before I could shut it., Sarah said she was quickly manhandled by Flores. Peterson was a 24-year-old student at Cal Poly at the time of Smarts disappearance. Laura said Flores worked a construction job while attending school but that he was very secretive and she suspected he was in college forever so that his mommy kept paying for his housing and classes.. 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. Margarita Campos: I was, like, "Kristin, I'm going to go back home. 0:41. When authorities later confronted him with the two stories, Flores admitted lying and offered a new explanation. 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. But Parkinson acknowledges it hasn't been easy. Janes mother frantically phoned her father. 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?? That could have been me.. I feel for her. PODCAST | EPISODE 1: At least once a day I asked myself what are you doing? They used cadaver dogs and ground penetrating radar to search Ruben Flores property. Arroyo Grande High School graduate Paul Flores was the last person to see Kristin Smart on the night she disappeared. He's going to find her body, which is awful for a parent. They took in soil, I assume, for some kind of analysis. He invoked the Fifth Amendment 27 times. Jonathan Vigliotti [with Lambert outside of the the dorms]: Paul and Kristin then make their way here. I blacked out and didnt consent to anything.. D.A. Margarita Campos: To this day, like, I was like, why why did I just let her go by herself? In another case, he was granted probation. She returned to the United. If you come near her again I will kill you!, His buddy pushed Paul real hard and he fell through a desk before he ran for his life.. An important tip came in after a February 2020 search of Paul, Susan and Ruben's properties. 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. Flores was imprisoned at Santa Barbara County Jail for a time. Chris Lambert: I don't think she ever imagined that Kristin would end up dead by the end of the night. The sheriff's office still wasn't convinced they had enough evidence against Flores. Jonathan Vigliotti | CBS News correspondent: You wanted to go home, and you were trying to find a way to break it to your friend. Her parents, Denise and Stan were both educators who encouraged their kids' passions. This episode goes over immunity offers, legal docs, letters, Paul's elusive Sister Ermelinda and Susan Flores compla. 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. 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. Chris Lambert, who worked as a CBS News consultant, pieced together what he learned from people who were there that night. Flores claimed he walked Smart to her dorm at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo on May 25, 1996 after a night of binge drinking. 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: So why would Susan Flores, her boyfriend, and Ruben Flores be up all night long working under that deck. Were after our daughter. I told him, You never do this again! 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. All the news reports conveniently ignore Cal Polys obstruction in their timelines. It wasn't until Kristin's roommate returned to their dorm room, that Margarita realized Kristin never came home. In his mug shot, a black eye can faintly been seen. PODCAST EPISODE 2 | WOMAN #1: I wasn't surprised, but there's also that shock value of kind of "oh my god, I knew it! Chris Lambert: Paul keeps stopping along the way and letting Cheryl Anderson know, you can go on ahead. It is every parent's worst nightmare. I could not imagine being his mother. After they broke up, Laura did a little sleuthing and discovered her ex-boyfriend was accused in Smarts vanishing. Once Jane was admitted her story seemed to fall on deaf ears. But Mary Lassiter says the earring matched the necklace Kristin is seen wearing on the billboard. He was staring at my face looking at me and he was enjoying himself.. DAN DOW [press conference]: We have evidence that we do believe there are other people that are not yet identified that have had some kind of a criminal act perpetrated on them by Mr. Flores. Four months later, while attempting to reconcile, Susan rented out her house in Arroyo Grande. And it was only 250 miles from Stockton, California, where she grew up with Lindsey and their brother Matt. In only one of those instances, in 2000, did Flores serve time. 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.. I was lying down on my back. Before court broke for lunch, Cole also testified about a wiretap of the Flores family conducted by the Sheriff's Office in . Eventually they moved in together along with a male roommate in a two-bedroom apartment in nearby Lawndale. She was she was frantic I don't understand this, you know? The next morning, Margarita waited to hear from Kristin. 