Margarita Campos: Kristin was like, "come on, let's go, let's go." When The Daily Beast tracked Flores down outside his home last month, he didnt mount much of a defense. Ruben Flores and his estranged wife Susan have always denied any role in Kristin Smart's disappearance. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Jonathan Vigliotti: Was this case, given the evidence that was lost early on, doomed from the very beginning? Back in May 1996, Kristin Smart was finishing her freshman year at California Polytechnic State University better known as Cal Poly. But Paul Flores was never charged with any of these incidents. Authorities arrested Ruben Flores after San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's deputies served a search warrant at his Arroyo Grande home. Facebook gives people the. 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. Lourdes Aguiar is the senior producer. PODCAST EPISODE 2 | WOMAN #2: You wouldn't want to be alone in a room with him. One day, Jane was congregating in front of the high school when a male friend approached and warned her about one particular junior. 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. Regresar a la bsqueda. With them is a group of FBI evidence response team members and a search warrant. 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. 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, How a tragic boating crash is connected to the family of Alex Murdaugh, Husband of woman murdered with an ax convicted 40 years after her death, Five deaths with a connection to Alex Murdaugh's family investigated, Florida man tries to use COVID-19 as a cover for murder. Had Flores been caught and convicted of his alleged sexual assault in 1994, perhaps Smart would still be alive. There was early mistakes made that you can't recover from when you're missing those vital pieces. But Flores basketball friends told investigators that he already had the black eye when he showed up for the game. A break in the case happened in 2020 when sheriffs deputies wire-tapped the phones of Flores, his father, and his mother to record their private conversations. For more than two decades, her family, friends, and supporters searched for answers and for justice. Chris Lambert: They did a significant amount of digging underneath the house. Bodega en Renta de $65.000 , 3 baos, 1100 m2 en Arroyo de Las Flores, Jalisco ID 26114512. We both were kids at the same school and so I felt comfortable. That witness initially came forward to Chris Lambert, who passed the information to the sheriff's office and Murphy. He would tiptoe around everything. Chris Lambert: I remember seeing it on the news it was something scary and they were talking about it pretty regularly. I would hear many of my friends tell me Oh he grabbed my butt but I never believed them, Laura said. Friday, May 24, 1996, was the start of the Memorial Day weekend. I called my mom. Murphy has filed a new civil suit against Ruben Flores for the intentional infliction of emotional distress. 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. Ruben lived here with his wife, Susan, and their children, Ermelinda and Paul. I don't think she went back to her dorm at all. The family attorney refused to comment when reached by The Daily Beast. 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. I was lying down on my back. I did have guilt about that. An important tip came in after a February 2020 search of Paul, Susan and Ruben's properties. Paul had this look on his face, the relative said. Paul Flores and his father both pleaded not guilty to all charges at their arraignment. I was crying.. She was too kind-hearted. It's been a long night for the Smart family and San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's detectives as they continued to investigate an Arroyo Grande property belonging to Ruben Flores. The National Read Across America Day takes place every year on March 2, Geisels birthday. And there were those nonstop tales of Flores being touchy-feely with her friends. Ken Blum is the editor. Around 2 a.m., party-goer Tim Davis told Smart that she could not spend the night passed out on the party houses front lawn because it was too cold. In October 1996, Mary and her family moved in. Jonathan Vigliotti: Is there any doubt in your mind that Paul Flores is responsible for the disappearance of Kristin Smart? Eventually they moved in together along with a male roommate in a two-bedroom apartment in nearby Lawndale. Stop! and then it became Stop!!!!!. 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. Neither the ex-boyfriend nor Sarah saw Flores again until they read The Daily Beast story on Kristin Smarts disappearance, where Floress mugshot appeared. 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. 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. So, they did not immediately get a warrant to search Susan Flores's home. It was updated on October 22, 2022.). Jonathan Vigliotti: Is this a case that takes a miracle to solve? PODCAST EPISODE 1: Kristin broke down begging her mother to let her drop out and go somewhere else. Then, in 2011, Ian Parkinson was elected sheriff. They might have found evidence in those vehicles. Ann-Marie Christian: She was who she was because of her parents, for sure. During a camping trip in Fresno, California, in the early 1990s, Floress female cousins playfully swiped and hid his wallet while walking en route to a liquor store to purchase slush puppies. The charming blue house with the picket fence on East Branch Street seemed perfect. 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. 