Susan Flores and her boyfriend were never charged in the case. In a civil lawsuit, the Smarts' attorney claims that Kristin's remains were buried at one time on Paul Flores' father's property. Chris Lambert: He told those friends he just woke up with the black eye. Margarita Campos: I was, like, "Kristin, I'm going to go back home. Paul Flores and his father both pleaded not guilty to all charges at their arraignment. I think they're just waiting to see what the outcome is going to be. The Kristin Smart Scholarship has been established by her family to help other college bound women pursue their dreams. 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. JAMES MURPHY: What is the name of your father? 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. Smart was talking with and socializing with several different males at the party. 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. Like the Smart's civil case, theirs also has been on hold. His father Ruben Flores charged with being an accessory after the factwas found not guilty. So maybe he had a crush on me. Jonathan Vigliotti: Was this case, given the evidence that was lost early on, doomed from the very beginning? Margarita Campos: I'll never forget her shadow against the building, this apartment complex, just standing like kind of cross-armed with the long leg And she was just kind of like looking at me like, [sighs] you're really walking away now, like you're really, you're leaving? 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. November 27, 2020 / 8:14 AM That's when Denise Smart learned her daughter had not been seen all weekend, and all her belongings were still in her dorm room. The sheriff's office still wasn't convinced they had enough evidence against Flores. Still she stuck around until Flores allegedly laid his hands on her aggressively again. 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. He claimed he didnt even know her name, Peuvrelle said. 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. 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. Not at all. Just days after she disappeared, an incident report seemed to imply that Kristin's behavior contributed to her disappearance. The lawsuit claims they were moving Kristin's remains. He called his father at 9:47 a.m. on Sunday, May 26, 1996. Paul Flores was the last person seen with Kristin Smart before she vanished in 1996. Ruben's attorney, Harold Mesick, dismissed the evidence against his client as "so minimal as to shock the conscience.". Murphy alleges four nights later, strange activity was seen at Ruben's house. It's just a motivator for me. In 2002, after getting kicked out of Cal Poly, rejected by the Navy, and flipping burgers, Flores matriculated at LA Harbor Community College. Margarita Campos: they were, like, "are you sure she didn't go out of town?" James Murphy: There's no way to get evidence back once you've lost it. Had Flores been caught and convicted of his alleged sexual assault in 1994, perhaps Smart would still be alive. And while they did not rush to investigate Flores, Kristin's family says campus police were very quick to judge her. It was updated on October 22, 2022.). But soon Flores took his shot with Jane after another drop-off at her moms house. 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. It wasn't until Kristin's roommate returned to their dorm room, that Margarita realized Kristin never came home. Witnesses said she didnt smell like alcohol, but she quickly became so incapacitated that she passed out face-down on the houses front lawn. Susan Flores's backyard has been the focus of widespread speculation. I was like It wasnt. James Murphy: To see them in custody was a feeling of great joy for me. Alicia Tejada is the field producer and Addison Briley is the associate producer. Ann-Marie Christian: She was who she was because of her parents, for sure. She was too kind-hearted. Lawyers representing Paul Flores, a man found guilty last year of murdering Kristin Smart in San Luis Obispo in 1996, filed motions last week to dismiss the jury verdict and for a new trial. They also did not focus on Paul Flores immediately, waiting six days to formally interview him. Murphy has filed a new civil suit against Ruben Flores for the intentional infliction of emotional distress. I was crying.. He says they are Ruben's ex-wife Susan and her boyfriend. She has not been charged with any crimes in connection with the case. Paul Flores - Cal Poly student and Food Science major, Paul Flores lived on campus in room #128 of Santa Lucia Hall Dormitory. 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. It was never like Hey you want to go hookup? He never made advances and he would just say Hi at school.. In the meantime, Paul Flores moved to Southern California, where he bounced from job to job. I don't think she went back to her dorm at all. Facts will show law enforcement was aware that they did not have a case. His podcast, "Your Own Backyard," has become a big hit attracting millions of listeners eager to hear every detail surrounding this unsolved case. D.A. Lambert also interviewed a woman who dated Flores until, she says, he became physically and verbally abusive. James Murphy: He lied to the police about everything. I don't know if Kristin knew anybody there. View Details. Flores wasn't talking. Paul would try to get Kristins attention and she was too nice to tell him off. Flores has never been charged in this case. As of this date, Paul is single. Smart appeared to be under the influence of alcohol on Friday night. And he leaves her to walk up this walkway. You just don't talk, and you get away with it. . Nineteen-year-old Kristin Smart disappeared Memorial Day weekend of 1996. Ken Blum is the editor. 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. Chris Lambert: Paul keeps stopping along the way and letting Cheryl Anderson know, you can go on ahead. 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. 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. I guess the answer is yes. Its not a lie. Paul Flores, then also a 19-year-old freshman, had . She graduated from San Perlita as valedictorian to the class of 1953 to proceed her education at James R . Chris Lambert and it worked. Most students had taken off but Kristin had stayed on campus. On October 18, 2022, Paul Flores was found guilty of first-degree murder. 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. James Murphy: If it was, in fact, a piece of jewelry that matched Kristin's jewelry, it would have been blockbuster evidence. suddenly major pieces of evidence came forward. 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. Im good. Detectives asked Flores about a visible black eye on his face. Lindsey Smart Stewart: It just amazes me the amount of evidence that's available, yet nothing has happened. He had pinned her down and had his hand down her bathing suit groping her.. And when they did . 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. They had become close friends despite their differences. 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. According to a county probation bail report obtained by the San Luis Obispo Tribune, "biological evidence" was found under Ruben's deck. 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. Kristin did not have a purse, money, her I.D. ", 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.". He returned later that Friday night and they drove to his friends home which Jane described as sparely furnished. Denise Pearce: The investigation was completely botched by the campus police. And these girls are inviting us out. Chris Lambert: Everything else, he took the Fifth Amendment. Ruben lived here with his wife, Susan, and their children, Ermelinda and Paul. I would turn around and he would be right there lurking, the woman, referred to here by a pseudonym, said. 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! 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