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. He grabbed me down there and while Im yelling at him my girlfriend threw a piece of gum at his face and he pushes her down., At this point every male at the party joined in to jump Flores, who fled, she said, adding, Boom, he disappeared., That same year, Sarah said, Flores pursued her again at a friends birthday party. 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. A woman nearby screamed at Flores to get off her and threatened to call the cops, she said. He'd go through tunnels, under bridges, looking for his daughter and expecting best case scenario. / CBS News, (This story previously aired on May 8, 2021. But as Chris Lambert learned, campus police did not act right away. Recently released court documents detail a one-time immunity deal previously offered to Paul Flores sister, Ermelinda Thomas. Cal Polys only interest was in a coverup. Paul Flores did not have a car on campus, so Murphy surmises he had to have had help. To his credit, the Sheriff both credited Matthew Lamberts podcast series and admitted mistakes (2 weeks B4 any investigation, dorm room cleaned, ignoring roommates pleas the day after she disappeared, wont seek warrant for bank records because shes a 19 y.o. Sarah said shes still haunted by Flores. People are watching Ruben Flores and Susan Flores and Paul Flores. D.A. 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. Denise Pearce: The investigation was completely botched by the campus police. One neighbor told the newspaper that Flores had been nothing but a good neighbor. The same report said that Flores grew up in Torrance, California. That's been our goal. Paul Flores lived in this home from 1992 to late 1996, and sporadically throughout the years since. Margarita Campos: Kristin was like, "come on, let's go, let's go." Kristin's mother, Denise Smart, spent Memorial Day weekend at a swim meet with her two younger kids. He would be stalking me.. 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. She was gone. Galambos says the letters referred to several crimes that Thomas may have committed, including being a possible accessory after the fact, or destruction of evidence, or even mishandling human remains., Galambos argument, in part, states that when trying to secure Thomas as a witness, the DAs Office fails to state which defendants actions or statements she witnessed and it fails to identify what actions and statements she witnessed. [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. 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. There's no question about it. Have a good day, he said. 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. People vs. Flores #1: Motions. Let's go." Five months after Kristin Smart disappeared, Paul Flores was brought before a grand jury but no charges were ever filed. BUT if she suspected anything she should have turned in her son. Chris Lambert: That's the upsetting part about it, isn't it? When The Daily Beast tracked Flores down outside his home last month, he didnt mount much of a defense. When he arrived she stayed at home while Janes father hightailed it to Arroyo Grande Community Hospital. Kristin Smart was dropped in the dumpster and she is in the landfill. 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. Chris Lambert: And that's when they're told that earring has been misplaced. In the crowd, taking it all in, was that podcaster, Chris Lambert. A very close-knit family. to find the next challenge. 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.. He apparently would tag along with a sloshed friend, crashing off-campus parties together wherever she was. JAMES MURPHY: What is the name of your father? That warrant allowed them to dig up the backyard, but deputies chose not to excavate. James Murphy: He lied to the police about everything. Comment Guidelines. 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. The living room had a TV and one sofa and the floor was white, she said. In a civil lawsuit, the Smarts' attorney claims that Kristin's remains were buried at one time on Paul Flores' father's property. I believed him but he was probably cheating on me.. The father and son were both in on it? James Murphy and Garin Sinclair look at the billboard that has been in their front yard for more than two decades. PODCAST EPISODE 3: Something shiny catches her eye next to the front driver side tire. And he leaves her to walk up this walkway. On April 13, 2021, almost 25 years after Kristin Smart went missing, longtime suspect Paul Flores, 44, was arrested at his home in San Pedro, California, and charged with murder. Revealing new legal docs now available. But further investigation of the Flores's two trucks seemed impossible. 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. But cadaver dogs told a different story. Jonathan Vigliotti: And that weighs on you. Flores was named as a key witness in the case in July 1996. Jonathan Vigliotti: How did you know she hadn't been back? Authorities arrested Ruben Flores after San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs deputies served a search warrant at his Arroyo Grande home. 