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So, I said, "you better turn some lights on right now and let me out or I'm going to scream." I would hear many of my friends tell me Oh he grabbed my butt but I never believed them, Laura said. She has not been charged with any crimes in connection with the case. I did have guilt about that. When Anderson looked back one last time at Flores and Smart, she saw that he was leading Smart toward his dorm, Santa Lucia Hall, not Muir Hall, the prosecutor told the jury. I remember being home watching the news about Kristin Smart and there goes Paul, she recalled. It has been called Dr. Seuss Day because of this. You wouldn't let any of your friends be drunk around him. The lawsuit claims they were moving Kristin's remains. At least one, since The Daily Beast began reporting, said she has been interviewed by the San Luis Obispo Sheriffs Office. So, she slowed down and walked with them. The Kristin Smart disappearance: After 26 years, Paul Flores is convicted of murder. Smart was talking with and socializing with several different males at the party. Four months earlier, Kristin Smart, a freshman at California Polytechnic State University better known as Cal Poly had gone to a party on Friday, May 24 the start of the Memorial Day weekend. The moment still haunts her. Margarita soon decided she'd had enough. Still she stuck around until Flores allegedly laid his hands on her aggressively again. She has not been charged with any crimes in connection with the case. 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. And she's like, "please come with me. Because of the statute of limitations, Dow says, Paul Flores can't be charged with rape. Chris Lambert: The only thing he would confirm on tape is that his name is Paul Flores. But one of those friends told police Flores already had the black eye when he arrived. 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. She never saw accepting the rides as anything but wholesome. But Flores' basketball friends told investigators that he already had the. 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. Chris Lambert: It's mostly frat guys from the Kappa Chi fraternity. Mike McHugh is the producer-editor. PODCAST EPISODE 2 [LAMBERT READING REPORT] Smart does not have any close friends at Cal Poly. Denise Pearce says that was a crushing blow for the Smart family. Nineteen-year-old Kristin Smart disappeared Memorial Day weekend of 1996. Smart was last seen with Flores's son Paul. 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. During opening statements of Flores murder trial this week, prosecutors played a video of Flores stumbling over questions from Cal Poly campus police detectives inside an interrogation room. She told Lambert that after several months, the beeping stopped. She was saved by their male roommate, who barged in because of Lauras blood-curdling screams. There was no change in the soil consistent with that.. Chris Lambert: Kristin became incredibly intoxicated, whether she was drugged or whether she just had a lot to drink in a short amount of time She ends up passed out on the lawn next door. And I was screaming. Just five months before Kristin disappeared, San Luis Obispo Police received a call from a student living off campus. DAN DOW [press conference]: It is alleged that Mr. Flores caused the death of Kristen Smart while in the commission of or attempted rape. 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. But Parkinson acknowledges it hasn't been easy. 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. He claimed he didnt even know her name, Peuvrelle said. "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. Just two years. Like the Smart's civil case, theirs also has been on hold. During one interrogation with campus police on May 28, 1996, Flores story changed about what happened after Anderson left. James Murphy: To see them in custody was a feeling of great joy for me. But Paul Flores remained behind bars help without bail. Kristin's parents have spent more than two decades hoping for any clue that would lead them to their beloved daughter. San Luis Obispo County. Chris Lambert spoke with some women who knew Flores back then. It is also what the Smarts have been waiting for for more than a quarter of a century. Hes on top of me. Ann-Marie Christian: Her parents reminded me of my parents. But he entreated each woman who came forward to tell their story to The Daily Beast to reach out to his department. JAMES MURPHY: Has your son ever told you that he did not kill Kristin Smart? No-no-no. School was over, so campus police found an empty room that had been sanitized by the university's cleaning crew. In the crowd, taking it all in, was that podcaster, Chris Lambert. One late night at a Hermosa Beach bar Flores courted a 21-year-old student whom well call Laura. A woman nearby screamed at Flores to get off her and threatened to call the cops, she said. He was the last person seen with her. In October 1996, Mary and her family moved in. She told him that shortly after moving in, she was washing her car in the driveway and found an earring next to the left front tire. 