This is about the facts. 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. The dogs were trained and certified to detect human remains. If you come near her again I will kill you!, His buddy pushed Paul real hard and he fell through a desk before he ran for his life.. Since Parkinson came on the scene, investigators have dug up hillsides; searched the homes and properties of all the Flores'; collected evidence; seized Paul Flores' computers; monitored his cell phone and text messages, and found new witnesses -- some with the help of Chris Lambert. or even her keys. She was too kind-hearted. An earring that appeared to match the necklace Kristin is wearing on the billboard. But 22 years later, when he couldn't find any recent stories about the case, he decided to do something. Other names that Ermelinda uses includes Ermelinda M Macarthur, Ermelinda M Flores, Ermelinda M Mac Arthur, Ermelinda Flores and Ermelinda M Thomas. Not at all. I remember thinking: If my moms not home Im going to die right here.. What happened in the privacy of his room that night? Peuvrelle asked the jury. It has been called Dr. Seuss Day because of this. Investigators are currently digging under Rubin Flores' home in another apparent attempt to find the missing teen's body. Murphy immediately filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Flores in civil court. Whatever happened in those early hours, one thing is indisputable: Kristin Smart has never been seen again. They have not been able to proceed with the civil case while there was an ongoing criminal investigation, but that didn't stop them from following every lead and preparing for an eventual trial. I said, Stop it. Paul Flores may have wanted a fresh start in Southern California, but Chris Lambert says, he could not seem to break old habits. 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. And there are more horrifying allegations about what may have happened to Kristin after she was last seen with Paul Flores. Susan Flores and her boyfriend were never charged in the case. But cadaver dogs told a different story. 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. Ermelinda Flores, 81. He was the last person seen with her. This boy walked up to me and said Oh hey, you need to be careful of that Paul Flores, I think hes stalking you. It's just a motivator for me. But one of those friends told police Flores already had the black eye when he arrived. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. I guess you can call it little white lies, Flores told detectives. Margarita soon decided she'd had enough. The charming blue house with the picket fence on East Branch Street seemed perfect. 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. PAUL FLORES: On the advice of my attorney, I refuse to answer that question based on the fifth amendment of the United States Constitution. PODCAST EPISODE 2 | WOMAN #1: I wasn't surprised, but there's also that shock value of kind of "oh my god, I knew it! JAMES MURPHY: What is the name of your father? Chris Lambert: It was never marked as evidence apparently. Flores claimed after walking Kristin back from the party, he went to his room in Santa Lucia Hall while she walked alone to her dorm. Jonathan Vigliotti: How significant was that? More than two decades after Kristin Smart vanished, Sheriff Ian Parkinson says that Paul Flores, left, remains the only suspect in her disappearance. But you have to understand, she was a really independent free spirit. And that's what I've been doing for a long, long time, along with a lot of other people. At the time, they did not know about a missing college student. And they told Lambert they weren't surprised when they heard about Flores's connection to Kristin's disappearance. Paul Flores escorted Smart back to her dorm after an off-campus party. By this point Sarahs ex-boyfriend arrived and he and his friends scared Flores and his pal, trying to make sure they never showed their faces again. It sounded like a digital watch alarm, but Lassiter couldn't find a watch anywhere outside. "48 Hours" agreed. She loved swimming and skiing. 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. And might have connected Kristin to Susan Flores's house, says James Murphy. If you use a windshield cover, you can at least forget about scrapping the ice off your windshield to save some time and hassle. PODCAST EPISODE 1: Kristin broke down begging her mother to let her drop out and go somewhere else. They were after Paul Flores for an outstanding DUI warrant. Please enter valid email address to continue. DAN DOW [press conference]: The allegation against Ruben is that he helped to conceal Kristen's body after the murder was committed. "48 Hours" contributor Jonathan Vigliotti takes viewers inside the popular podcast and haunting case in "The Disappearance of Kristin Smart.". 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. I also brought them witnesses that they had no interest in whatsoever. Chris Lambert: I remember seeing it on the news it was something scary and they were talking about it pretty regularly. And I was like, "nah, I have to study." It might be helpful to the investigation.. That witness initially came forward to Chris Lambert, who passed the information to the sheriff's office and Murphy. Chris Lambert: And that's when they're told that earring has been misplaced. Chris Lambert: Paul keeps stopping along the way and letting Cheryl Anderson know, you can go on ahead. In 1997 when Paul Flores was deposed for the civil suit, the only thing he would confirm on tape was his name. Chris Lambert: I don't think she ever imagined that Kristin would end up dead by the end of the night. At the time of Smart's disappearance, Flores was a 19-year-old food science major at Cal-Poly. The Arroyo Grande cops, Jane said, favored Floress story that she willingly drank and had sex that night. He returned later that Friday night and they drove to his friends home which Jane described as sparely furnished. I've got her. The next morning, Margarita waited to hear from Kristin. 