Jonathan Vigliotti: You look at Kristin Smart every day. Just very involved with their children. Lives in: Arroyo Grande CA. She made a decision that shes regretted ever since. Denise Pearce | Longtime family friend: Things were gonna get better and, you know, and and they did. But Paul Flores remained behind bars help without bail. 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. 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. FBI via AP, File. Get off her.. Jonathan Vigliotti: Was this case, given the evidence that was lost early on, doomed from the very beginning? First published on November 27, 2020 / 8:14 AM. A popular true-crime podcast, Your Own Backyard, revived public interest in Smarts disappearance. So, she slowed down and walked with them. PODCAST EPISODE 2 | WOMAN #2: You wouldn't want to be alone in a room with him. The detective noticed was Paul was nervous and his heart was beating out of his chest. Have a good day, he said. Dave Minsky,. Flores attempted to kiss Anderson before she walked away around 2:30 a.m. She refused his advances because she was creeped out, Peuvrelle said. To think that you're going to finally get some resolution, and then it doesn't happen the way it's supposed to. And she's like, "please come with me. Like the rest of the family, Kristin was an athlete. Facebook gives people the. She was too kind-hearted. 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. 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. I would turn around and he would be right there lurking, the woman, referred to here by a pseudonym, said. Greg Fisher and Michelle Fanucci are the development producers. 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." 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. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested Paul Flores, the primary suspect in the disappearance of Kristin Smart, and his father, Ruben Flores, at separate locations Tuesday morning. He gets his arm around her torso and her arm around his neck, and he's helping her walk. Five months after Kristin Smart disappeared, Paul Flores was brought before a grand jury but no charges were ever filed. James Murphy: they let the dog in, the dog makes a beeline to the bed of Paul Flores. I told her I didn't I didn't want to go. But every Sunday when she called her parents, they encouraged her to stick it out. Chris Lambert: I personally think that wherever Kristin went, Paul was there with her. Includes Address (7) Phone (7) Email (2) See Results. AKA: Susan Flores, Sue P Flores. I got in his face, the ex-boyfriend, who requested anonymity, told The Daily Beast. And I was, like, "uh OK, fine.". And these girls are inviting us out. It would be three more years before the property was searched again. The fact is, there is a lot of sort of evidence. I say that because you will see, when you actually listen to what comes out, its not what it seems to be, Sanger said. James Murphy: That suggests that something bad happened in Paul Flores's dorm room. There was early mistakes made that you can't recover from when you're missing those vital pieces. A single woman's earring. They didn't look at the Flores family's vehicles. "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. I remember thinking: If my moms not home Im going to die right here.. They believe they can prove Paul Flores is responsible for the disappearance of Kristin Smart. Chris Lambert: I don't think she ever imagined that Kristin would end up dead by the end of the night. Another frustration for the Smarts: at the time Kristin disappeared, investigators weren't aware that Paul Flores's parents were separated and living apart. In the fall of 1996, a young mother named Mary Lassiter was looking for a house to rent in Arroyo Grande, California. DAN DOW [press conference]: We have evidence that we do believe there are other people that are not yet identified that have had some kind of a criminal act perpetrated on them by Mr. Flores. 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. Some even wondered if she might have been drugged. According to the defense, a forensics expert said if it was a grave, you would find hairs, bones, and a big change in the soil composition. Paul Flores lives in San Pedro, CA; previous city include Arroyo Grande CA. were in the room exactly where she had left them. 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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. It had been the focus of widespread speculation for more than two decades especially her planter boxes. If you use a windshield cover, you can at least forget about scrapping the ice off your windshield to save some time and hassle. 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. He invoked the Fifth Amendment 27 times. There was no reaction until the dog reached Paul Flores's room. 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. That's when Denise Smart learned her daughter had not been seen all weekend, and all her belongings were still in her dorm room. Chris Lambert: A young couple moves into it with their kid. On October 18, 2022, Paul Flores was found guilty of first-degree murder. "48 Hours" has learned these suspicions center around evidence found during that 2020 search of Paul Flores' home. Lindsey Smart Stewart: "You should go to Cal Poly. He'd go anywhere. Authorities arrested Ruben Flores after San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's deputies served a search warrant at his Arroyo Grande home. 