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. 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. That witness initially came forward to Chris Lambert, who passed the information to the sheriff's office and Murphy. In October 2022, Paul Flores, the man long suspected in her disappearance, was found guilty of murder. That's how the Lassiters learned that their landlord's son, Paul, was the prime suspect in the disappearance of a young college student in nearby San Luis Obispo. The moment still haunts her. Like what may have been discovered in March 2021 when investigators searched Ruben Flores' house using cadaver dogs and ground penetrating radar. Meanwhile, three other women told The Daily Beast that Flores sexually assaulted them after Janes assault and Smarts disappearance. Chris Lambert: They did a significant amount of digging underneath the house. One female cousin called Flores a pervert. Sanger said the backyard grave was not at grave at all, and no human blood, hair, or bones were found in it. It was updated on October 22, 2022.). The Smarts' younger daughter, Lindsey, described her parents to Vigliotti: "I think they're like carrying boulders on their backs.". Early on, a small group of volunteers also looked for Kristin. Chris Lambert: They're hopeful, but they've also been let down so many times before. 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." In the crowd, taking it all in, was that podcaster, Chris Lambert. At the time Kristin Smart disappeared, investigators did not immediately search the home. Monterey County Weekly photographer Daniel Dreifuss shot these photos during yesterday's opening statements.#KristinSmart pic.twitter.com/Qlanj3fKK6. When asked about how he got the injury Flores told three different stories. Ann-Marie Christian: She was who she was because of her parents, for sure. Paul Flores spotted July 29,2017, in Food4Less grocery store located in Arroyo Grande, CA. Im fine. And yes, we believe it's linked to Kristin. Just two years. SALINAS, Calif. (KRON) In the wake of Kristin Smarts disappearance from Cal Polys campus, detectives knew Paul Flores was lying through his teeth, according to prosecutors. They didn't bring a forensics team. / CBS News. Chris Lambert: Around the time Kristin disappeared, they cut out planter boxes in the backyard, so they cut out big chunks of concrete and filled it in with soil. 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. And had law enforcement drilled a handful of holes in Floress mothers backyard to search for evidence that Smart might be buried there, perhaps Floress alleged serial sexual assaults would have been prevented. Denise Pearce: The investigation was completely botched by the campus police. Flores told campus police that he never talked to Smart at the house party, but multiple witnesses who were at the party saw the two talking together next to a tiki bar inside the house. James Murphy: Well, the location where all this activity occurred is where they found the biological material. / CBS News, (This story previously aired on May 8, 2021. In 2011, the Smarts hoped those boulders would become a little lighter when Ian Parkinson became the new sheriff of San Luis Obispo County. Jonathan Vigliotti found Flores outside his home in Southern California and asked him a number of questions about Kristin's disappearance. Kristin's mother, Denise Smart, spent Memorial Day weekend at a swim meet with her two younger kids. Because of the statute of limitations, Dow says, Paul Flores can't be charged with rape. 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. Murphy alleges four nights later, strange activity was seen at Ruben's house. He noticed Paul Flores would randomly walk through the halls of Muir Dorm. Jonathan Vigliotti: You look at Kristin Smart every day. 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. During one interrogation with campus police on May 28, 1996, Flores story changed about what happened after Anderson left. James Murphy: I'd love to do anything to end their suffering. 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 were meant for Susan Flores asking her to cooperate with police and have her son come forward. 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. His podcast, "Your Own Backyard," has become a big hit attracting millions of listeners eager to hear every detail surrounding this unsolved case. Chris Lambert: Paul keeps stopping along the way and letting Cheryl Anderson know, you can go on ahead. 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. His father, Ruben Flores, is also on trial because investigators charged him with hiding Smarts body. In October 1996, Mary and her family moved in. 