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. So, they did not immediately get a warrant to search Susan Flores's home. The mother is washing her car in the driveway at one point. And the complaint has some explosive claims about what led investigators to focus under Ruben's deck in the first place. People are watching Ruben Flores and Susan Flores and Paul Flores. Mike McHugh is the producer-editor. I don't know if Kristin knew anybody there. Why? Chris Lambert: They just have never given up and are never going to give up on their daughter. 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. By the time Cal Poly police began investigating, Kristin had been gone for four days. . 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 spoke with some women who knew Flores back then. He says "no.". 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. Paul Flores lives in San Pedro, CA; previous city include Arroyo Grande CA. Related to: Ruben R Flores, Ermelinda M Thomas, Paul R Flores, Rachel H Flores, Ruben Flores. She graduated from San Perlita as valedictorian to the class of 1953 to proceed her education at James R . In the months after Kristin's disappearance, one truck was traded in and the other was reported stolen. James Murphy: That suggests that something bad happened in Paul Flores's dorm room. Some even wondered if she might have been drugged. He has never talked. The day after my sister disappeared, Paul Flores had a black eye and scratches on him. I didn't know how many people were gonna listen. She has not been charged with any crimes in connection with the case. Jonathan Vigliotti: Is there any doubt in your mind that Paul Flores is responsible for the disappearance of Kristin Smart? James Murphy: Well, the location where all this activity occurred is where they found the biological material. Ann-Marie Christian: Her parents reminded me of my parents. He was required to wear an electronic ankle bracelet. 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. 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. 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. James Murphy: It was just a sad phone call to have somebody say, our daughter disappeared and we think she's the victim of foul play and we'd like to pursue the guy that we think is responsible. 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. PODCAST EPISODE 4: And he had like a butter knife and he like held it to my neck. When they were deposed by James Murphy, they also insisted their son was not involved. Two days after her daughter went missing, Denise Smart got a call from Cal Poly's campus police. Chris Lambert: There was a man climbing her trellis and trying to get inside her balcony, very intoxicated and refusing to leave. It would be three more years before the property was searched again. 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. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. A judge on March 30 ruled that the trial would be moved out of San Luis . I never realized its the same guy that harassed [Sarah], he said. She made a decision that shes regretted ever since. Our roommate came in and yelled Leave her alone. Paul owns a home in San Pedro, CA . After all these years, Sheriff Parkinson says that Paul Flores continues to be their number one suspect. Nineteen-year-old Kristin Smart disappeared Memorial Day weekend of 1996. First published on November 27, 2020 / 8:14 AM. They didn't bring a forensics team. But while campus police weren't doing much, Kristin's parents were doing whatever they could to find their daughter. View the profiles of people named Ermelinda Thomas. Murphy alleges four nights later, strange activity was seen at Ruben's house. 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. But Flores' basketball friends told investigators that he already had the. Guardar . Chris Lambert: They didn't bring cadaver dogs with them. My job was to hunt them. But it's Susan Flores's concrete backyard that initially received a lot of attention. They were giggling as they were dragging me, the now 39-year-old woman told The Daily Beast. Chris Lambert: The only thing he would confirm on tape is that his name is Paul Flores. He had pinned her down and had his hand down her bathing suit groping her.. Lindsey Smart Stewart: "You should go to Cal Poly. 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. Denise Pearce: She was becoming more and more alarmed, you know? The interrogation was recorded just days after Smarts college friends alerted police that she was missing. You just don't talk, and you get away with it. He's going to find her body, which is awful for a parent. In October 2022, Paul Flores, the man long suspected in her disappearance, was found guilty of murder. Lourdes Aguiar is the senior producer. Chris Lambert: As they describe it, Paul Flores just sort of appears out of nowhere. So, when they were invited to a party that Friday night, Kristin was excited to go. Paul had this look on his face, the relative said. October 22, 2022 / 10:10 PM They might have found evidence in those vehicles. Flores defense attorney, Robert Sanger, told the jury, This obviously is a tragic situation in one sense or another. James Murphy: The question for decades was "Well, where did the body go?". The Kristin Smart disappearance: After 26 years, Paul Flores is convicted of murder. The only thing that she remembered next was being dragged in the barely lit street by her alleged rapist on one arm and his pal on the other. Used to live: San Luis Obispo CA, Arroyo Grande CA, Torrance CA. In a civil lawsuit, the Smarts' attorney claims that Kristin's remains were buried at one time on Paul Flores' father's property. 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. Flores and Smart had spoken at the party. 