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. "Me, my sister, my cousinPaul has no limits," she said, requesting anonymity. Jonathan Vigliotti: She had just 40 yards to go and yet she vanished. This video shows the full deposition given by Paul Flores to the Smart family's attorney, James R. Murphy on November 14, 1997. James Murphy: The podcast is out. Chris Lambert says they're cautiously optimistic. Ruben Flores, 80, will be facing trial in April 2022 alongside his son as he was charged with accessory to murder after the fact. 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 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. Paul had this look on his face, the relative said. The duplex was located up the same street from where her mom resided. 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. Now several women say they were victims before and after her, too. and offers to help. And I was like, "nah, I have to study." The Kristin Smart Scholarship has been established by her family to help other college bound women pursue their dreams. But Margarita says, the police did not seem concerned. Like the Smart's civil case, theirs also has been on hold. The Arroyo Grande cops, Jane said, favored Floress story that she willingly drank and had sex that night. Paul is very soon going to be in a position where he needs to tell us his story, this case will be solved soon. 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. Just five months before Kristin disappeared, San Luis Obispo Police received a call from a student living off campus. In high school he was known as a loner. They took off running, Jane said. and I was like, "Noooo.". The comments below represent the opinion of the writer and do not represent the views or policies of CalCoastNews.com. 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. At that time, the car belonged to Paul Flores' sister Ermelinda Flores, who lived near Cal Poly. DAN DOW [press conference]: We intend to use evidence of other sexual crimes in this prosecution to prove the facts necessary for the attempted rape in this case. 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. When they showed up, it was Paul Flores. Chris Lambert: Everything else, he took the Fifth Amendment. DAN DOW [press conference]: We don't have evidence sufficient to charge anyone else at this time. But was there evidence possibly placing Kristin Smart at his mother's home? And had law enforcement drilled a handful of holes in Floress mothers backyard to search for evidence that Smart might be buried there, perhaps Floress alleged serial sexual assaults would have been prevented. In exchange, Flores would disclose where Smarts remains are located. and our Paul Flores and his father both pleaded not guilty to all charges at their arraignment. That mother, Mary Lassiter, described it to Chris Lambert. The documents detail the competing arguments between prosecutors and attorneys for . More than 3,000 pages of documents have been released as part of the case. She was kidnapped.. We only want our daughter back. At the time of the article, Flores was living in Southern California. Flores and Smart had spoken at the party she had attended, witnesses said. Because of the statute of limitations, Dow says, Paul Flores can't be charged with rape. One late night at a Hermosa Beach bar Flores courted a 21-year-old student whom well call Laura. 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. Cal Poly student, Kristin Smart, went missing in 1996. 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. Just days after she disappeared, an incident report seemed to imply that Kristin's behavior contributed to her disappearance. 19 years later, still no body, no arrests made, and no answers. She never saw accepting the rides as anything but wholesome. Most knew about it, no thanks to Poly, and now all do thanks to Chris Lambert. And the body's not there now. Ruben lived here with his wife, Susan, and their children, Ermelinda and Paul. Powered by. For more than two decades, her family, friends, and supporters searched for answers and for justice. Get off her.. Chris Lambert was just 8 years old when Kristin Smart vanished on her way home from a college party in San Luis Obispo, California. The Charley Project goes on to say that Flores would regularly drink heavily and that he was not popular among the student body. Jonathan Vigliotti: Is there any doubt in your mind that Paul Flores is responsible for the disappearance of Kristin Smart? Constructive debate is good; mockery, taunting, and name calling is not. Produced by Lisa Freed. Whatever happened in those early hours, one thing is indisputable: Kristin Smart has never been seen again. Back then, Jane remembered Flores pulling up to her on multiple occasions behind the wheel of a green pickup truck. Murphy has filed a new civil suit against Ruben Flores for the intentional infliction of emotional distress. He says "no.". It was just the three of them standing in the kitchen before Jane was handed a plastic cup. The Smart family. Hes on top of me. were in the room exactly where she had left them. Would you do the right thing? The parents. At the time of Smart's disappearance, the vehicle belonged to Paul Flores' sister, Ermelinda Flores, who lived near Cal Poly. Mike McHugh is the producer-editor. 