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. He would be stalking me.. I was like It wasnt. James Murphy: And it says wrongful death and then I put murder. Sarah said shes still haunted by Flores. ), 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.. It wasn't until Kristin's roommate returned to their dorm room, that Margarita realized Kristin never came home. Chris Lambert: I wish I knew why. 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. so eventually he unlocked you know, the apartment door, and I left. I remember being home watching the news about Kristin Smart and there goes Paul, she recalled. When Lambert later told Kristin's mother, Denise, about those early morning beeping sounds in Susan Flores's backyard, he said her reaction was "shock we just kind of stared at each other for a good long time I think it took a while to settle in, that this could potentially be huge." They had become close friends despite their differences. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. What happens next? Like what may have been discovered in March 2021 when investigators searched Ruben Flores' house using cadaver dogs and ground penetrating radar. Later, he told detectives that Smart was walking just fine and returned to her dorm while he returned to his dorm. So, I said, "you better turn some lights on right now and let me out or I'm going to scream." He's going to find her body, which is awful for a parent. They asked him not to use their names: PODCAST EPISODE 2 | WOMAN #1: Well his nickname was "Scary Paul.". One late night at a Hermosa Beach bar Flores courted a 21-year-old student whom well call Laura. The moment still haunts her. This 9-room home sits on 40,000 square feet of land, which was purchased by the Flores family in 1990. In March 2021, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant at the Arroyo Grande home of Ruben Flores. BOE-A-2023-5092 Orden JUS/181/2023, de 21 de febrero, por la que se aprueba la relacin provisional de personas admitidas y excluidas en el proceso selectivo para acceso libre, al Cuerpo de Gestin Procesal y Administrativa de la Administracin de Justicia, convocado por Orden JUS/1254/2022, de 7 de diciembre. They are aware that they had no eye witnesses, a body was not recovered, there is no physical evidence, and no forensic evidence, Sanger said. Jane said she kept this secret for yearseven from her husband. and I was like, "Noooo.". Get off her.. She made a decision that shes regretted ever since. Paul would try to get Kristins attention and she was too nice to tell him off. Instead, on Monday, May 27, Denise Pearce says the Smarts got a call from Cal Poly's campus police asking if Kristin was with them. Also known as Melinda E Flores. Authorities made clear that they plan to use Flores' alleged predatory behavior against him. CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti tracked Flores down to try and get some answers. So, she slowed down and walked with them. JAMES MURPHY: Do you have any information as to where Kristin Smart's body is located? Produced by Lisa Freed. 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. And that's what I've been doing for a long, long time, along with a lot of other people. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. But while campus police weren't doing much, Kristin's parents were doing whatever they could to find their daughter. I told him, You never do this again! As she told Chris Lambert, "In the master bedroom, I'm hearing this 'beep beep' every night at 4:20, or 4:20 in the morning." View Details. I've got her. And very chilling. Lives in: Arroyo Grande CA. He apparently would tag along with a sloshed friend, crashing off-campus parties together wherever she was. They also did not focus on Paul Flores immediately, waiting six days to formally interview him. 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. JAMES MURPHY: In May of 96 were you a student at Cal Poly? The day after my sister disappeared, Paul Flores had a black eye and scratches on him. So, when they were invited to a party that Friday night, Kristin was excited to go. I remember thinking: If my moms not home Im going to die right here.. First published on November 27, 2020 / 8:14 AM. You wouldn't let any of your friends be drunk around him. Susan P Flores Age 71. The Smarts' younger daughter, Lindsey, described her parents to Vigliotti: "I think they're like carrying boulders on their backs.". Often, Sarah would be at one party or another and there was Flores. Margarita Campos: To this day, like, I was like, why why did I just let her go by herself? You just don't talk, and you get away with it. DAN DOW [press conference]: The allegation against Ruben is that he helped to conceal Kristen's body after the murder was committed. 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. His father, Ruben Flores, is also on trial because investigators charged him with hiding Smarts body. Early on, a small group of volunteers also looked for Kristin. The Arroyo Grande cops, Jane said, favored Floress story that she willingly drank and had sex that night. Thats when everyone got involved, she said. In his mug shot, a black eye can faintly been seen. Chris Lambert, who worked as a CBS News consultant, pieced together what he learned from people who were there that night. According to a county probation bail report obtained by the San Luis Obispo Tribune, "biological evidence" was found under Ruben's deck. Just very involved with their children. In October 2022, Paul Flores, the man long suspected in her disappearance, was found guilty of murder. In the meantime, Paul Flores moved to Southern California, where he bounced from job to job. It is every parent's worst nightmare. But every Sunday when she called her parents, they encouraged her to stick it out. 