", Although suspicion surrounded Flores almost from the beginning, any hopes for an arrest were dashed in May 1997 when then-Sheriff Ed Williams made an admission to the San Luis Obispo Telegraph: "We need Paul Flores to tell us what happened to Kristin Smart so absent something from Mr. Flores, I don't see us completing this case.". 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. Please enter valid email address to continue. James Murphy: And it says wrongful death and then I put murder. 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. It is every parent's worst nightmare. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Daily Beast report says that Flores is accused of having an accomplice in the crime. Nothing ever mentioned to any of them. Their trial is expected to last into at least October. So before leaving, Margarita handed over her keys to get back into Muir Hall. The article added that Flores changed his story about how he got the black eye, first saying that he got it playing basketball and then later saying that he got it while fixing his car. And there were those nonstop tales of Flores being touchy-feely with her friends. Privacy Policy. Chris Lambert, who worked as a CBS News consultant, pieced together what he learned from people who were there that night. D.A. Chris Lambert: The only thing he would confirm on tape is that his name is Paul Flores. Heres hoping that the truth about what that dirtbag and his dad did comes out and Kristin gets the justice she deserves. So, they did not immediately get a warrant to search Susan Flores's home. Our roommate came in and yelled Leave her alone. We would highly recommend that those people get in contact with us as soon as possible so we could investigate this further, he said. That warrant allowed them to dig up the backyard, but deputies chose not to excavate. But while campus police weren't doing much, Kristin's parents were doing whatever they could to find their daughter. The report said, citing police records, that Flores had a black eye on the day after Smarts disappearance. She was never seen again. 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. James Murphy: If it was, in fact, a piece of jewelry that matched Kristin's jewelry, it would have been blockbuster evidence. She was gone. Jonathan Vigliotti: And that phone call never comes. In his complaint, Murphy alleges, along with Ruben, there were two other unnamed individuals. After Smart's disappearance, the car was transferred into their parent's names. They took in soil, I assume, for some kind of analysis. His father Ruben Flores charged with being an accessory after the factwas found not. But I've seen it. I dont like to talk about that day.. Flores wasn't amused. Murphy and Sinclair promised the Smarts the billboard will stay until their daughter is found. So maybe he had a crush on me. A post shared by Your Own Backyard (@yourownbackyardpodcast) on Mar 27, 2019 at 8:45am PDT. 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. Many include court filings and other evidence submitted by both sides as part of various motions. One of his friends had told authorities that Flores already had a black eye when he showed up to play in a pick-up game. I can show you a video of Paul admitting he knows what happened to Kristin Smart, his letter states. 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. He was soon released from custody. The Daily Beast reported in November 2016 that four women had come forward to accuse Flores of sexually assaulting them. Alicia Tejada is the field producer and Addison Briley is the associate producer. She did not walk away and lose her life. James Murphy: There has been no other suspect. When authorities later confronted him with the two stories, Flores admitted lying and offered a new explanation. I forgot, theres more. 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. I was crying.. The letter sent to Thomas by San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs Detective Clint Cole, which was part of the documents Monterey County Superior Court Judge Jennifer OKeefe has allowed to be released, explains that Cole has been working on the Kristin Smart case for more than two years. The mother is washing her car in the driveway at one point. No charges were filed, but Lambert discovered Flores's troubles started at a young age. All of Kristin's personal belongings including her purse, her money, her I.D. 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. He was staring at my face looking at me and he was enjoying himself.. DAN DOW [press conference]: The allegation against Ruben is that he helped to conceal Kristen's body after the murder was committed. That was discovered after Flores turned himself in on a DUI charge. The pair appeared in San Luis Obispo Superior Court. Chris Lambert: I brought them a number of witnesses that they were very interested in. Ruben faces a maximum of three years in jail. Kristin did not have a purse, money, her I.D. "YOUR OWN BACKYARD" PODCAST: EPISODE 1: It's a cold and cloudy winter afternoon in San Luis Obispo and I'm retracing missing Cal Poly student Kristin Smart's last known steps. Please, let the guilty be found, and her memory finally be at peace. JAMES MURPHY: What is the name of your father? I would hear many of my friends tell me Oh he grabbed my butt but I never believed them, Laura 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. 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. To the extent that he was forced to leave jobs because of the Smart family. "48 Hours" has learned these suspicions center around evidence found during that 2020 search of Paul Flores' home. Paul. Chris Lambert: I personally think that wherever Kristin went, Paul was there with her. But to fully understand Chris Lambert's contribution, you have to go back to the beginning. JAMES MURPHY: What is your present residence address? And here's your key." Her parents, Denise and Stan were both educators who encouraged their kids' passions. Classes were difficult, she was trying to fit in, and she missed her family. And she was growing as an individual. 