IE 11 is not supported. All of Kristin's personal belongings including her purse, her money, her I.D. James Murphy: I'd love to do anything to end their suffering. The investigation seemed to be hampered from the start by a series of missteps by campus police beginning with their assumption that Kristin was off having fun and ignoring worried friends who said she was missing. D.A. Kristen Deborah Modafferi (born June 1, 1979; disappeared June 23, 1997) is an American woman who, in the early summer of 1997, disappeared in mysterious circumstances after leaving her work at the Crocker Galleria Mall in San Francisco, California. The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time Helicopters were used to canvas the area. 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? In a civil lawsuit, the Smarts' attorney claims that Kristin's remains were buried at one time on Paul Flores' father's property. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. Chris Lambert: Kristin's father would come down and hike every trail he could find on the Central Coast. His father, Ruben Flores, pleads not guilty to being an accessory to the crime after the fact. To declare to the public if you stay quiet, you will get away with this. But I've seen it. suddenly major pieces of evidence came forward. KSBY will have more on what takes place in court on KSBY.com and KSBY News at 5 and 6 p.m. But Margarita says, the police did not seem concerned. I've got her. They were after Paul Flores for an outstanding DUI warrant. Chris Lambert: He told those friends he just woke up with the black eye. She was gone. He later told investigators that he walked her as far as his dorm, where they parted ways. Cole said this was done so Lambert would include the information in his podcast during the time of the wiretap. In the months after Kristin's disappearance, one truck was traded in and the other was reported stolen. But cadaver dogs told a different story. Her books are available on Amazon. Cadaver dogs were sent into Paul Floress dorm room. But a massive search did not happen until she'd been gone for more than a month. Kristen Deborah Modafferi (born June 1, 1979; disappeared June 23, 1997) is an American woman who, at the age of 18, in the early summer of 1997, disappeared in mysterious circumstances after leaving her work at the Crocker Galleria Mall in San Francisco, California. JAMES MURPHY: What is the name of your father? They also did not focus on Paul Flores immediately, waiting six days to formally interview him. Lindsey Smart Stewart: I think they're, like, carrying boulders on their back. Ruben Flores, was arrested at his home on the same day and was charged with being an accessory after the fact. 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? were in the room exactly where she had left them. Denise Pearce: The investigation was completely botched by the campus police. Flores defense team serves Your Own Backyard podcaster Chris Lambert with a subpoena to serve as a witness in San Luis Obispo Superior Court on August 30th, as he has interviewed several witnesses before they spoke to law enforcement. Murphy alleges four nights later, strange activity was seen at Ruben's house. I think they're just waiting to see what the outcome is going to be. Paul Flores isnt granted bail, with Judge Craig B. Case It is every parent's worst nightmare. We feel like the stars aligned when the podcast aired, she told Rolling Stone. Jonathan Vigliotti: There was a lot of evidence that could have been gathered, that wasn't. Ann-Marie Christian: Her parents reminded me of my parents. Even though he'd never investigated anything before, Lambert quit his job to create a podcast about the case. Sie knnen Ihre Einstellungen jederzeit ndern, indem Sie auf unseren Websites und Apps auf den Link Datenschutz-Dashboard klicken. Then, in 2011, Ian Parkinson was elected sheriff. She said she didn't tell law enforcement about it until she talked to Det. She withdrew money from the bank, a surveillance camera capturing what are . Chris Lambert: I wish I knew why. In the late 1990s, the. The court document was filed before bail arguments Monday in San Luis Obispo Superior Court when the father and son were arraigned. It wasn't until Kristin's roommate returned to their dorm room, that Margarita realized Kristin never came home. Dozens of community members on Saturday evening gathered for a vigil at Santa Rosa Park in San Luis Obispo to light candles in the memory of Kristin Smart, the Cal The body of Kristin Smart, which has never been found, was recently moved from the home of Ruben Flores, a prosecutor said, according to a document filed Monday and posted on social media by a. But 22 years later, when he couldn't find any recent stories about the case, he decided to do something. 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. It's just a motivator for me. Paul Flores, 44, has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge. Smart's body was recently moved from the home of Ruben Flores, a prosecutor said. Three more witnesses are expected to take the stand on Thursday, including two cadaver dog handlers.___. What Chris did was take a local story and turn it into an international story. most importantly they wanna find their daughter. With them is a group of FBI evidence response team members and a search warrant. Smart was declared dead in 2002. Other witnesses included students who were at the party. Paul Flores pleads not guilty to the murder and attempted rape of Smart. 