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. It wasn't until Kristin's roommate returned to their dorm room, that Margarita realized Kristin never came home. 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. 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." Ann-Marie Christian: She was who she was because of her parents, for sure. He would be stalking me.. Once the dogs were let inside the room, they alerted to a corner of Flores bed mattress. They got to the parking lot of an apartment complex. She didn't think that was OK. Jonathan Vigliotti: She had just 40 yards to go and yet she vanished. Margarita Campos: Kristin was like, "come on, let's go, let's go." Denise Pearce: The investigation was completely botched by the campus police. Paul Flores spotted July 29,2017, in Food4Less grocery store located in Arroyo Grande, CA. The living room had a TV and one sofa and the floor was white, she said. Deputies seized a mattress cover from the bed with a blood stain. SHERIFF IAN PARKINSON [at press conference]: Forensic physical evidence was located. Smarts body has never been found. Somos la comunidad inmobiliaria ms grande de Mxico que conecta de forma gratuita a quienes ofrecen y buscan cualquier tipo de propiedad. He has not been charged in those incidents. But further investigation of the Flores's two trucks seemed impossible. Prosecutors said Smart began falling down shortly after she was seen at the Tiki bar with Flores. You wouldn't let any of your friends be drunk around him. They told her Kristin had not been seen all weekend and asked if Kristin was with them. James Murphy and Garin Sinclair look at the billboard that has been in their front yard for more than two decades. and I was like, "Noooo.". This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. They were soon joined by another partygoer, Paul Flores. Chris Lambert: I think that might have been the biggest misstep that investigators have made to this day. Chris Lambert: He actually hit his eye on his steering wheel in the middle of the night while changing his stereo. It is every parent's worst nightmare. She was she was frantic I don't understand this, you know? PODCAST EPISODE 2 | WOMAN #2: You wouldn't want to be alone in a room with him. A student named Paul Flores, Susan's son, volunteered to take her back. Meanwhile, three other women told The Daily Beast that Flores sexually assaulted them after Janes assault and Smarts disappearance. Just five months before Kristin disappeared, San Luis Obispo Police received a call from a student living off campus. She told Lambert that after several months, the beeping stopped. The moment still haunts her. Chris Lambert's podcast caught the attention of millions of listeners and sparked new interest in the decades-old unsolved case of Kristin Smart. / CBS News. Lives in: Arroyo Grande CA. And she's like, "please come with me. Get off her.. First, he told detectives that Smart was having difficulty walking on her own. Im good, he said in response to questions about Smarts disappearance. 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. I dont like to talk about that day.. But Paul Flores remained behind bars help without bail. The duplex was located up the same street from where her mom resided. According to a county probation bail report obtained by the San Luis Obispo Tribune, "biological evidence" was found under Ruben's deck. Devastating. 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. Early on, a small group of volunteers also looked for Kristin. 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. They didn't look at the Flores family's vehicles. 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. Later, he told detectives that Smart was walking just fine and returned to her dorm while he returned to his dorm. JAMES MURPHY: Does your son have any information as to where Kristin Smart's body is located? Even when law enforcement let them down, they refused to give up. The lawsuit claims they were moving Kristin's remains. 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. Chris Lambert: At that point I don't think they had ever dealt with a missing person, a possibly murdered person. Jonathan Vigliotti: And that weighs on you. November 27, 2020 / 8:14 AM San Luis Obispo County sheriff's officials gather under a coroner's tent in the backyard of Ruben Flores' house in the 700 block of White Court in Arroyo Grande on April 13. Jonathan Vigliotti [with Lambert outside of the the dorms]: Paul and Kristin then make their way here. (No video or audio). It was updated on October 22, 2022.). DAN DOW [press conference]: But the allegation that he was committing or attempting to commit a rape when he killed her, is the basis for which we are able to file first-degree felony murder charges. Chris Lambert: I brought them a number of witnesses that they were very interested in. There was early mistakes made that you can't recover from when you're missing those vital pieces. And for the first time clues about what may have happened to Kristin Smart. 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. Chris Lambert says they're cautiously optimistic. and offers to help. She regretfully denounced them as cruel rumors at the time. I was crying.. I told her I didn't I didn't want to go. The podcast, "Your Own Backyard,"has drawn millions of listeners and focused renewed attention on this decades old case. 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. Sanger said the backyard grave was not at grave at all, and no human blood, hair, or bones were found in it. 