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. Then, in 2011, Ian Parkinson was elected sheriff. Not to be a cynic but the Republican DA faces a BLM challenge from an increasing Berkeley-esque electorate. In only one of those instances, in 2000, did Flores serve time. But Sarah kneed Flores in the groin and kicked him in the shin before dashing off into the party. Last month, deputies conducted a two-day search for Smarts remains at the home of Ruben Flores. The two men are set to stand trial next spring in connection with the 1996 disappearance of Cal. I now know for sure he is, and Kristin is dead, and so do you.. Some of those women who did not want their real names used told Lambert about their encounters with him. In later years, the Examiner reports that the Smart family constantly harassed Flores and his family in order to get him to speak about what he knew about Smarts disappearance. Paul Flores lived in this home from 1992 to late 1996, and sporadically throughout the years since. SUSAN FLORES: [Long pause, grabs water bottle] Of course not. But every Sunday when she called her parents, they encouraged her to stick it out. Denise Smart said that she was told, Be ready. Me, my sister, my cousinPaul has no limits, she said, requesting anonymity. Meanwhile, three other women told The Daily Beast that Flores sexually assaulted them after Janes assault and Smarts disappearance. When asked about how he got the injury Flores told three different stories. Ms. Thomas informs me that she was never a witness to any crime, nor did she hear the defendants speak about any crimes.. Im fine. Any evidence that might have been there was long gone. Paul Flores was the key witness in the 1996 disappearance of Kristin Smart. But as Chris Lambert learned, campus police did not act right away. Chris Lambert: I didn't know the scale. James Murphy: And it's 2:30 and 3 o'clock in the morning at Cal Poly this is not a a location from which Paul alone could easily move a body without a vehicle. Thats how we metI was walking and he pulled over and said to me Hey, Ill take you to school, she remembered Flores asking her. I'm going to go back to the dorms. And so, she pulled me into this sort of like, "oh come on, let's socialize. So, I said, "you better turn some lights on right now and let me out or I'm going to scream." An earring that appeared to match the necklace Kristin is wearing on the billboard. Members of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department and FBI searched the grounds of Susan Flores's home in Arroyo Grande on June 19, 2000, for any evidence that might shed light on the disappearance of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart. Flores dropped out of Cal Poly during the summer of 1996. Jonathan Vigliotti: You look at Kristin Smart every day. I said, Stop it. Kristin Smart 19, a freshman at California Polytechnic State University had gone to a party on Friday, May 24 , 1996 -- and has not been seen since. But he entreated each woman who came forward to tell their story to The Daily Beast to reach out to his department. This video shows the full deposition given by Paul Flores to the Smart family's attorney, James R. Murphy on November 14, 1997. For more information, please see our Ann-Marie Christian: Her parents reminded me of my parents. I called my mom. Paul Flores did not have a car on campus, so Murphy surmises he had to have had help. And for the first time clues about what may have happened to Kristin Smart. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. And might have connected Kristin to Susan Flores's house, says James Murphy. Chris Lambert: At that point I don't think they had ever dealt with a missing person, a possibly murdered person. 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.. Could answers be coming in Kristin Smarts disappearance? Like the Smart's civil case, theirs also has been on hold. PODCAST EPISODE 1: Kristin broke down begging her mother to let her drop out and go somewhere else. Paul Flores Family, Sister. Just days after taking over the investigation, the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office brought several dogs trained to detect human remains, to the Cal Poly dorms. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Kirsten deserves better and her family deserves to bring her home. 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. I would turn around and he would be right there lurking, the woman, referred to here by a pseudonym, said. Ruben's attorney, Harold Mesick, dismissed the evidence against his client as "so minimal as to shock the conscience.". / CBS News, (This story previously aired on May 8, 2021. How could she have gone out of town? Lindsey Smart Stewart: I think they're, like, carrying boulders on their back. 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. The living room had a TV and one sofa and the floor was white, she said. Chris Lambert: Everything else, he took the Fifth Amendment. James Murphy and Garin Sinclair look at the billboard that has been in their front yard for more than two decades. By the time they inspected Flores's room, Kristin had been gone for 16 days. Same for the rest of his family. Devastating. More than 3,000 pages of documents have been released as part of the case. The documents include information about a January 2020 appearance from a San Luis Obispo County sheriffs detective at Thomas Washington home. Jonathan Vigliotti: What toll over time did this have on your parents? Jonathan Vigliotti: They thought she was off possibly having fun. Clockwise from left, Kristin, Denise, Stan, Matt and Lindsey. Brief explanation of how they screwed it up? The accusations didnt stop with classmates: Flores allegedly couldnt restrain himself around his own kin. Flores has no criminal record involving violent crime. And when they did . He apparently would tag along with a sloshed friend, crashing off-campus parties together wherever she was. Kristin Smart was dropped in the dumpster and she is in the landfill. But remarkably, the same thing happened with three more dogs. Then, in April 2021, Paul . After they broke up, Laura did a little sleuthing and discovered her ex-boyfriend was accused in Smarts vanishing. 