Ian Parkinson: I committed to them that I was going to go back to the beginning and re-examine every piece of evidence that we had. to find the next challenge. Constructive debate is good; mockery, taunting, and name calling is not. Lindsey Smart Stewart: I think they're, like, carrying boulders on their back. suddenly major pieces of evidence came forward. Paul Flores was the key witness in the 1996 disappearance of Kristin Smart. I feel for her. 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. They believe they can prove Paul Flores is responsible for the disappearance of Kristin Smart. 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. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Susan Flores and her boyfriend were never charged in the case. He'd go anywhere. The letter sent to Thomas by San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs Detective Clint Cole, which was part of the documents Monterey County Superior Court Judge Jennifer OKeefe has allowed to be released, explains that Cole has been working on the Kristin Smart case for more than two years. Chris Lambert: Paul keeps stopping along the way and letting Cheryl Anderson know, you can go on ahead. Flores claimed he walked Smart to her dorm at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo on May 25, 1996 after a night of binge drinking. Please address the Policies, events and arguments, not the person. A single woman's earring. Lindsey Smart Stewart: "You should go to Cal Poly. D.A. The Arroyo Grande cops, Jane said, favored Floress story that she willingly drank and had sex that night. Flores wasn't amused. and I was like, "Noooo.". ), 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.. The same day, investigators also served warrants at an undisclosed location in SLO County and at a location in Washington State. You ALWAYS ask your interns about it? Through the years, the Smarts have kept pressure on the Flores family. 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. I remember thinking he was right behind me in the doorway and I think he was trying to get to the door before I could shut it., Sarah said she was quickly manhandled by Flores. Chris Lambert, who worked as a CBS News consultant, pieced together what he learned from people who were there that night. In 1998, the San Francisco Examiner ran a feature on Flores that included a quote from his former lawyer, Greg Coates, who said that there were no facts to indicate that Paul had anything to do with the disappearance of Kristin Smart.. James Murphy: An eyewitness actually documented the fact that throughout the night that there was activity in the area of the underside of that deck. Chris Lambert: That's the upsetting part about it, isn't it? James Murphy: There's no way to get evidence back once you've lost it. Please come with me." Many have assumed that Paul and Ruben Flores had something to do with her disappearance and most likely killed her. Ermelinda Macarthur currently lives in Kenmore, WA; in the past Ermelinda has also lived in Long Beach CA, Arroyo Grande CA and Bothell WA. Cal Poly student, Kristin Smart, went missing in 1996. Back then, Jane remembered Flores pulling up to her on multiple occasions behind the wheel of a green pickup truck. It was updated on October 22, 2022.). ", 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.". Most students had taken off but Kristin had stayed on campus. Jonathan Vigliotti: Is there any doubt in your mind that Paul Flores is responsible for the disappearance of Kristin Smart? I know Pauls Attorney Mel had many plea agreement talks with the District Attorneys Office and know without a doubt that Paul Flores knows what happened to Kristin Smart and where her body is. He tells Thomas that he has not attempted to contact her or anyone else from her family previously because it was obvious to me that former detectives harassed your family in the past and I do not operate that way., He states, When I started reviewing this case, I kept an open mind and assumed that Paul Flores was not involved in Kristins disappearance. I remember being home watching the news about Kristin Smart and there goes Paul, she recalled. Flores wasn't talking. Authorities served another search warrant at Paul Flores home in April 2020. Paul Flores' attorney on Tuesday asked for a hearing to investigate the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney's Office for what he described as bias in the Kristin Smart case. They didn't bring a forensics team. James Murphy: There has been no other suspect. In August 2011, a Facebook page dedicated to the search for Smart published his exact address. He has not been charged in those incidents. 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. 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.. His father, Ruben, is charged as an accessory, accused of helping cover up the crime. They had become close friends despite their differences. 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, Digital evidence leads to clues in deaths of friends dumped outside LA hospitals, Chad Daybell's kids claim he was "fooled in worst, most deadly way possible", Chilling details revealed in JJ Vallow and Tylee Ryan deaths. And I was screaming. I told him, You never do this again! Thats when everyone got involved, she said. We both were kids at the same school and so I felt comfortable. Even though he'd never investigated anything before, Lambert quit his job to create a podcast about the case. Paul Flores did not have a car on campus, so Murphy surmises he had to have had help. 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. By the time they called the Cal Poly campus police, Kristin had been missing for more than 48 hours. I remember thinking: If my moms not home Im going to die right here.. And it all came back to me. She was last seen alive with Paul Flores, a classmate who offered to walk an inebriated Smart to her room. In November 2019, supporters of Smarts family held a vigil outside of Susan Flores home, the San Luis Obispo Tribune reported at the time. But he entreated each woman who came forward to tell their story to The Daily Beast to reach out to his department. Paul Flores at a St. James classmate's birthday party, 1983. D.A. Recently released court documents detail a one-time immunity deal previously offered to Paul Flores sister, Ermelinda Thomas. James Murphy: they let the dog in, the dog makes a beeline to the bed of Paul Flores. Why? James Murphy: I'd love to do anything to end their suffering. The two girls walked to an area off campus where there were fraternities, sororities and residential housing for students. Paul Flores, her former classmate, was named a person of interest in her disappearance shortly after she was last seen, but had never been formally charged in her death until 2021. Flores and Smart had spoken at the party she had attended, witnesses said. The letter from the DAs Office has similar wording about the immunity deal. So had Margarita Campos, who lived in the next room in Muir Hall. I was like Oh my God. I was like It wasnt. Chris Lambert: I think that might have been the biggest misstep that investigators have made to this day. I called my mom. 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. Alexandra Wallace June 11, 2022. It's, like, she has nothing on her. Not to be a cynic but the Republican DA faces a BLM challenge from an increasing Berkeley-esque electorate. I blacked out and didnt consent to anything.. "48 Hours" looks back to their arrests and how the saga began. 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. I believe (Flores) took her life. JAMES MURPHY: Does your son have any information as to where Kristin Smart's body is located? Now. Then, in April 2021, Paul . Sarah said shes still haunted by Flores. Sheriff Ian Parkinson was able to confirm that forensic physical evidence that authorities believe is linked to Kristin was located at, at least two homes. In 2002, after getting kicked out of Cal Poly, rejected by the Navy, and flipping burgers, Flores matriculated at LA Harbor Community College. She never saw accepting the rides as anything but wholesome. Apparently one witness may be an Australian exchange student who returned home after finals and was unaware of the case. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Is this Susan posting? Denise Smart told the Examiner in 1998, Were not after Paul Flores; were not trying to persecute Paul Flores. 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. That was a huge judgment error. 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