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: The only thing he would confirm on tape is that his name is Paul Flores. You wouldn't let any of your friends be drunk around him. Ian Parkinson: Yes. Jonathan Vigliotti: They thought she was off possibly having fun. When they reached the turnoff to Cheryl's dorm, she says Flores tried to hug and kiss her. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. View the profiles of people named Ermelinda Thomas. They were soon joined by another partygoer, Paul Flores. In the crowd, taking it all in, was that podcaster, Chris Lambert. Her dorm entrance is right over here. Our roommate came in and yelled Leave her alone. 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. She was pushing herself out of her comfort zone. One late night at a Hermosa Beach bar Flores courted a 21-year-old student whom well call Laura. Thats when everyone got involved, she said. They told her Kristin had not been seen all weekend and asked if Kristin was with them. In high school he was known as a loner. Despite identifying a prime suspect for her murder, law enforcement did not arrest Flores until 2021. And the body's not there now. And he leaves her to walk up this walkway. Devastating. She has not been charged with any crimes in connection with the case. Ermelinda Flores, 81. During one interrogation with campus police on May 28, 1996, Flores story changed about what happened after Anderson left. But as Chris Lambert learned, campus police did not act right away. Two days after her daughter went missing, Denise Smart got a call from Cal Poly's campus police. 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. Ruben Flores was released on $50,000 bail to his ex-wife. Margarita Campos: To this day, like, I was like, why why did I just let her go by herself? (The office hired a detective in 2015 to work on Unsolved Crimes for $15,000 a month: There are four open homicide investigations and Smarts remains an unsolved missing persons case. Chris Lambert: He told those friends he just woke up with the black eye. Back in May 1996, Kristin Smart was finishing her freshman year at California Polytechnic State University better known as Cal Poly. Last month, authorities searched Ruben Flores' home in Arroyo Grande. JAMES MURPHY: What is your present residence address? Paul had this look on his face, the relative said. A . Even worse they never sealed his dorm room. James Murphy: Well, the location where all this activity occurred is where they found the biological material. James Murphy: So why would Susan Flores, her boyfriend, and Ruben Flores be up all night long working under that deck. Authorities made clear that they plan to use Flores' alleged predatory behavior against him. Jonathan Vigliotti: How significant was that? All four dogs, including one who was considered the best of the best, separately signaled an alert indicating the presence of human remain odors only in Flores room. He would be stalking me.. Jane said she kept this secret for yearseven from her husband. When authorities later confronted him with the two stories, Flores admitted lying and offered a new explanation. And I was screaming. 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. Smart appeared to be under the influence of alcohol on Friday night. 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. JAMES MURPHY: Do you have any information as to where Kristin Smart's body is located? I don't think she went back to her dorm at all. And it was only 250 miles from Stockton, California, where she grew up with Lindsey and their brother Matt. 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. How could she have gone out of town? Im fine. Once Jane was admitted her story seemed to fall on deaf ears. So, they did not immediately get a warrant to search Susan Flores's home. Lambert also interviewed a woman who dated Flores until, she says, he became physically and verbally abusive. Most students had taken off but Kristin had stayed on campus. Prosecutors said Smart began falling down shortly after she was seen at the Tiki bar with Flores. Four months later, while attempting to reconcile, Susan rented out her house in Arroyo Grande. Empresa. 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. or even her keys. So before leaving, Margarita handed over her keys to get back into Muir Hall. But the investigation is ongoing. and offers to help. CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti tracked Flores down to try and get some answers. / CBS News. Then, in 2011, Ian Parkinson was elected sheriff. Multiple attempts to reach Flores and his parents to comment on the new accusations were unsuccessful. Stop! and then it became Stop!!!!!. Lindsey Smart Stewart: She had traveled the world before she even made it to college. He lived in the dorm building across from Smart's room. Like the Smart's civil case, theirs also has been on hold. And yes, we believe it's linked to Kristin. Janes mother frantically phoned her father. She didn't think that was OK. 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. And it all came back to me. 