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. After they broke up, Laura did a little sleuthing and discovered her ex-boyfriend was accused in Smarts vanishing. JAMES MURPHY: Would you state your full name for the record please. every piece of evidence points directly at Paul Flores. They had become close friends despite their differences. PODCAST EPISODE 2 [LAMBERT READING REPORT] Smart does not have any close friends at Cal Poly. Lindsey Smart Stewart: Right. He says they are Ruben's ex-wife Susan and her boyfriend. Like so many freshmen, Kristin struggled. PAUL FLORES: On the advice of my attorney . I would hear many of my friends tell me Oh he grabbed my butt but I never believed them, Laura said. Just two years. I was like It wasnt. By the time they inspected Flores's room, Kristin had been gone for 16 days. In March 2021, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant at the Arroyo Grande home of Ruben Flores. Lindsey Smart Stewart: It just amazes me the amount of evidence that's available, yet nothing has happened. That's been our goal. 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. In high school he was known as a loner. In June of 1996, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs Office brought in four cadaver dogs to sniff dorms on campus. I don't think she went back to her dorm at all. So, I said, "you better turn some lights on right now and let me out or I'm going to scream." Ruben lived here with his wife, Susan, and their children, Ermelinda and Paul. 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. 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. His father, Ruben Flores, is also on trial because investigators charged him with hiding Smarts body. suddenly major pieces of evidence came forward. One female cousin called Flores a pervert. Margarita Campos: I was, like, "Kristin, I'm going to go back home. James Murphy: They're interested in seeing Paul Flores get convicted and Ruben Flores get held accountable. 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. 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. Denise Pearce | Longtime family friend: Things were gonna get better and, you know, and and they did. Flores spit that he would rape her, she said. Margarita Campos: To this day, like, I was like, why why did I just let her go by herself? Chris Lambert was just 8 years old when Kristin Smart vanished on her way home from a college party in San Luis Obispo, California. to find the next challenge. But was there evidence possibly placing Kristin Smart at his mother's home? His podcast, "Your Own Backyard," has become a big hit attracting millions of listeners eager to hear every detail surrounding this unsolved case. 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. James Murphy: The podcast is out. Often, Sarah would be at one party or another and there was Flores. Paul Flores and his father both pleaded not guilty to all charges at their arraignment. Kristin Smart went missing from Cal Poly in 1996. It is believed she is deceased, but there is no evidence of what happened to her after Paul Flores left her. What happens next? 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. 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. These new allegations against Paul Flores are very troubling and deserve to be thoroughly investigated. But Flores basketball friends told investigators that he already had the black eye when he showed up for the game. And there were those nonstop tales of Flores being touchy-feely with her friends. In his mug shot, a black eye can faintly been seen. The National Read Across America Day takes place every year on March 2, Geisels birthday. Still she stuck around until Flores allegedly laid his hands on her aggressively again. No charges were filed, but Lambert discovered Flores's troubles started at a young age. In the interrogation video played for the jury, detectives can be heard asking Flores, If anybody lies as much as you have, about something as serious as this is, what does that tell you?. Facebook gives people the. Chris Lambert, who worked as a CBS News consultant, pieced together what he learned from people who were there that night. But as Chris Lambert learned, Flores's pattern of behavior with women didn't stop. Susan P Flores Age 71. 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." Neither the ex-boyfriend nor Sarah saw Flores again until they read The Daily Beast story on Kristin Smarts disappearance, where Floress mugshot appeared. Im fine. So before leaving, Margarita handed over her keys to get back into Muir Hall. But I've seen it. Ermelinda Macarthur currently lives in Kenmore, WA; in the past Ermelinda has also lived in Long Beach CA, Arroyo Grande CA and Bothell WA. Greg Fisher and Michelle Fanucci are the development producers. They're known for being a really safe school.". A . An important tip came in after a February 2020 search of Paul, Susan and Ruben's properties. Just two years later Flores was named as the sole suspect in the disappearance of another woman under almost identical circumstances: Kristin Smart. When he arrived she stayed at home while Janes father hightailed it to Arroyo Grande Community Hospital. Lindsey Smart Stewart: I think they're, like, carrying boulders on their back. When buying cowboy boots, there are a few aspects to consider, such as how far up they go on your legs and their design. James Murphy: Every day. I'm going to go back to the dorms. Kristin Smart has been missing since 1996 and the San Luis County Obispo District Attorney allege she was killed during a rape. Me, my sister, my cousinPaul has no limits, she said, requesting anonymity. The Smarts' younger daughter, Lindsey, described her parents to Vigliotti: "I think they're like carrying boulders on their backs.". But Lindsey says her sister was happiest when she was traveling. 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. Ermelinda Flores' property in Washington state has been searched by investigators in February 2020. But Parkinson acknowledges it hasn't been easy. 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.. 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. 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