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. But Murphy says there were other incidents that should have raised alarm bells about him with law enforcement from the very beginning. His father was found not guilty of helping to hide her body. The two men made their first courtroom appearance on July 14 in San Luis Obispo Superior Court, where Judge Craig B. van Rooyen denied the district attorneys motion to add two rape charges against Paul Flores, The Tribune of San Luis Obispo reported. Van Rooyen rules that Flores will be tried for murder in the 1996 disappearance of Smart. D.A. Chris Lambert: It's mostly frat guys from the Kappa Chi fraternity. James Murphy: they let the dog in, the dog makes a beeline to the bed of Paul Flores. And then months and months later, they'd reach back out and say, can you get us in touch with this person again? Kristin Denise Smart (born February 20, 1977 [1] [6] -declared legally dead May 25, 2002) was an American woman who was found to have been murdered by Paul Flores at the end of her freshman year on the campus of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly). In the meantime, Paul Flores moved to Southern California, where he bounced from job to job. Because of the statute of limitations, Dow says, Paul Flores can't be charged with rape. He discussed some of the evidence that was collected during searches of the property, including anomalies in the backyard and a 4-foot deep hole under the deck containing fibers and human blood. The trial got underway with opening statements on July 18 in Monterey County Superior Court in Salinas. The mother is washing her car in the driveway at one point. When authorities later confronted him with the two stories, Flores admitted lying and offered a new explanation. His is the latest in a line of true-crime podcasts to play a role in an arrest, a court appeal or even an exoneration. so eventually he unlocked you know, the apartment door, and I left. Cole in 2019. 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. or even her keys. 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Kristin Smart Scholarship has been established by her family to help other college bound women pursue their dreams. And DNA evidence could not be found linking any other evidence to Kristin. Like the Smart's civil case, theirs also has been on hold. They didn't look at the Flores family's vehicles. Previously sealed documents related to the case become available to the public that explain the rape charges Peurelle attempted to add against Paul Flores. But was there evidence possibly placing Kristin Smart at his mother's home? Like his black eye, seen faintly in a mug shot taken by the Arroyo Grande Police just by chance two days after Kristin vanished. The younger Flores has long been the only person of interest in Smarts disappearance; she was last seen on May 25th, 1996, after attending a party near campus. 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. Devastating. There was early mistakes made that you can't recover from when you're missing those vital pieces. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. every piece of evidence points directly at Paul Flores. Eighteen-year-old Kristen Modafferi was a college honor student from North Carolina spending her summer in San Francisco. They're known for being a really safe school.". He promised the Smarts that solving Kristin's case would be a priority. On April 19, father and son each pleaded not guilty, according to The Associated Press. 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! "Up and Vanished" led a man to confess to killing a . James Murphy: Well, the location where all this activity occurred is where they found the biological material. A hundred percent that was happening. 3. DAN DOW [press conference]: The allegation against Ruben is that he helped to conceal Kristen's body after the murder was committed. Convicted killer Scott Peterson is expected to be called to the witness stand at a pre-trial hearing in California involving the 25-year-old disappearance of co-ed Kristin Smart. The lawsuit claims they were moving Kristin's remains. And they told Lambert they weren't surprised when they heard about Flores's connection to Kristin's disappearance. And he leaves her to walk up this walkway. The day after my sister disappeared, Paul Flores had a black eye and scratches on him. Chris Lambert: They just have never given up and are never going to give up on their daughter. On October 18, 2022, Paul Flores was found guilty of first-degree murder. Ruben Flores was released on $50,000 bail to his ex-wife. The next morning, Margarita waited to hear from Kristin. Chris Lambert: That's the upsetting part about it, isn't it? You can go." But Paul Flores was never charged with any of these incidents. Onuma was evicted from a Kaneohe, Hawaii residence after his connection to the Kristen Modafferi . I don't think she went back to her dorm at all. His father, Ruben, will be tried as an accessory to the crime. Any evidence that might have been there was long gone. The document presented summaries of why prosecutors didn't want either man to be released pending a trial that could be years away. Kristen Modafferi: Onuma and the Briefcase. He wouldn't answer a single thing. An important tip came in after a February 2020 search of Paul, Susan and Ruben's properties. On Monday, he questioned why investigators needed to keep searching for evidence after making arrests. The defense argued that other skateboarders who were at the San Luis Obispo location said they never saw Paul there, and Hudson's boyfriend denied ever seeing Paul in Huasna or anywhere else. 