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. PAUL FLORES: On the advice of my attorney, I refuse to answer that question based on the fifth amendment of the United States Constitution. 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. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Once the dogs were let inside the room, they alerted to a corner of Flores bed mattress. Ruben Flores, 80, has been booked on an accessory charge and is being held on $250,000 bail. And while they did not rush to investigate Flores, Kristin's family says campus police were very quick to judge her. Ann-Marie Christian: Her parents reminded me of my parents. But while campus police weren't doing much, Kristin's parents were doing whatever they could to find their daughter. 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. And very chilling. Those were kind of unspoken things. The day after my sister disappeared, Paul Flores had a black eye and scratches on him. 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. Sanger said the backyard grave was not at grave at all, and no human blood, hair, or bones were found in it. But remarkably, the same thing happened with three more dogs. Because of the statute of limitations, Dow says, Paul Flores can't be charged with rape. 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? Im good. He promised the Smarts that solving Kristin's case would be a priority. Deputies seized a mattress cover from the bed with a blood stain. 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He noticed Paul Flores would randomly walk through the halls of Muir Dorm. But soon Flores took his shot with Jane after another drop-off at her moms house. All of Kristin's personal belongings including her purse, her money, her I.D. Ken Blum is the editor. The woman, whom well call Jane, believes she was roofied, raped, and discarded by Paul Flores and his nameless friend when she was a 15-year-old high-school sophomore in 1994. Lived In Dublin CA, King Of Prussia PA, Norristown PA. Related To Cooper Flores. 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. This 9-room home sits on 40,000 square feet of land, which was purchased by the Flores family in 1990. At the time Kristin Smart disappeared, investigators did not immediately search the home. They left me there and knock on my moms door really hard and then ran off, Jane, who is telling her story for first time, said. 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My mom opened the door and she cries, Oh my God!. Chris Lambert: They're hopeful, but they've also been let down so many times before. As they soon learned, she had ended up at a party at an off-campus house. JAMES MURPHY: In May of 96 were you a student at Cal Poly? Margarita Campos: I was a little bit more introverted and inhibited and she was like, "no, we have to go out and we have to go like live life." Remember, Flores's room had been emptied and thoroughly cleaned. But Flores' basketball friends told investigators that he already had the. Meanwhile, three other women told The Daily Beast that Flores sexually assaulted them after Janes assault and Smarts disappearance. 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. The interrogation was recorded just days after Smarts college friends alerted police that she was missing. Flores defense attorney, Robert Sanger, told the jury, This obviously is a tragic situation in one sense or another. She spent a summer in London, was an exchange student in Venezuela, and a lifeguard at a camp in Hawaii. 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. Paul Flores spotted July 29,2017, in Food4Less grocery store located in Arroyo Grande, CA. PODCAST EPISODE 1: I googled Kristin Smart's name every few years. 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. Mike McHugh is the producer-editor. PAUL FLORES: On the advice of my attorney . Chris Lambert: At that point I don't think they had ever dealt with a missing person, a possibly murdered person. When he arrived she stayed at home while Janes father hightailed it to Arroyo Grande Community Hospital. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Chris Lambert: That's the upsetting part about it, isn't it? It was never like Hey you want to go hookup? He never made advances and he would just say Hi at school.. 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. SHERIFF IAN PARKINSON [at press conference]: Forensic physical evidence was located. After they broke up, Laura did a little sleuthing and discovered her ex-boyfriend was accused in Smarts vanishing. The Smarts' younger daughter, Lindsey, described her parents to Vigliotti: "I think they're like carrying boulders on their backs.". He later argued that the biological evidence found under the deck was not conclusively human blood. ", 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.". Susan P Flores Age 71. Flores is charged with murdering Smart as he attempted to rape her in his dorm room. 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. Even though he'd never investigated anything before, Lambert quit his job to create a podcast about the case. An earring that appeared to match the necklace Kristin is wearing on the billboard. She has not been charged with any crimes in connection with the case. In March 2021, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant at the Arroyo Grande home of Ruben Flores. She loved swimming and skiing. He was staring at my face looking at me and he was enjoying himself.. He claimed he didnt even know her name, Peuvrelle said. To declare to the public if you stay quiet, you will get away with this. Produced by Lisa Freed. It wasn't until Kristin's roommate returned to their dorm room, that Margarita realized Kristin never came home. 