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. Once Jane was admitted her story seemed to fall on deaf ears. Early on, a small group of volunteers also looked for Kristin. Denise Pearce: The phone call never comes. She graduated from San Perlita as valedictorian to the class of 1953 to proceed her education at James R . The Arroyo Grande cops, Jane said, favored Floress story that she willingly drank and had sex that night. A hundred percent that was happening. The duplex was located up the same street from where her mom resided. Lindsey Smart Stewart: Right. Please come with me." But Mary Lassiter says the earring matched the necklace Kristin is seen wearing on the billboard. 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. Resides in Blue Bell, PA. ), 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 wasnt like some older guy or anything.. Margarita Campos: I'll never forget her shadow against the building, this apartment complex, just standing like kind of cross-armed with the long leg And she was just kind of like looking at me like, [sighs] you're really walking away now, like you're really, you're leaving? Paul Flores did not have a car on campus, so Murphy surmises he had to have had help. 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. 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. But 22 years later, when he couldn't find any recent stories about the case, he decided to do something. On October 18, 2022, Paul Flores was found guilty of first-degree murder. Even though he'd never investigated anything before, Lambert quit his job to create a podcast about the case. With them is a group of FBI evidence response team members and a search warrant. Lambert began looking into what happened to Kristin, collecting articles and documents, chasing down leads and tracking down anyone with information. Our roommate came in and yelled Leave her alone. Susan Flores and her boyfriend were never charged in the case. 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. Also known as Melinda E Flores. (No video or audio). Her parents, Denise and Stan were both educators who encouraged their kids' passions. Regresar a la bsqueda. They're known for being a really safe school.". I dont like to talk about that day.. PODCAST EPISODE 1: I googled Kristin Smart's name every few years. You never look at her again! Why? 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. Chris Lambert: I personally think that wherever Kristin went, Paul was there with her. The Smart's attorney James Murphy, and his wife and office manager Garin Sinclair, have had Kristin's billboard in their front yard since late 1997. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. She was pushing herself out of her comfort zone. 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. I was like It wasnt. 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. Chris Lambert: I brought them a number of witnesses that they were very interested in. Jonathan Vigliotti: Is there any doubt in your mind that Paul Flores is responsible for the disappearance of Kristin Smart? It's, like, she has nothing on her. It had been the focus of widespread speculation for more than two decades especially her planter boxes. It was never like Hey you want to go hookup? He never made advances and he would just say Hi at school.. James Murphy: There's no way to get evidence back once you've lost it. DAN DOW [press conference]: We don't have evidence sufficient to charge anyone else at this time. And the complaint has some explosive claims about what led investigators to focus under Ruben's deck in the first place. When they were deposed by James Murphy, they also insisted their son was not involved. The interrogation was recorded just days after Smarts college friends alerted police that she was missing. Jonathan Vigliotti: She had just 40 yards to go and yet she vanished. PAUL FLORES: On the advice of my attorney . James Murphy: Somebody found an earring that they say was Kristin Smart's jewelry in the driveway. 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. Facts will show law enforcement was aware that they did not have a case. Smarts body has never been found. And the body's not there now. Just weeks later, Kristin's frustrated parents contacted James Murphy, a local civil attorney. Over the years, Susan Flores's backyard has been the focus of widespread speculation because of stories like the ones Mary Lassiter told Chris Lambert. It is believed she is deceased, but there is no evidence of what happened to her after Paul Flores left her. But remarkably, the same thing happened with three more dogs. Denise Pearce | Longtime family friend: Things were gonna get better and, you know, and and they did. 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. In high school he was known as a loner. So, they did not immediately get a warrant to search Susan Flores's home. In the months after Kristin's disappearance, one truck was traded in and the other was reported stolen. Those were kind of unspoken things. 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. Chris Lambert: I wish I knew why. Im fine. Ermelinda Flores After a wonderful life, Ermelinda Correa-Flores, 89, entered an eternal rest in her own home in Richland, MO on Sunday, June 19, 2022.