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. Eventually they moved in together along with a male roommate in a two-bedroom apartment in nearby Lawndale. James Murphy: He lied to the police about everything. Amanda Starrantino investigates where her missing person's case stands today. The comments below represent the opinion of the writer and do not represent the views or policies of CalCoastNews.com. She was kidnapped.. I believed him but he was probably cheating on me.. IF they knew he was out there murdering, raping etc. 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. Investigators are currently digging under Rubin Flores home in another apparent attempt to find the missing teens body. The same day, investigators also served warrants at an undisclosed location in SLO County and at a location in Washington State. I have worked with Cal Poly interns for years and always ask if they were told anything about Kristen Smart during WOW. Two days after her daughter went missing, Denise Smart got a call from Cal Poly's campus police. Back in 1996, with classes finished before the long Memorial Day weekend, Smart, a 19-year-old California Polytechnic State University, San . By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. James Murphy: They're interested in seeing Paul Flores get convicted and Ruben Flores get held accountable. Margarita Campos: But when we got to the house it was pretty dead too, it was really -- it was like a couple of roommates hanging out playing video games And Kristin was, like oh gosh, there has to be something better than this. "Me, my sister, my cousinPaul has no limits," she said, requesting anonymity. "Paul had this look on his face," the relative said. She was last seen alive with Paul Flores, a classmate who offered to walk an inebriated Smart to her room. In his mug shot, a black eye can faintly been seen. He was required to wear an electronic ankle bracelet. 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. Ann-Marie Christian: She was who she was because of her parents, for sure. We would have had this moments years ago if Cal Poly PD hadnt screwed this up. I blacked out and didnt consent to anything.. And I was like, "nah, I have to study." 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. Paul Flores was the key witness in the 1996 disappearance of Kristin Smart. And it all came back to me. Those dogs led officers to Flores mattress but no hard evidence was found. She didn't think that was OK. During the search, a cadaver dog showed interest in a 1985 Volkswagen Cabriolet, which is currently registered to Ruben and Susan Flores. There was early mistakes made that you can't recover from when you're missing those vital pieces. Margarita Campos: Kristin was like, "come on, let's go, let's go." Recently released court documents detail a one-time immunity deal previously offered to Paul Flores sister, Ermelinda Thomas. He would be stalking me.. 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. At one point, Flores said that he woke up with a black eye. 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. Chris Lambert: He told those friends he just woke up with the black eye. Chris Lambert's podcast caught the attention of millions of listeners and sparked new interest in the decades-old unsolved case of Kristin Smart. The letter from the DAs Office has similar wording about the immunity deal. It's fine. Most knew about it, no thanks to Poly, and now all do thanks to Chris Lambert. In October 2022, Paul Flores, the man long suspected in her disappearance, was found guilty of murder. Alexandra Wallace June 11, 2022. Authorities made clear that they plan to use Flores' alleged predatory behavior against him. They took off running, Jane said. 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. But cadaver dogs told a different story. James Murphy: I'd love to do anything to end their suffering. James Murphy: That suggests that something bad happened in Paul Flores's dorm room. 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. My job was to hunt them. Chris Lambert: A young couple moves into it with their kid. 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. But Paul Flores remained behind bars help without bail. Apparently one witness may be an Australian exchange student who returned home after finals and was unaware of the case. PODCAST EPISODE 3: Something shiny catches her eye next to the front driver side tire. Chris Lambert: That's the upsetting part about it, isn't it? They also did not focus on Paul Flores immediately, waiting six days to formally interview him. Cookie Notice Nothing in this portion of the documents states Thomas accepted the offer of immunity or provided any information to authorities. 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. But further investigation of the Flores's two trucks seemed impossible. Ruben Flores was released on $50,000 bail to his ex-wife. 