In 2011, the Smarts hoped those boulders would become a little lighter when Ian Parkinson became the new sheriff of San Luis Obispo County. It would be three more years before the property was searched again. Flores roommate was out of town that weekend, and Paul knew he had three full days in that room (alone), Peuvrelle told the jury. And the complaint has some explosive claims about what led investigators to focus under Ruben's deck in the first place. Dave Minsky,. Nineteen-year-old Kristin Smart disappeared Memorial Day weekend of 1996. So, I said, "you better turn some lights on right now and let me out or I'm going to scream." Somos la comunidad inmobiliaria ms grande de Mxico que conecta de forma gratuita a quienes ofrecen y buscan cualquier tipo de propiedad. Once the dogs were let inside the room, they alerted to a corner of Flores bed mattress. ", 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.". every piece of evidence points directly at Paul Flores. Some of those women who did not want their real names used told Lambert about their encounters with him. 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. I was like, Who the hell do you think you are?. I dont like to talk about it to even him, she said. On October 18, 2022, Paul Flores was found guilty of first-degree murder. to find the next challenge. You just don't talk, and you get away with it. The earring was turned over to the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office, but investigators will never know if it belonged to Kristin, because it was misplaced. It's just a motivator for me. 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. and offers to help. E Branch St, Arroyo Grande, CA Plus Addresses In Torrance, CA | San Pedro, CA Relatives Paul Ruben Flores Ermelinda Marie Flores Susan P Flores Paul F Gil View details Phone Numbers (805) nay - peek (805) nay - peek + 1 more View Details AGE 40s Ruben D Flores Santa Barbara, CA (Mesa) Aliases Ruben Flores-Diazchavez Ruben D Flores Espinoza When The Daily Beast tracked Flores down outside his home last month, he didnt mount much of a defense. 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. [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. 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. Prosecutors said Smart began falling down shortly after she was seen at the Tiki bar with Flores. I was lying down on my back. She saw Paul taking Kristin toward his dorm to the left, the prosecutor said. It is also what the Smarts have been waiting for for more than a quarter of a century. 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 lawsuit claims they were moving Kristin's remains. But every Sunday when she called her parents, they encouraged her to stick it out. His podcast, "Your Own Backyard," has become a big hit attracting millions of listeners eager to hear every detail surrounding this unsolved case. He invoked the Fifth Amendment 27 times. Like the Smart's civil case, theirs also has been on hold. In 1997 when Paul Flores was deposed for the civil suit, the only thing he would confirm on tape was his name. So, she slowed down and walked with them. Two days after Kristin Smart vanished, Paul Flores went to the Arroyo Grande Police Department because of an outstanding DUI warrant. One late night at a Hermosa Beach bar Flores courted a 21-year-old student whom well call Laura. But Margarita says, the police did not seem concerned. 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. Even though he'd never investigated anything before, Lambert quit his job to create a podcast about the case. Over the years, while Stan Smart hiked every trail around California's Central Coast in hopes of finding Kristin's remains, Denise relentlessly pushed law enforcement to do more. Chris Lambert: There was a man climbing her trellis and trying to get inside her balcony, very intoxicated and refusing to leave. Denise Pearce: The investigation was completely botched by the campus police. 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. Murphy alleges four nights later, strange activity was seen at Ruben's house. But Mary Lassiter says the earring matched the necklace Kristin is seen wearing on the billboard. And it all came back to me. But a massive search did not happen until she'd been gone for more than a month. I also brought them witnesses that they had no interest in whatsoever. One of them was Paul Flores, who, to this day, Kristin's family believes abducted and likely killed her. She was the last person other than Paul Flores to see Kristin alive. James Murphy: They're interested in seeing Paul Flores get convicted and Ruben Flores get held accountable. 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. I don't know if Kristin knew anybody there. PODCAST EPISODE 3: Something shiny catches her eye next to the front driver side tire. James Murphy: I'm not at liberty to describe how it was documented. She spotted an ad for a rental that a woman named Susan Flores had put in the local newspaper. In October 2022, Paul Flores, the man long suspected in her disappearance, was found guilty of murder. Denise Pearce says that was a crushing blow for the Smart family. First, he told detectives that Smart was having difficulty walking on her own. When they were deposed by James Murphy, they also insisted their son was not involved. 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. He was staring at my face looking at me and he was enjoying himself.. Paul Flores was lying through his teeth to law enforcement, Peuvrelle told the jury. 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? It was updated on October 22, 2022.). Ruben Flores defense attorney is slated to deliver his opening statements when the two trials resume on Thursday in a Monterey County courtroom. Even worse they never sealed his dorm room. I said, Stop it. Related to: Ruben R Flores, Ermelinda M Thomas, Paul R Flores, Rachel H Flores, Ruben Flores. With them is a group of FBI evidence response team members and a search warrant. But further investigation of the Flores's two trucks seemed impossible. I think they're just waiting to see what the outcome is going to be. 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. By the time they called the Cal Poly campus police, Kristin had been missing for more than 48 hours. They believe they can prove Paul Flores is responsible for the disappearance of Kristin Smart. 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. That could have been me.. Ermelinda Flores' property in Washington state has been searched by investigators in February 2020. 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. When they showed up, it was Paul Flores. My mom opened the door and she cries, Oh my God!. Includes Address (7) Phone (7) Email (2) See Results. Why? Investigators could have excavated the yard, but their decision not to was a crushing blow for the Smart family. Detectives asked Flores about a visible black eye on his face. But he entreated each woman who came forward to tell their story to The Daily Beast to reach out to his department. 