Paul Flores, right, in court with his attorney Richard Hutton in 1996. She withdrew money from the bank, a surveillance camera capturing what are . 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. Margarita Campos: I was expecting her to knock on my door and be, like, "Oh, Margarita, you missed a rager. Denise Pearce | Longtime family friend: Things were gonna get better and, you know, and and they did. The defense claims the prosecution is wearing said color as a result of a Facebook request on the site Justice for Kristin Smart' to wear purple during a Memorial Day celebration. It's just a motivator for me. Also on the stand Tuesday were another cadaver dog handler, an expert in fiber evidence and a district attorney's office investigator. The then eighteen-year-old . In June 1997, 18-year-old Kristen Modafferi arrived in San Francisco to take a photography class at UC Berkeley. When they showed up, it was Paul Flores. to find the next challenge. In February 2020, the authorities executed search warrants at four locations in California and Washington State and recovered what the San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs Office described as items of interest. One location was the Los Angeles home of Paul Flores, KCAL-TV reported. So, she slowed down and walked with them. Recently unsealed court documents show the extent to which law enforcement has looked into Flores over the years: 48 search warrants involving wiretaps and GPS tracking, and a search of Flores former Cal Poly dorm room. DAN DOW [press conference]: It is alleged that Mr. Flores caused the death of Kristen Smart while in the commission of or attempted rape. Cole also talked about his interview with Jennifer Hudson in November 2019. Denise Pearce: To be almost there. Chris Lambert: That's the upsetting part about it, isn't it? Bei der Nutzung unserer Websites und Apps verwenden wir, unsere Websites und Apps fr Sie bereitzustellen, Nutzer zu authentifizieren, Sicherheitsmanahmen anzuwenden und Spam und Missbrauch zu verhindern, und, Ihre Nutzung unserer Websites und Apps zu messen, personalisierte Werbung und Inhalte auf der Grundlage von Interessenprofilen anzuzeigen, die Effektivitt von personalisierten Anzeigen und Inhalten zu messen, sowie, unsere Produkte und Dienstleistungen zu entwickeln und zu verbessern. James Murphy: I'm not at liberty to describe how it was documented. Kristen was in her first year at Cal Poly when she vanished in 1996. Paul Flores and defense attorney Robert Sanger in court on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. Related Stories As of 2021, Kristen Modafferi's case remains unsolved. That turned out to be college. Proof of the L.A. charges cant act as a substitute for the SLO case.. JAMES MURPHY: In May of 96 were you a student at Cal Poly? D.A. On April 19, father and son each pleaded not guilty, according to The Associated Press. 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 county sheriffs office searched his room once more during the weekend of June 29th, when a team of cadaver dogs signaled the smell of human decay. But Margarita says, the police did not seem concerned. Chris Lambert and it worked. What's going on? 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 Kristin Smart disappearance: After 26 years, Paul Flores is convicted of murder 20 photos. Kristen has never been found. 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. Paul Flores and his father both pleaded not guilty to all charges at their arraignment. In April 2021, investigators charged Paul Flores, left, with Kristin Smart's murder, and his then-80-year-old father Ruben, as an accessory after the fact. In the months after Kristin's disappearance, one truck was traded in and the other was reported stolen. He'd go anywhere. He was not welcome.. 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. After over 25 years, there is no evidence that Paul Flores committed the crimes for which there is no evidence.. 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. Case The judge rules that the DA cannot be disqualified for wearing purple clothing. What Chris did was take a local story and turn it into an international story. Anyone can read what you share. Margarita Campos: But when we got to the house it was pretty dead too, it was really -- it was like a couple of roommates hanging out playing video games And Kristin was, like oh gosh, there has to be something better than this. In 2011, the Smarts hoped those boulders would become a little lighter when Ian Parkinson became the . It was first reported by The Tribune, and a reporter posted snippets of documents on Twitter. But on April 13, 2021, after an investigation that spanned nearly a quarter of a century, the authorities announced that two California men Paul Flores, now 45, and his father, Ruben Flores, 81 had been arrested in connection with her disappearance. Chris Lambert, who worked as a CBS News consultant, pieced together what he learned from people who were there that night. Later, the sheriff's