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. She was the last person other than Paul Flores to see Kristin alive. Mary Lassiter says the earring she found in the driveway matched the necklace Kristin Smart is seen wearing on this billboard. I have this PTSD fear of someone kicking the door in.. In October 2022, Paul. But the Flores's have fought back, suing the Smarts for intentional infliction of emotional distress. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. James Murphy: To see them in custody was a feeling of great joy for me. Lambert began looking into what happened to Kristin, collecting articles and documents, chasing down leads and tracking down anyone with information. As of this date, Paul is single. Chris Lambert: It's mostly frat guys from the Kappa Chi fraternity. 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. PAUL FLORES: On the advice of my attorney . During one interrogation with campus police on May 28, 1996, Flores story changed about what happened after Anderson left. Chris Lambert was just 8 years old when Kristin Smart vanished on her way home from a college party in San Luis Obispo, California. Its not a lie. In the fall of 1996, a young mother named Mary Lassiter was looking for a house to rent in Arroyo Grande, California. Her dorm entrance is right over here. Paul Flores spotted July 29,2017, in Food4Less grocery store located in Arroyo Grande, CA. / CBS News. 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. To declare to the public if you stay quiet, you will get away with this. Im good, he said in response to questions about Smarts disappearance. On October 18, 2022, Paul Flores was found guilty of first-degree murder. After the four students had walked about halfway back to the dorms, Paul Flores told Davis and Anderson, Dont worry I got her, Ill take her from here, according to prosecutors. Have a good day, he said. The dogs handler said one dog went screaming down the hallway, made a U-turn, and stopped right in front of (Flores) dorm room, the prosecutor said. And I was, like, "uh OK, fine.". Flores roommate was out of town that weekend, and Paul knew he had three full days in that room (alone), Peuvrelle told the jury. The lawsuit claims they were moving Kristin's remains. However hard she and her father fought back, there was no chance they were going to get beyond the he said, she said. I was drunk and he had a witness and I didnt, Jane said. 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When he arrived she stayed at home while Janes father hightailed it to Arroyo Grande Community Hospital. By the end of the evening she was found passed out on the lawn next door and needed help to get back to the dorm. Kristin Smart went missing from Cal Poly in 1996. I told her I didn't I didn't want to go. I said, Stop it. A jury acquitted Ruben Flores of the charge of being an accessory after the fact. AKA: Susan Flores, Sue P Flores. Flores told campus police that he never talked to Smart at the house party, but multiple witnesses who were at the party saw the two talking together next to a tiki bar inside the house. More critical evidence was seized when investigators used ground-penetratingly radar that found a grave where Smarts body was once buried in the Flores familys backyard, according to prosecutors. He says they are Ruben's ex-wife Susan and her boyfriend. But perhaps Mary Lassiter's most disturbing story was about being awakened very early in the morning by a beeping sound coming from the backyard. He was required to wear an electronic ankle bracelet. SALINAS, Calif. (KRON) In the wake of Kristin Smarts disappearance from Cal Polys campus, detectives knew Paul Flores was lying through his teeth, according to prosecutors. Murphy and Sinclair promised the Smarts the billboard will stay until their daughter is found. Podcaster Chris Lambert says that after 24 years, "I think it's time [for Flores] to talk." But soon Flores took his shot with Jane after another drop-off at her moms house. Chris Lambert: He told those friends he just woke up with the black eye. Susan's house was finally searched in March 1997 nine months after Kristin disappeared but nothing was found. He promised the Smarts that solving Kristin's case would be a priority. DAN DOW [press conference]: It is alleged that Mr. Flores caused the death of Kristen Smart while in the commission of or attempted rape. Ann-Marie Christian: became friends with Kristin in elementary school. A popular true-crime podcast, Your Own Backyard, revived public interest in Smarts disappearance. "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. This boy walked up to me and said Oh hey, you need to be careful of that Paul Flores, I think hes stalking you. suddenly major pieces of evidence came forward. Like the Smart's civil case, theirs also has been on hold. 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. His parents have always denied knowing anything about Kristin's disappearance and insist their son was not involved. Chris Lambert: At that point I don't think they had ever dealt with a missing person, a possibly murdered person. He'd go through tunnels, under bridges, looking for his daughter and expecting best case scenario. Prosecutors Think Paul Flores Tried to Rape Kristin Smart in Dorm Room Before Killing Her On April 13, Paul's father, Ruben Flores, 80, was also arrested and charged with being an accessory. A single woman's earring. Just two years later Flores was named as the sole suspect in the disappearance of another woman under almost identical circumstances: Kristin Smart. And yes, we did find physical evidence at, at least two homes. She told Lambert that after several months, the beeping stopped. A very close-knit family. Smart, a native of Stockton, was nearing the end of her. It was never like Hey you want to go hookup? He never made advances and he would just say Hi at school.. October 22, 2022 / 10:10 PM and offers to help. 