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. The next thing I know is the cops telling me We cant do anything because [Paul] and his friend are saying she was drunk and it was consensual., But Jane said she fought to get them to reconsider. All of Kristin's personal belongings including her purse, her money, her I.D. 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. This 9-room home sits on 40,000 square feet of land, which was purchased by the Flores family in 1990. Jonathan Vigliotti: There was a lot of evidence that could have been gathered, that wasn't. During one interrogation with campus police on May 28, 1996, Flores story changed about what happened after Anderson left. Kristin Smart went missing from Cal Poly in 1996. FBI via AP, File. Multiple attempts to reach Flores and his parents to comment on the new accusations were unsuccessful. . Lambert began looking into what happened to Kristin, collecting articles and documents, chasing down leads and tracking down anyone with information. She was looking forward to hearing from Kristin that Sunday. To declare to the public if you stay quiet, you will get away with this. Paul Flores escorted Smart back to her dorm after an off-campus party. 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. Her parents, Denise and Stan were both educators who encouraged their kids' passions. I'm going to go back to the dorms. Chris Lambert: They didn't bring cadaver dogs with them. Last month, authorities searched Ruben Flores' home in Arroyo Grande. At the time, they did not know about a missing college student. D.A. ), 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.. Meanwhile, three other women told The Daily Beast that Flores sexually assaulted them after Janes assault and Smarts disappearance. 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. 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. 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. I never realized its the same guy that harassed [Sarah], he said. She has not been charged with any crimes in connection with the case. Margarita Campos: I was, like, "Kristin, I'm going to go back home. Chris Lambert: The only thing he would confirm on tape is that his name is Paul Flores. JAMES MURPHY: What is your present residence address? Denise Pearce: Kristin hasn't come home And we're not sure where she is We don't know anything. But remarkably, the same thing happened with three more dogs. 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. Paul Flores lives in San Pedro, CA; previous city include Arroyo Grande CA. 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. And very chilling. Chris Lambert: It was never marked as evidence apparently. He has not been charged in those incidents. 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. They were after Paul Flores for an outstanding DUI warrant. For more than two decades, her family, friends, and supporters searched for answers and for justice. DAN DOW [press conference]: The allegation against Ruben is that he helped to conceal Kristen's body after the murder was committed. It has been called Dr. Seuss Day because of this. 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. Flores claimed he walked Smart to her dorm at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo on May 25, 1996 after a night of binge drinking. And I was, like, "uh OK, fine.". But 22 years later, when he couldn't find any recent stories about the case, he decided to do something. Chris Lambert: I don't think she ever imagined that Kristin would end up dead by the end of the night. Regresar a la bsqueda. By the time they inspected Flores's room, Kristin had been gone for 16 days. Lindsey Smart Stewart: It just amazes me the amount of evidence that's available, yet nothing has happened. These new allegations against Paul Flores are very troubling and deserve to be thoroughly investigated. Any evidence that might have been there was long gone. 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! He'd go anywhere. JAMES MURPHY: Do you have any information as to where Kristin Smart's body is located? She loved swimming and skiing. One of Kristins closest college friends, Steve Fleming, noticed that Paul Flores would linger around Smarts dorm hall even though he didnt live there. He was the last person seen with her. Its not a lie. They took off running, Jane said. Not at all. CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti tracked Flores down to try and get some answers. It sounded like a digital watch alarm, but Lassiter couldn't find a watch anywhere outside. He says they are Ruben's ex-wife Susan and her boyfriend. I don't think she went back to her dorm at all. I was like Oh my God. PODCAST EPISODE 4: And he had like a butter knife and he like held it to my neck. Im fine. Like so many freshmen, Kristin struggled. Little is known since the proceedings are kept secret, but no charges were ever filed. 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. Chris Lambert told Jonathan Vigliotti, "It drove [Mary Lassiter] crazy and she went out there many times in the middle of the night to try to find it with sticks, sticking down into the planter boxes down in the soil." were in the room exactly where she had left them. PODCAST EPISODE 2 | WOMAN #2: You wouldn't want to be alone in a room with him. Flores father is now charged with helping cover up the homicide by burying Smarts body in his Arroyo Grande homes backyard. Jonathan Vigliotti: She had just 40 yards to go and yet she vanished. After all these years, Sheriff Parkinson says that Paul Flores continues to be their number one suspect. Classes were difficult, she was trying to fit in, and she missed her family. I have this PTSD fear of someone kicking the door in.. 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. Wiggot: pfo5vr0 total 1100 m2 800 m2 de area prod. Denise Pearce | Longtime family friend: Things were gonna get better and, you know, and and they did. When asked about how he got the injury Flores told three different stories. The Kristin Smart Scholarship has been established by her family to help other college bound women pursue their dreams. The family attorney refused to comment when reached by The Daily Beast. James Murphy: The podcast is out. Ermelinda Macarthur currently lives in Kenmore, WA; in the past Ermelinda has also lived in Long Beach CA, Arroyo Grande CA and Bothell WA. But to fully understand Chris Lambert's contribution, you have to go back to the beginning. Kristin Smart Murder Trial: Who's who The judge only allowed 1 media pool camera inside the courtroom. Jonathan Vigliotti: Was this case, given the evidence that was lost early on, doomed from the very beginning? Back in San Luis Obispo, the Smarts, feeling ignored by the sheriff's office, continued a relentless campaign to get them to do more to find their daughter. 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. Chris Lambert: They did a significant amount of digging underneath the house. 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