office obtained a warrant for Ruben's DNA and Det. Margarita Campos: they were, like, "are you sure she didn't go out of town?" Defense lawyers have criticized the evidence used to arrest both men last week. Smart's body was recently moved from the home of Ruben Flores, a prosecutor said. It's, like, she has nothing on her. "YOUR OWN BACKYARD" PODCAST: EPISODE 1: It's a cold and cloudy winter afternoon in San Luis Obispo and I'm retracing missing Cal Poly student Kristin Smart's last known steps. And so, she pulled me into this sort of like, "oh come on, let's socialize. It is every parent's worst nightmare. She feared for her life, so did not tell anyone at the time or for years after. Paul Flores was identified as a person of interest early in the case. Investigators in Kristin Smart case serve search warrant at the home of the prime suspect's father Smart was last seen near her California Polytechnic State University (CalPoly) dorm, but she. I told her I didn't I didn't want to go. Chris Lambert: They didn't bring cadaver dogs with them. That witness initially came forward to Chris Lambert, who passed the information to the sheriff's office and Murphy. Chadwell answered no. Um, wherever we can punch holes. Chris Lambert: I didn't know the scale. I need you to listen to everything they say so we can punch holes in it. JAMES MURPHY: What is the name of your father? In April 2021, investigators finally put the pieces of the puzzle together and decided they had enough to charge the then-44-year-old Paul Flores with Kristin's murder, and his then-80-year-old father with being an accessory after the fact. Jonathan Vigliotti [with Lambert outside of the the dorms]: Paul and Kristin then make their way here. Denise Pearce: The investigation was completely botched by the campus police. James Murphy: That suggests that something bad happened in Paul Flores's dorm room. But Parkinson acknowledges it hasn't been easy. Ms. Smarts family declared her legally dead in 2002, but the search, and the investigation, continued. There was early mistakes made that you can't recover from when you're missing those vital pieces. Weitere Informationen ber die Verwendung Ihrer personenbezogenen Daten finden Sie in unserer Datenschutzerklrung und unserer Cookie-Richtlinie. Chris Lambert: A young couple moves into it with their kid. Nineteen-year-old Kristin Smart disappeared Memorial Day weekend of 1996. 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. It did produce some information that I believe was valuable, he said. Due to the evidence gleaned from the excavation, it is reasonable to believe Ruben Flores currently knows the location of Kristin Smarts remains," Peuvrelle said. Kristin Smart, a bright, adventurous communication studies freshman at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, went missing May 25, 1996. By the time they called the Cal Poly campus police, Kristin had been missing for more than 48 hours. But Murphy says there were other incidents that should have raised alarm bells about him with law enforcement from the very beginning. The court document was filed before bail arguments Monday in San Luis Obispo Superior Court when the father and son were arraigned. The Sheriffs Office investigators and forensic specialists assigned to Ms. Smarts case executed 18 search warrants, submitted 37 items that were collected in the early days of the case for DNA testing, recovered 140 new items of evidence and conducted 91 interviews from 2011 to 2020, the office said. And there would be more disappointment in 2007, after the Smart's legal team searched a small portion of Susan Flores's backyard with ground penetrating radar and did not find any evidence. Kristin Smart was a 19-year-old freshman at Cal Poly, California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, when she disappeared after a walk home from an off-campus party early in the. Missing-person posters and billboards offering rewards appeared along roads and in other public places. You, youre the one that can tell me, a reference to Lamberts Your Own Backyard, the podcast about Smart and Flores that has brought new attention to the case. James Murphy: The question for decades was "Well, where did the body go?". 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. but I knew that I could try to do a small part. Denise Pearce says that was a crushing blow for the Smart family. The day after my sister disappeared, Paul Flores had a black eye and scratches on him. Chris Lambert: I personally think that wherever Kristin went, Paul was there with her. Cole said he has the admission on a digital tape recording. A very close-knit family. 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. It also expounds on several other alleged rapes as well as unwanted sexual advances. On day two, August 3rd, a close friend of Smarts from college, Steven Flemming, tells the court that Flores had interacted with Smart before the party they both attended prior to her disappearance.
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