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. Last month, authorities searched Ruben Flores' home in Arroyo Grande. Jane said she kept this secret for yearseven from her husband. suddenly major pieces of evidence came forward. Like his black eye, seen faintly in a mug shot taken by the Arroyo Grande Police just by chance two days after Kristin vanished. When authorities later confronted him with the two stories, Flores admitted lying and offered a new explanation. I was like It wasnt. I never realized its the same guy that harassed [Sarah], he said. Ann-Marie Christian: Her parents reminded me of my parents. every piece of evidence points directly at Paul Flores. I guess you can call it little white lies, Flores told detectives. And they told Lambert they weren't surprised when they heard about Flores's connection to Kristin's disappearance. I believed him but he was probably cheating on me.. Flores spit that he would rape her, she said. Murphy and his wife, Garin Sinclair, agreed to take the case pro bono promising to go after Paul Flores and put pressure on the sheriff's office. Back then, Jane remembered Flores pulling up to her on multiple occasions behind the wheel of a green pickup truck. He never expected it would be a hit, but his podcast caught the attention of millions of listeners and sparked new interest in this decades-old unsolved case. Chris Lambert: So, if you believe Paul's story, he goes into his dorm room here. He'd go anywhere. He promised the Smarts that solving Kristin's case would be a priority. He called his father at 9:47 a.m. on Sunday, May 26, 1996. "48 Hours" has learned these suspicions center around evidence found during that 2020 search of Paul Flores' home. First published on November 28, 2020 / 11:10 PM. LOS ANGELESShe remembers being dragged down Elm Street as she vomited, propped up by a young man and his pal who snickered and cursed her. Ruben's attorney, Harold Mesick, dismissed the evidence against his client as "so minimal as to shock the conscience.". Chris Lambert: I wish I knew why. PODCAST EPISODE 4: So, I walk him up to his sister's apartment, and all of a sudden, he just like picked me up, carried me inside, turned around and shut the apartment door, and locked it. James Murphy: they let the dog in, the dog makes a beeline to the bed of Paul Flores. And the body's not there now. They believe they can prove Paul Flores is responsible for the disappearance of Kristin Smart. So now you've got three different stories about how he got that black eye. Greg Fisher and Michelle Fanucci are the development producers. Paul Flores lives in San Pedro, CA; previous city include Arroyo Grande CA. 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. And it all came back to me. Paul Flores escorted Smart back to her dorm after an off-campus party. I was like Oh my God. 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 was seeing someone on the side who he called his friend, she said. I know I didnt have any pants on and he was in me and I could feel him, she said of the three seconds she managed to wake from the slumber that took hold of her. Resides in Blue Bell, PA. And I was like, "nah, I have to study." At the time, they did not know about a missing college student. JAMES MURPHY: Would you state your full name for the record please. 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. PAUL FLORES: On the advice of my attorney, I refuse to answer that question based on the fifth amendment of the United States Constitution. It was just the three of them standing in the kitchen before Jane was handed a plastic cup. On Monday, deputies served a sealed search warrant at the home of Ruben Flores. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Chris Lambert: He told those friends he just woke up with the black eye. They got to the parking lot of an apartment complex. JAMES MURPHY: Has your son ever told you that he did not kill Kristin Smart? But Flores basketball friends told investigators that he already had the black eye when he showed up for the game. That could have been me.. And while they did not rush to investigate Flores, Kristin's family says campus police were very quick to judge her. My job was to hunt them. Margarita soon decided she'd had enough. most importantly they wanna find their daughter. The mother is washing her car in the driveway at one point. were in the room exactly where she had left them. Flores said he suffered the black eye during a basketball game he played with friends in Arroyo Grande on Monday. SHERIFF IAN PARKINSON [at press conference]: Forensic physical evidence was located. What happened in the privacy of his room that night? Peuvrelle asked the jury. I would turn around and he would be right there lurking, the woman, referred to here by a pseudonym, said. And here's your key." This is about the facts. Chris Lambert: They didn't bring cadaver dogs with them. 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. Please enter valid email address to continue. D.A. 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. He's going to find her body, which is awful for a parent. Kristin's parents have spent more than two decades hoping for any clue that would lead them to their beloved daughter. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Chris Lambert: I remember seeing it on the news it was something scary and they were talking about it pretty regularly. But while campus police weren't doing much, Kristin's parents were doing whatever they could to find their daughter. In March 2021, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant at the Arroyo Grande home of Ruben Flores. But he entreated each woman who came forward to tell their story to The Daily Beast to reach out to his department. Multiple attempts to reach Flores and his parents to comment on the new accusations were unsuccessful. Jonathan Vigliotti: And that phone call never comes. Once Jane was admitted her story seemed to fall on deaf ears. The lawsuit claims they were moving Kristin's remains. PODCAST EPISODE 2: So, with Cheryl's account alone, we have an unsettling picture of Paul . I don't know if Kristin knew anybody there. And might have connected Kristin to Susan Flores's house, says James Murphy. Chris Lambert: I don't think she ever imagined that Kristin would end up dead by the end of the night. It is every parent's worst nightmare. D.A. James Murphy: And it says wrongful death and then I put murder. Flores only made one phone call the weekend Smart disappeared, according to prosecutors. Smart, a native of Stockton, was nearing the end of her. It was never like Hey you want to go hookup? He never made advances and he would just say Hi at school.. When Kristin Smart disappeared, Paul Flores's parents Susan and Ruben were separated and living apart. The interrogation was recorded just days after Smarts college friends alerted police that she was missing. And yes, we did find physical evidence at, at least two homes. In the fall of 1996, a young mother named Mary Lassiter was looking for a house to rent in Arroyo Grande, California. PODCAST EPISODE 2 | WOMAN #2: You wouldn't want to be alone in a room with him. I would hear many of my friends tell me Oh he grabbed my butt but I never believed them, Laura said. So, she slowed down and walked with them. For more than two decades, her family, friends, and supporters searched for answers and for justice. Four months after that futile search, Paul Flores was brought before a grand jury. But it's Susan Flores's concrete backyard that initially received a lot of attention. Most students had taken off but Kristin had stayed on campus. Lambert also interviewed a woman who dated Flores until, she says, he became physically and verbally abusive. You never look at her again! How could she have gone out of town? Denise Pearce: The phone call never comes. Murphy and Sinclair promised the Smarts the billboard will stay until their daughter is found. Her younger sister Lindsey says their mother urged Kristin to go there. JAMES MURPHY: Does your son have any information as to where Kristin Smart's body is located? There was early mistakes made that you can't recover from when you're missing those vital pieces. Ermelinda Flores' property in Washington state has been searched by investigators in February 2020. She has not been charged with any crimes in connection with the case. "48 Hours" looks back to their arrests and how the saga began. 1996 was before the #MeToo movement, Peuvrelle told the jury. 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. Im good, he said in response to questions about Smarts disappearance. The living room had a TV and one sofa and the floor was white, she said. By the time they called the Cal Poly campus police, Kristin had been missing for more than 48 hours. Other names that Ermelinda uses includes Ermelinda M Macarthur, Ermelinda M Flores, Ermelinda M Mac Arthur, Ermelinda Flores and Ermelinda M Thomas. The accusations didnt stop with classmates: Flores allegedly couldnt restrain himself around his own kin. But Sarah kneed Flores in the groin and kicked him in the shin before dashing off into the party. To think that you're going to finally get some resolution, and then it doesn't happen the way it's supposed to. They told her Kristin had not been seen all weekend and asked if Kristin was with them. We just, "do you know anything about it". 