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. People are watching Ruben Flores and Susan Flores and Paul Flores. Paul Flores, right, in court with his attorney Richard Hutton in 1996. And the body's not there now. The defense also tells Lambert he will not be allowed back in the courtroom where he has been covering the hearing as he is now a potential witness. When Kristin Smart disappeared, Paul Flores's parents Susan and Ruben were separated and living apart. Later, the sheriff's office obtained a warrant for Ruben's DNA and Det. She disappeared in 1996 after attending an off-campus party and while she was declared legally dead in 2002, her body has never been found. But now, 25 years later, a man sits in a San Luis Obispo County Jail cell, charged with her murder. Joe Johnston/The Tribune (of San Luis Obispo), via Associated Press. The body of Kristin Smart, which has never been found, was recently moved from the home of Ruben Flores, a prosecutor said, according to a document filed Monday and posted on social media by a reporter for The Tribune of San Luis Obispo. And Murphy and Sinclair believe they can prove it. Margarita Campos: To this day, like, I was like, why why did I just let her go by herself? 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. Those were kind of unspoken things. PODCAST EPISODE 1: I googled Kristin Smart's name every few years. And that's what I've been doing for a long, long time, along with a lot of other people. D.A. Why? In the spring of 1996, Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old college student, left an off-campus party in San Luis Obispo, Calif., and walked home to her dormitory. DAN DOW [press conference]: We don't have evidence sufficient to charge anyone else at this time. They believe they can prove Paul Flores is responsible for the disappearance of Kristin Smart. In October 2022, Paul Flores, the man long suspected in her disappearance, was found guilty of murder. November 01, 2017. Mary Lassiter says the earring she found in the driveway matched the necklace Kristin Smart is seen wearing on this billboard. He says they are Ruben's ex-wife Susan and her boyfriend. Police investigated whether Durst, 71, who lived in San Francisco at the time Modafferi went missing, was connected to her disappearance. A college student at North Carolina State University, ABC 7 writes that Modafferi had received a scholarship to work and live in a different city for the summer. The defense questions Hudson about her drug use, but she says she was not doing drugs at the time. 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. By herself, which is pretty amazing. No remains have been found. Authorities also uncovered fibers consistent with the color clothing Smart was last seen wearing. Denise Smart, Kristins mother, has also praised the show. But it was a local story and the thing that stood out to me is that nobody was talking about it anymore. Chris Lambert: I brought them a number of witnesses that they were very interested in. Denise Pearce: She was becoming more and more alarmed, you know? Ian Parkinson: Yes. Through the years, the Smarts have kept pressure on the Flores family. It is also what the Smarts have been waiting for for more than a quarter of a century. The authorities began to describe Paul Flores as a prime suspect in the case. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The unsealed documents include two claims from 2011 and 2017 that Flores raped two women while they were drunk in San Pedro. On June 23, 1997, Kristen left the coffee shop where she worked, Spinelli's Coffee in San Francisco's Crocker Galleria. A California jury has found Paul Flores, the man accused of the 1996 murder of Kristin Smart, guilty of first-degree murder, according to a news release from the San Luis Obispo County District. Alicia Tejada is the field producer and Addison Briley is the associate producer. Other men cited by the defense either reportedly dated or pursued Smart. LOS ANGELES A California college student missing for nearly 25 years was once buried in the backyard of the home owned by the murder suspect's father, authorities said in a court document. Cole went to his White Court home to collect it on May 19, 2021. Paul Flores, a fellow freshman at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, was the last person seen with Smart on May 25, 1996. Margarita Campos: I mean, she was gone. But the judge indicated he would set a reasonable bail amount Wednesday for the father, who has health problems is currently in the San Luis Obispo jail on $250,000 bail. A cemetery posted a personal ad for a goose whose mate died. So many people have played such important roles over the past 25 years, and we are humbled by the amazing support and generosity we have received. And I was, like, "uh OK, fine.". A trailer was reportedly parked at Ruben's residence at odd hours and Paul's mother, Susan Flores, and her boyfriend were there. 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Cole reportedly testified that Ruben asked why Susan Flores, who is Pauls mother, and her boyfriend were also being swabbed when he was the only one who committed a felony. The Kristin Smart disappearance: After 26 years, Paul Flores is convicted of murder 20 photos. She was looking forward to hearing from Kristin that Sunday. The next month, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs Office took over from the Cal Poly police as the lead investigators. Ruben's attorney, Harold Mesick, dismissed the evidence against his client as "so minimal as to shock the conscience.". 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. The sheriff's office still wasn't convinced they had enough evidence against Flores. PAUL FLORES: On the advice of my attorney . Kristen Modafferi, Kristin Smart & Kent Jacobs. Chris Lambert says, two days after that, when Flores was interviewed by campus police, they asked how he got his black eye as well as scratches on his hands and knees. The last person to see her alive,. When asked about how he got the injury Flores told three different stories.
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