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. 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. He has not been charged in those incidents. Paul was born to Ruben Flores (Father) and Susan Flores (Mother). This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Paul is charged with murder in connection with the 1996. He had pinned her down and had his hand down her bathing suit groping her.. I did have guilt about that. James Murphy: That suggests that something bad happened in Paul Flores's dorm room. James Murphy: I'd love to do anything to end their suffering. And for a few moments Jane came to and saw Flores having his way with her. 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. Those dogs led officers to Flores mattress but no hard evidence was found. Well let me educate you. Lindsey Smart Stewart: Right. D.A. But while campus police weren't doing much, Kristin's parents were doing whatever they could to find their daughter. Most students had taken off but Kristin had stayed on campus. The same day, investigators also served warrants at an undisclosed location in SLO County and at a location in Washington State. Susan's house was finally searched in March 1997 nine months after Kristin disappeared but nothing was found. KSBY Investigates: Kristin Smart Disappearance. ), 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.. According to a county probation bail report obtained by the San Luis Obispo Tribune, "biological evidence" was found under Ruben's deck. In 2007, Flores had a DUI case dismissed in Los Angeles County Superior Court. In April 2021, investigators charged Paul Flores, left, with Kristin Smart's murder, and his then-80-year-old father Ruben, as an accessory after the fact. I didn't know how many people were gonna listen. Susan Flores, mother of Paul Flores, and her boyfriend are accused of relocating the remains of missing Cal Poly student Kristin Smart in an amended lawsuit filed by Smart's family. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. But to fully understand Chris Lambert's contribution, you have to go back to the beginning. He gets his arm around her torso and her arm around his neck, and he's helping her walk. Then, in 2011, Ian Parkinson was elected sheriff. He was required to wear an electronic ankle bracelet. Lourdes Aguiar is the senior producer. We are giving you an opportunity to be a witness and not a defendant, as I'm not sure Paul will protect you. Getty DAN DOW [press conference]: The allegation against Ruben is that he helped to conceal Kristen's body after the murder was committed. Back in May 1996, Kristin Smart was finishing her freshman year at California Polytechnic State University better known as Cal Poly. And they told Lambert they weren't surprised when they heard about Flores's connection to Kristin's disappearance. There was no reaction until the dog reached Paul Flores's room. We would have had this moments years ago if Cal Poly PD hadnt screwed this up. 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. Heres hoping that the truth about what that dirtbag and his dad did comes out and Kristin gets the justice she deserves. October 22, 2022 / 10:10 PM Paul Flores may have wanted a fresh start in Southern California, but Chris Lambert says, he could not seem to break old habits. Ian Parkinson: Yes. Same for the rest of his family. Chris Lambert: It's mostly frat guys from the Kappa Chi fraternity. Paul Flores has long been the lone suspect in Smarts disappearance. Smart has long been suspected to have been abducted and killed in May 1996, while she was a freshman at California. So maybe he had a crush on me. They might have found evidence in those vehicles. Ann-Marie Christian: She was who she was because of her parents, for sure. At one point, Flores said that he woke up with a black eye. Recently released court documents detail a one-time immunity deal previously offered to Paul Flores' sister, Ermelinda Thomas. Could answers be coming in Kristin Smarts disappearance? And these girls are inviting us out. 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. And it all came back to me. My heart dropped, she said. Whenever we find more information about his family then we update this information. In documents filed June 18, 2021, Thomas attorney, Guy Galambos, filed a motion of notice in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court to quash a subpoena for Thomas testimony during the preliminary hearing for Paul and Rubens case that July. These new allegations against Paul Flores are very troubling and deserve to be thoroughly investigated. You never do this again Parkinson was elected sheriff blacked out and consent! 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