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. And then months and months later, they'd reach back out and say, can you get us in touch with this person again? You just don't talk, and you get away with it. I have this PTSD fear of someone kicking the door in.. I told her I didn't I didn't want to go. The two girls walked to an area off campus where there were fraternities, sororities and residential housing for students. Paul had this look on his face, the relative said. I remember thinking: If my moms not home Im going to die right here.. Later, he told detectives that Smart was walking just fine and returned to her dorm while he returned to his dorm. D.A. PODCAST | EPISODE 1: At least once a day I asked myself what are you doing? Kristin Denise Smart (born February 20, 1977, legally presumed dead May 25, 2002) was an American woman who is presumed to have been abducted, raped, and killed at the end of her freshman year of college on the campus of California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo. There was no reaction until the dog reached Paul Flores's room. It has been called Dr. Seuss Day because of this. She was pushing herself out of her comfort zone. Despite identifying a prime suspect for her murder, law enforcement did not arrest Flores until 2021. But a massive search did not happen until she'd been gone for more than a month. Dave Minsky,. PODCAST EPISODE 1: Kristin broke down begging her mother to let her drop out and go somewhere else. Lourdes Aguiar is the senior producer. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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And that's what I've been doing for a long, long time, along with a lot of other people. But Murphy says there were other incidents that should have raised alarm bells about him with law enforcement from the very beginning. And these girls are inviting us out. 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. Friday, May 24, 1996, was the start of the Memorial Day weekend. 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. Chris Lambert: He actually hit his eye on his steering wheel in the middle of the night while changing his stereo. I remember being home watching the news about Kristin Smart and there goes Paul, she recalled. They were giggling as they were dragging me, the now 39-year-old woman told The Daily Beast. Detectives asked Flores about a visible black eye on his face. If you use a windshield cover, you can at least forget about scrapping the ice off your windshield to save some time and hassle. to find the next challenge. School was over, so campus police found an empty room that had been sanitized by the university's cleaning crew. One of them was Paul Flores, who, to this day, Kristin's family believes abducted and likely killed her. Empresa. So, when they were invited to a party that Friday night, Kristin was excited to go. At the time, she was a 19-year-old freshman at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, who'd grown up in Stockton, Calif. On the night of her disappearance, she was spotted at a house party, which she left with three people. Denise Pearce: She was becoming more and more alarmed, you know? Flores is charged with murdering Smart as he attempted to rape her in his dorm room. But as Chris Lambert learned, Flores's pattern of behavior with women didn't stop. She regretfully denounced them as cruel rumors at the time. Eventually they moved in together along with a male roommate in a two-bedroom apartment in nearby Lawndale. When they showed up, it was Paul Flores. I knocked on her door, and I thought she was just sleeping, or she went out and about, you know? Chris Lambert's podcast caught the attention of millions of listeners and sparked new interest in the decades-old unsolved case of Kristin Smart. In the fall of 1996, a young mother named Mary Lassiter was looking for a house to rent in Arroyo Grande, California. (No video or audio). 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. I was lying down on my back. Margarita Campos: I was expecting her to knock on my door and be, like, "Oh, Margarita, you missed a rager. Jonathan Vigliotti: She had just 40 yards to go and yet she vanished. PODCAST EPISODE 4: And he had like a butter knife and he like held it to my neck. Jonathan Vigliotti: Is this a case that takes a miracle to solve? Lived In Dublin CA, King Of Prussia PA, Norristown PA. Related To Cooper Flores. Ermelinda Flores, 81. 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. At least one, since The Daily Beast began reporting, said she has been interviewed by the San Luis Obispo Sheriffs Office. Jonathan Vigliotti | CBS News correspondent: You wanted to go home, and you were trying to find a way to break it to your friend. She has not been charged with any crimes in connection with the case. Susan Flores and her boyfriend were never charged in the case. I was crying.. And Murphy and Sinclair believe they can prove it. They were after Paul Flores for an outstanding DUI warrant. She told Lambert that after several months, the beeping stopped. One late night at a Hermosa Beach bar Flores courted a 21-year-old student whom well call Laura. But was there evidence possibly placing Kristin Smart at his mother's home? JAMES MURPHY: What is your present residence address? I didn't know how many people were gonna listen. We both were kids at the same school and so I felt comfortable. 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. Lives in: Arroyo Grande CA. They might have found evidence in those vehicles. Ruben lived here with his wife, Susan, and their children, Ermelinda and Paul. 