<br>Ermelinda was born on June 29, 1932, in San Perlita, Texas to Rafela Posada. This boy walked up to me and said Oh hey, you need to be careful of that Paul Flores, I think hes stalking you. James Murphy and Garin Sinclair look at the billboard that has been in their front yard for more than two decades. 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. PODCAST EPISODE 2: So, with Cheryl's account alone, we have an unsettling picture of Paul . Even when law enforcement let them down, they refused to give up. Just very involved with their children. Denise Pearce: To be almost there. 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. She was gone. 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. AKA: Susan Flores, Sue P Flores. His father, Ruben Flores, is also on trial because investigators charged him with hiding Smarts body. Her dorm entrance is right over here. Kristin Smart went missing from Cal Poly in 1996. Lambert also interviewed a woman who dated Flores until, she says, he became physically and verbally abusive. Even worse they never sealed his dorm room. 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. They believe they can prove Paul Flores is responsible for the disappearance of Kristin Smart. But Sarah kneed Flores in the groin and kicked him in the shin before dashing off into the party. But cadaver dogs told a different story. I wasnt freaked out.. There's no question about it. Had Flores been caught and convicted of his alleged sexual assault in 1994, perhaps Smart would still be alive. most importantly they wanna find their daughter. He hired a detective to work full time on the case, and over the past nine years deputies have carried out searches, conducted new interviews, and gathered additional evidence. The dogs were trained and certified to detect human remains. Chris Lambert: And that's when they're told that earring has been misplaced. In October 2022, Paul Flores, the man long suspected in her disappearance, was found guilty of murder. but I knew that I could try to do a small part. We were standing by the washer and dryer and we were arguing and he shouted, No! and slapped my arm, Laura said. And yes, we believe it's linked to Kristin. 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 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. In his mug shot, a black eye can faintly been seen. Denise Pearce: Kristin hasn't come home And we're not sure where she is We don't know anything. 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. D.A. You just don't talk, and you get away with it. People who were there have said she was intoxicated. But I've seen it. But Paul Flores was never charged with any of these incidents. When Kristin Smart disappeared, Paul Flores's parents Susan and Ruben were separated and living apart. Murphy has filed a new civil suit against Ruben Flores for the intentional infliction of emotional distress. Susan Flores's backyard has been the focus of widespread speculation. Like so many freshmen, Kristin struggled. 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. 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. The Lassisters say soon after, strange postcards began showing up in their mailbox. Lindsey Smart Stewart: She definitely, like, took advantage of life, seized the day she was super ambitious and was determined you know, to find the next adventure. The backyard was all concrete except for a couple of areas where planter boxes had been created by cutting out the concrete and filling them with soil. His podcast, "Your Own Backyard," has become a big hit attracting millions of listeners eager to hear every detail surrounding this unsolved case. But you have to understand, she was a really independent free spirit. PODCAST EPISODE 3 | MARY LASSITER: It was like a red thing and it was like a smudge-like fingerprinted look on the back, just red, like maroon, like old looking and the smudge that it was like half a fingerprint. 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. But it's Susan Flores's concrete backyard that initially received a lot of attention. Related to: Ruben R Flores, Ermelinda M Thomas, Paul R Flores, Rachel H Flores, Ruben Flores. Like what may have been discovered in March 2021 when investigators searched Ruben Flores' house using cadaver dogs and ground penetrating radar. James Murphy: The question for decades was "Well, where did the body go?". But Lindsey says her sister was happiest when she was traveling. Margarita Campos: I was expecting her to knock on my door and be, like, "Oh, Margarita, you missed a rager. We would highly recommend that those people get in contact with us as soon as possible so we could investigate this further, he said. But a massive search did not happen until she'd been gone for more than a month. I knocked on her door, and I thought she was just sleeping, or she went out and about, you know? And when they did . But as Chris Lambert learned, campus police did not act right away. 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. Margarita Campos: She was absolutely sober when I left her. And then months and months later, they'd reach back out and say, can you get us in touch with this person again? 