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Kristin Smart has been missing since 1996 and the San Luis County Obispo District Attorney allege she was killed during a rape. 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. Through the years, the Smarts have kept pressure on the Flores family. 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. 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. 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. So now you've got three different stories about how he got that black eye. They took off running, Jane said. An earring that appeared to match the necklace Kristin is wearing on the billboard. He later argued that the biological evidence found under the deck was not conclusively human blood. D.A. "48 Hours" agreed. Kristin Smart Murder Trial: Who's who The judge only allowed 1 media pool camera inside the courtroom. On Monday, deputies served a sealed search warrant at the home of Ruben Flores. Chris Lambert: I brought them a number of witnesses that they were very interested in. After all these years, Sheriff Parkinson says that Paul Flores continues to be their number one suspect. The next morning, Margarita waited to hear from Kristin. But remarkably, the same thing happened with three more dogs. He was seeing someone on the side who he called his friend, she said. A . Mary Lassiter says the earring she found in the driveway matched the necklace Kristin Smart is seen wearing on this billboard. Jonathan Vigliotti: There was a lot of focus on how Kristin was drinking what sounded a lot like victim shaming. PODCAST EPISODE 3: Something shiny catches her eye next to the front driver side tire. At the time, she was a 19-year-old freshman at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, who'd grown up in Stockton, Calif. On the night of her disappearance, she was spotted at a house party, which she left with three people. It wasnt like some older guy or anything.. Flores and Smart were both 19-year-old freshmen Cal Poly students who attended the same party the night she vanished, on May 25, 1996. Clockwise from left, Kristin, Denise, Stan, Matt and Lindsey. This is about the facts. It's just a motivator for me. Because of the statute of limitations, Dow says, Paul Flores can't be charged with rape. A woman nearby screamed at Flores to get off her and threatened to call the cops, she said. The murder trial began on Monday with opening statements from prosecutors and Flores defense attorney. D.A. Her parents, Denise and Stan were both educators who encouraged their kids' passions. PAUL FLORES: On the advice of my attorney, I refuse to answer that question based on the fifth amendment of the United States Constitution. 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. November 27, 2020 / 8:14 AM I guess you can call it little white lies, Flores told detectives. D.A. Lindsey Smart Stewart: It just amazes me the amount of evidence that's available, yet nothing has happened. And it was only 250 miles from Stockton, California, where she grew up with Lindsey and their brother Matt. The Smart family. 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. Denise Pearce: The investigation was completely botched by the campus police. Flores admitted he promised another student, CherylAnderson, that he would make sure Smart made it back to her dorm room in Muir Hall safely from the party. In 2002, after getting kicked out of Cal Poly, rejected by the Navy, and flipping burgers, Flores matriculated at LA Harbor Community College. Murphy immediately filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Flores in civil court. In the crowd, taking it all in, was that podcaster, Chris Lambert. James Murphy: I'd love to do anything to end their suffering. Acerca; Prensa; 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. Somos la comunidad inmobiliaria ms grande de Mxico que conecta de forma gratuita a quienes ofrecen y buscan cualquier tipo de propiedad. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Paul Flores may have wanted a fresh start in Southern California, but Chris Lambert says, he could not seem to break old habits. He promised the Smarts that solving Kristin's case would be a priority. James Murphy: There's no way to get evidence back once you've lost it. And according to that probation report, "dozens of women have recounted Paul Flores' sexual assaults and predatory behavior that document his 25 years as a serial rapist." Kristin's parents have spent more than two decades hoping for any clue that would lead them to their beloved daughter. Chris Lambert's podcast caught the attention of millions of listeners and sparked new interest in the decades-old unsolved case of Kristin Smart. I didn't know how many people were gonna listen. I was throwing up and they were saying Oh this bitch! and This bitch better not throw up on me.. Lindsey Smart Stewart: "You should go to Cal Poly. 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. Jonathan Vigliotti: She had just 40 yards to go and yet she vanished. 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. In 2011, the Smarts hoped those boulders would become a little lighter when Ian Parkinson became the new sheriff of San Luis Obispo County. He claimed he didnt even know her name, Peuvrelle said. 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! Flores wasn't talking. The Smarts say they tried to file a missing person's report with the local police but were told it was too early, and the FBI told them Cal Poly police were in charge. 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