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 are aware that they had no eye witnesses, a body was not recovered, there is no physical evidence, and no forensic evidence, Sanger said. Ermelinda Macarthur currently lives in Kenmore, WA; in the past Ermelinda has also lived in Long Beach CA, Arroyo Grande CA and Bothell WA. Chris Lambert: I personally think that wherever Kristin went, Paul was there with her. Janes mother frantically phoned her father. PAUL FLORES: On the advice of my attorney . 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 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." 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. A single woman's earring. The day after my sister disappeared, Paul Flores had a black eye and scratches on him. The murder trial began on Monday with opening statements from prosecutors and Flores defense attorney. What's going on? She spotted an ad for a rental that a woman named Susan Flores had put in the local newspaper. Neither the ex-boyfriend nor Sarah saw Flores again until they read The Daily Beast story on Kristin Smarts disappearance, where Floress mugshot appeared. 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?. Investigators are currently digging under Rubin Flores' home in another apparent attempt to find the missing teen's body. She spotted an ad for a rental that a woman named Susan Flores had put in. 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. And there were those nonstop tales of Flores being touchy-feely with her friends. 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. Flores replies that he was just fibbing. I dont know of any lying Ive done. But further investigation of the Flores's two trucks seemed impossible. Kristin Smart has been missing since 1996 and the San Luis County Obispo District Attorney allege she was killed during a rape. Ruben Flores and his estranged wife Susan have always denied any role in Kristin Smart's disappearance. Not at all. James Murphy: So why would Susan Flores, her boyfriend, and Ruben Flores be up all night long working under that deck. Paul Flores may have wanted a fresh start in Southern California, but Chris Lambert says, he could not seem to break old habits. Whatever happened in those early hours, one thing is indisputable: Kristin Smart has never been seen again. James Murphy: Somebody found an earring that they say was Kristin Smart's jewelry in the driveway. In his complaint, Murphy alleges, along with Ruben, there were two other unnamed individuals. so eventually he unlocked you know, the apartment door, and I left. 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. He says "no.". A judge on March 30 ruled that the trial would be moved out of San Luis . A student named Paul Flores, Susan's son, volunteered to take her back. 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. Chris Lambert and it worked. But Lindsey says her sister was happiest when she was traveling. So before leaving, Margarita handed over her keys to get back into Muir Hall. Jonathan Vigliotti: Is there any doubt in your mind that Paul Flores is responsible for the disappearance of Kristin Smart? Margarita Campos: To this day, like, I was like, why why did I just let her go by herself? Chris Lambert: Everything else, he took the Fifth Amendment. Chris Lambert was just 8 years old when Kristin Smart vanished on her way home from a college party in San Luis Obispo, California. 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. 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. 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. Susan Flores's backyard has been the focus of widespread speculation. Flores said he suffered the black eye during a basketball game he played with friends in Arroyo Grande on Monday. And the complaint has some explosive claims about what led investigators to focus under Ruben's deck in the first place. Through the years, the Smarts have kept pressure on the Flores family. She was too kind-hearted. Classes were difficult, she was trying to fit in, and she missed her family. Even though he'd never investigated anything before, Lambert quit his job to create a podcast about the case. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Paul Flores was lying through his teeth to law enforcement, Peuvrelle told the jury. 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. Jonathan Vigliotti: What toll over time did this have on your parents? James Murphy: They're interested in seeing Paul Flores get convicted and Ruben Flores get held accountable. San Luis Obispo County. 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. 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. We would highly recommend that those people get in contact with us as soon as possible so we could investigate this further, he said. During a basketball game he played with friends in Arroyo Grande CA then, remembered. 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