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. Chris Lambert: There was a man climbing her trellis and trying to get inside her balcony, very intoxicated and refusing to leave. The woman, whom we'll call Jane, believes she was roofied, raped, and discarded by Paul Flores and his nameless friend when she was a 15-year-old high-school sophomore in 1994. Chris Lambert: I didn't know the scale. Flores spit that he would rape her, she said. Neither the ex-boyfriend nor Sarah saw Flores again until they read The Daily Beast story on Kristin Smarts disappearance, where Floress mugshot appeared. Paul Flores and his father both pleaded not guilty to all charges at their arraignment. Chris Lambert and it worked. 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. Hes on top of me. And DNA evidence could not be found linking any other evidence to Kristin. Mary Lassiter says the earring she found in the driveway matched the necklace Kristin Smart is seen wearing on this billboard. Margarita Campos: I was expecting her to knock on my door and be, like, "Oh, Margarita, you missed a rager. At the time of Smart's disappearance, Flores was a 19-year-old food science major at Cal-Poly. 1996 was before the #MeToo movement, Peuvrelle told the jury. After seizing an old car, digging in the back yard and taking evidence San Luis Obispo County sheriff deputies concluded their search of an Arroyo Grande home related to the 1996 disappearance of Kristin Smart. They took off running, Jane said. Ruben Flores and his estranged wife Susan have always denied any role in Kristin Smart's disappearance. His podcast, "Your Own Backyard," has become a big hit attracting millions of listeners eager to hear every detail surrounding this unsolved case. Murphy immediately filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Flores in civil court. / CBS News, (This story previously aired on May 8, 2021. Smart was talking with and socializing with several different males at the party. The Lassisters say soon after, strange postcards began showing up in their mailbox. Ermelinda Flores' property in Washington state has been searched by investigators in February 2020. A now-retired FBI agent believes those remains were once buried at the home of Floress mother. DAN DOW [press conference]: We don't have evidence sufficient to charge anyone else at this time. [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. She spotted an ad for a rental that a woman named Susan Flores had put in the local newspaper. More than two decades after Kristin Smart vanished, Sheriff Ian Parkinson says that Paul Flores, left, remains the only suspect in her disappearance. D.A. JAMES MURPHY: What is the name of your father? We were standing by the washer and dryer and we were arguing and he shouted, No! and slapped my arm, Laura said. But 22 years later, when he couldn't find any recent stories about the case, he decided to do something. Flores said he suffered the black eye during a basketball game he played with friends in Arroyo Grande on Monday. James Murphy: Somebody found an earring that they say was Kristin Smart's jewelry in the driveway. But further investigation of the Flores's two trucks seemed impossible. 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. Not at all. When Kristin Smart disappeared, Paul Flores's parents Susan and Ruben were separated and living apart. The National Read Across America Day takes place every year on March 2, Geisels birthday. Other names that Ermelinda uses includes Ermelinda M Macarthur, Ermelinda M Flores, Ermelinda M Mac Arthur, Ermelinda Flores and Ermelinda M Thomas. Jonathan Vigliotti: And that weighs on you. He's going to find her body, which is awful for a parent. 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. Please enter valid email address to continue. 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 First, he told detectives that Smart was having difficulty walking on her own. It is also what the Smarts have been waiting for for more than a quarter of a century. He returned later that Friday night and they drove to his friends home which Jane described as sparely furnished. 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. The accusations didnt stop with classmates: Flores allegedly couldnt restrain himself around his own kin. D.A. most importantly they wanna find their daughter. Kristin's mother, Denise Smart, spent Memorial Day weekend at a swim meet with her two younger kids. Lambert began looking into what happened to Kristin, collecting articles and documents, chasing down leads and tracking down anyone with information. He was the last person seen with her. He promised the Smarts that solving Kristin's case would be a priority. RUBEN FLORES: [long pause] We never asked that question. Ruben lived here with his wife, Susan, and their children, Ermelinda and Paul. I never realized its the same guy that harassed [Sarah], he said. I also brought them witnesses that they had no interest in whatsoever. 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