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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. He was seeing someone on the side who he called his friend, she said. There was early mistakes made that you can't recover from when you're missing those vital pieces. Jonathan Vigliotti: How did you know she hadn't been back? He believes that meant "the batteries went dead and that the object that was beeping hadn't been there very long.". After seizing an old car, digging in the back yard and taking evidence San Luis Obispo County sheriff deputies concluded a two search of an Arroyo Grande home related to the 1996. James Murphy: Well, the location where all this activity occurred is where they found the biological material. Lawyers representing Paul Flores, a man found guilty last year of murdering Kristin Smart in San Luis Obispo in 1996, filed motions last week to dismiss the jury verdict and for a new trial. Jonathan Vigliotti: There was a lot of evidence that could have been gathered, that wasn't. Not at all. 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. Kristin Smart and Paul Flores were briefly seen speaking to each other during the party. D.A. 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 day after my sister disappeared, Paul Flores had a black eye and scratches on him. 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. And that's what I've been doing for a long, long time, along with a lot of other people. It might be helpful to the investigation.. James Murphy: So why would Susan Flores, her boyfriend, and Ruben Flores be up all night long working under that deck. Jonathan Vigliotti: Is this a case that takes a miracle to solve? Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. They might have found evidence in those vehicles. What happened in the privacy of his room that night? Peuvrelle asked the jury. Critics called. On Monday, deputies served a sealed search warrant at the home of Ruben Flores. View Details. October 22, 2022 / 10:10 PM Im good, he said in response to questions about Smarts disappearance. SUSAN FLORES: [Long pause, grabs water bottle] Of course not. PAUL FLORES: On the advice of my attorney, I refuse to answer that question based on the fifth amendment of the United States Constitution. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. 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. According to multiple party-goers, Smart was incapacitated unable to walk or stand on her own because of something she drank at the party, DeputyDistrict AttorneyChristopherPeuvrelle told the jury. By the time they called the Cal Poly campus police, Kristin had been missing for more than 48 hours. She loved swimming and skiing. I would turn around and he would be right there lurking, the woman, referred to here by a pseudonym, said. PODCAST EPISODE 3: Something shiny catches her eye next to the front driver side tire. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Other names that Ermelinda uses includes Ermelinda M Macarthur, Ermelinda M Flores, Ermelinda M Mac Arthur, Ermelinda Flores and Ermelinda M Thomas. Chris Lambert: They didn't bring cadaver dogs with them. / CBS News. 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." I also brought them witnesses that they had no interest in whatsoever. But was there evidence possibly placing Kristin Smart at his mother's home? 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. For more than two decades, her family, friends, and supporters searched for answers and for justice. 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. Chris Lambert was just 8 years old when Kristin Smart vanished on her way home from a college party in San Luis Obispo, California. James Murphy: The podcast is out. 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.. In one of Paul's police interviews he mentioned that he wanted to be let out of the interview because he needed to help clean up concrete at his mom's house So, what was being done in Susan Flores's backyard in the weeks after Kristin went missing? Ermelinda Flores, 81. A student named Paul Flores, Susan's son, volunteered to take her back. Jonathan Vigliotti found Flores outside his home in Southern California and asked him a number of questions about Kristin's disappearance. Paul Flores - Cal Poly student and Food Science major, Paul Flores lived on campus in room #128 of Santa Lucia Hall Dormitory. And while they did not rush to investigate Flores, Kristin's family says campus police were very quick to judge her. I was crying.. 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. Any evidence that might have been there was long gone. In 2002, after getting kicked out of Cal Poly, rejected by the Navy, and flipping burgers, Flores matriculated at LA Harbor Community College. I guess you can call it little white lies, Flores told detectives. 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. In the fall of 1996, a young mother named Mary Lassiter was looking for a house to rent in Arroyo Grande, California. 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. The two girls walked to an area off campus where there were fraternities, sororities and residential housing for students. She made a decision that shes regretted ever since. 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