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. A single woman's earring. Lambert also interviewed a woman who dated Flores until, she says, he became physically and verbally abusive. At that time, the car belonged to Paul Flores' sister Ermelinda Flores, who lived near Cal Poly. The documents detail the competing arguments between prosecutors and attorneys for . PODCAST EPISODE 1: I googled Kristin Smart's name every few years. 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! James Murphy: I'm not at liberty to describe how it was documented. but I knew that I could try to do a small part. But Margarita says, the police did not seem concerned. Margarita Campos: I was expecting her to knock on my door and be, like, "Oh, Margarita, you missed a rager. Paul was born to Ruben Flores (Father) and Susan Flores (Mother). PAUL FLORES: On the advice of my attorney . She did not walk away and go kill herself. If Dan Dow prosecutes the case then the Flores have nothing to worry about. Paul and Ruben Flores appeared before a San Luis Obispo Superior Court judge via Zoom on Monday. This episode goes over immunity offers, legal docs, letters, Paul's elusive Sister Ermelinda and Susan Flores compla. He would tiptoe around everything. Chris Lambert: So, if you believe Paul's story, he goes into his dorm room here. Chris Lambert: Kristin's father would come down and hike every trail he could find on the Central Coast. When Kristin Smart disappeared, Paul Flores's parents Susan and Ruben were separated and living apart. Paul is charged with murder in connection with the 1996. And he leaves her to walk up this walkway. Paul Flores' attorney on Tuesday asked for a hearing to investigate the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney's Office for what he described as bias in the Kristin Smart case. so eventually he unlocked you know, the apartment door, and I left. Our main goal is to bring Kristin Smart home to her family and end this madness for you and your family. Kristin Smart was declared legally dead in May 2002. I was lying down on my back. Jonathan Vigliotti: She had just 40 yards to go and yet she vanished. Thew newspaper adds that the Navy refused to take Flores because of his connection to the Smart case. Neither the ex-boyfriend nor Sarah saw Flores again until they read The Daily Beast story on Kristin Smarts disappearance, where Floress mugshot appeared. During the search, a cadaver dog showed interest in a 1985 Volkswagen Cabriolet, which is currently registered to Ruben and Susan Flores. Even worse they never sealed his dorm room. The Arroyo Grande cops, Jane said, favored Floress story that she willingly drank and had sex that night. I remember thinking: If my moms not home Im going to die right here.. I didn't know how many people were gonna listen. and I was like, "Noooo.". When approached about Janes rape claim, an Arroyo Grande Police Department administrator said in an email that their search revealed no such records exist; therefore, there are no responsive documents. Before their findings, another administrator told The Daily Beast on the phone that because the matter was a sexual assault case it fell under a non-disclosure category and therefore they wouldnt be providing any specific information about it. It is also what the Smarts have been waiting for for more than a quarter of a century. This is really going to be something you dont expect. Someone actually had to fund a newspaper sent to all SLO addresses to tell the truth. 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. 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. Getty Chris Lambert: I think that might have been the biggest misstep that investigators have made to this day. That witness initially came forward to Chris Lambert, who passed the information to the sheriff's office and Murphy. But one of those friends told police Flores already had the black eye when he arrived. 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. Janes mother frantically phoned her father. But Parkinson acknowledges it hasn't been easy. Almost all knew nothing about it, thanks to Poly. I guess the answer is yes. Paul and Ruben were arrested and charged in connection with Kristins death in April 2021. 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. Four months after that futile search, Paul Flores was brought before a grand jury. That's when Denise Smart learned her daughter had not been seen all weekend, and all her belongings were still in her dorm room. In August 2011, a Facebook page dedicated to the search for Smart published his exact address. 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. I've got her. Constructive debate is good; mockery, taunting, and name calling is not. Paul Flores was taken into custody in the Los Angeles area, where he resides. 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. In the crowd, taking it all in, was that podcaster, Chris Lambert. PODCAST EPISODE 2 | WOMAN #2: You wouldn't want to be alone in a room with 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. 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. Hes on top of me. But the investigation is ongoing. 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. She loved swimming and skiing. One day, Jane was congregating in front of the high school when a male friend approached and warned her about one particular junior. And the complaint has some explosive claims about what led investigators to focus under Ruben's deck in the first place. A now-retired FBI agent believes those remains were once buried at the home of Floress mother. His father Ruben Flores charged with being an accessory after the factwas found not guilty. The family attorney refused to comment when reached by The Daily Beast. He returned later that Friday night and they drove to his friends home which Jane described as sparely furnished. When they were deposed by James Murphy, they also insisted their son was not involved. 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