Same. Flores was among those students and was the last to see Smart alive. Sign up for PEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. Either way, I'm going to give her the benefit of the doubt. He is the father of Paul Flores, the only suspect in the disappearance of Smart. Please, let the guilty be found, and her memory finally be at peace. Paul Flores was the key witness in the 1996 disappearance of Kristin Smart. Getty The documents include information about a January 2020 appearance from a San Luis Obispo County sheriffs detective at Thomas Washington home. "We have no responsibility for her disappearance and what happened to that young woman, and I've said it in a court of law," she insisted to the station. Paul Flores lived in this home from 1992 to late 1996, and sporadically throughout the years since. So how does Cal Polys lack of accountability and my water cooler conversation violate any decent standard? After seizing an old car, digging in the back yard and taking evidence San Luis Obispo County sheriff deputies concluded a two search of an Arroyo Grande home related to the 1996 disappearance of Kristin Smart. Cal Poly PD, led by incompetent detective Mike Kennedy, refused to investigate her disappearance initially, suggesting that she probably just left town despite her having no car nor leaving any other signs she left town. In only one of those instances, in 2000, did Flores serve time. Paul Flores, Smart's former university classmate, was the last known person to see her alive after volunteering to walk her home in her inebriated state from the party, police have said. Press J to jump to the feed. They state the detective was requesting an interview from Thomas while also giving her two letters: one urging her cooperation and another offering immunity from San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow in exchange for her cooperation. If you do not want to take this offer now it will not be offered to you again and things will be used against you., He goes on to say in the letter that is not dated but referenced by Galambos that Paul will soon be in a position of needing to tell law enforcement his story and that the case will be solved soon., You can be the one who is responsible for ending this nightmare for everyone and move on with your life. Be part of the news. ", "It's part of the reason I got involved in this," he told the Tribune. One neighbor told the newspaper that Flores had been nothing but a good neighbor. The same report said that Flores grew up in Torrance, California. More than 3,000 pages of documents have been released as part of the case. On May 25, 1996, Paul Flores was the last person known to have seen Kristin Smart before her disappearance from the Cal Poly campus. A neighbor on White Court in Arroyo Grande told KSBY News the home of Ruben Flores, Paul's dad, was also searched Wednesday morning, and the King County Sheriff's Office confirmed that it assisted the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office in the service of a search warrant at a home near Kenmore, Washington. He was soon released from custody. Investigators are currently digging under Rubin Flores home in another apparent attempt to find the missing teens body. He needs to swing for the fence to get reelected. Galambos says the letters referred to several crimes that Thomas may have committed, including being a possible accessory after the fact, or destruction of evidence, or even mishandling human remains., Galambos argument, in part, states that when trying to secure Thomas as a witness, the DAs Office fails to state which defendants actions or statements she witnessed and it fails to identify what actions and statements she witnessed. Paul was not an experienced hardened criminal, if they investigated early and subjected him to a proper interrogation, they likely could have broken him and gotten him to confess, assisted by any circumstantial evidence they could have gathered. In documents filed June 18, 2021, Thomas attorney, Guy Galambos, filed a motion of notice in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court to quash a subpoena for Thomas testimony during the preliminary hearing for Paul and Rubens case that July. In 2021, he was charged with her murder. Thomas attorney says she accepted the letters, but did not give any statements and later goes on to say that Thomas should not have to testify because she does not have any material testimony to provide during any proceedings in this case and also states she does not qualify as a material witness.. He had been sentenced to 240 days in the crime. At one point, Flores said that he woke up with a black eye. An attorney representing Flores, Sarah Sanger could not be reached for comment. I believe (Flores) took her life. Please address the Policies, events and arguments, not the person. I am deeply immersed in true crime and other macabre topics on a basically daily basis, so it takes a lot to really spook me - the Flores family makes me ill. "Me, my sister, my cousinPaul has no limits," she said, requesting anonymity. Back in 1996, with classes finished before the long Memorial Day weekend, Smart, a 19-year-old California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo student, called her parents on Friday, May 24, and left a message telling them that she and some friends were heading to a party at 8 p.m. that night. I cant recall another case of this nature where an entire family including extended family members worked together to protect a family member who committed murder. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies arrested Paul Flores, the primary suspect in the disappearance of Kristin Smart, and his father, Ruben Flores, at separate locations Tuesday morning.. Ms. Thomas informs me that she was never a witness to any crime, nor did she hear the defendants speak about any crimes.. Then in Feb. 2021, Los Angeles police officers arrested Paul Flores in Rancho Palos Verdes on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm. On Monday, deputies served a sealed search warrant at the home of Ruben Flores. I believe that everyone who is in the Flores family circle including Susans boyfriend, and Ermelindas ex-husband Brett MacArthur AND her most recent ex-husband, is in on this, and is either directly involved with Kristins death (Paul) or the concealment of the crime. After Flores allegedly completed the trip with Smart, she was never seen again. Paul Flores was taken into custody in the Los Angeles area, where he resides. At that time, the car belonged to Paul Flores' sister Ermelinda Flores, who lived near Cal Poly. His father, Ruben, is facing a charge of accessory to murder. Deputies also dug in several places in search of remains. Chris Lambert has indicated that Ermelinda and both of her ex husbands have been interviewed by investigators. The two trucks, which sheriff's officials say belonged to family members of Paul Flores in 1996, have been a hot topic in episodes of the "Your Own Backyard" podcast, which chronicles the disappearance of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart in 1996 and the investigation that followed. ", "The podcast was one part of the whole formula," Lambert told the San Luis Obispo Tribune. Flores was one of the last people to see Smart and has been identified as a person-of-interest in the case. Smart disappeared on her Cal Poly San Luis Obispo campus two decades ago and now the search there is back on. Did you want to make a point or maybe do your own research to back up any insinuations you may have and share with us? I always thought they used The sisters car to move the body from Pauls dorm and thats why she and Brett got married and never shared info. Susan Flores, the mother of Paul Flores, spoke to California outlet KSBY News on Tuesday, marking her first-ever press interview. 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. My family loves me but they readily admit they'd help send my ass to jail if I had done anything having to do with goddam murder (people on Reddit have argued with me that helping conceal a murder is what a loving parent does during the Petito/Laundry case - if that's how you feel, I am begging you nicely not to reproduce). Wednesday morning, KSBY crews witnessed sheriff's deputies and FBI investigators at the Arroyo Grande home of Susan Flores, the mother of the only person-of-interest in the case, Paul Flores. They state the detective was requesting an interview from Thomas while also giving her two letters: one urging her cooperation and another offering immunity from San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow in exchange for her cooperation. But I don't think she actively participated. The report said, citing police records, that Flores had a black eye on the day after Smarts disappearance. Ermelinda Flores (top left) and Paul Flores (bottom), 1983. How do you stay friends with someone like that?!!!!! St. James Catholic School Christmas Party, 1982. We may learn more if any of them are called to testify in the preliminary hearing. Kristin Smart Disappearance Suspects Taken into Custody, Classmate of Kristin Smart Briefly Detained, Police Search Home Decades After Her Disappearance, Ga. Police Officer Arrested After Naked Body of Missing 16-Year-Old Girl Found in Woods, Ex-Boyfriend of Missing Md. She did not walk away and go kill herself. Flores was imprisoned at Santa Barbara County Jail for a time. She was last seen alive with Paul Flores, a classmate who offered to walk an inebriated Smart to her room. Nor could Ruben Flores' attorney, Harold Mesick. Hopefully she has learned that she does not have to repeat or be complicit in it. 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. Flores sported the injury in his booking photo. We appreciate the vigilance and professionalism of Sheriff Ian Parkinson and his department and our family looks forward to learning more in the hours and days ahead.. Lambert said that Paul's sister, Ermelinda, moved to Amsterdam in the 2000s to admittedly get away from the attention on her family due to the Kristin Smart case. Shortly after that, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff sniffer dogs were brought on the Cal Poly campus. Thanks for the advice Dadbod! In exchange, Flores would disclose where Smarts remains are located. Paul is currently still in the custody of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office, while Ruben was released on bail eight days after his arrest. Critics called. I can show you a video of Paul admitting he knows what happened to Kristin Smart, his letter states. The first alleged incident occurred in 1994 when a woman accused Flores, then a high school sophomore is accused of drugging a raping a fellow student. Comment Guidelines. Is there indeed some kind of video with PF admitting he knows what happened? 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. In November 2019, supporters of Smarts family held a vigil outside of Susan Flores home, the San Luis Obispo Tribune reported at the time. has been maintained for over twenty years. I have zero sympathy for her or anyone else in her scumbag family. Amanda Starrantino investigates where her missing person's case stands today. Paul's sister reportedly lives in that area. Maybe people would be interested instead of just reading your posts that have an apparent trolling aspect to them? On April 13, Paul's father, Ruben Flores, 80, was also arrested and charged with being an accessory after the murder for allegedly hiding her body in his yard on White Court in Arroyo Grande. Peterson was a 24-year-old student at Cal Poly at the time of Smarts disappearance. They are true psychopaths, and Ruben and Susan's behavior since Kristin's disappearance helps me understand why Paul is as sick and disturbed as he is. The pair appeared in San Luis Obispo Superior Court. This sister can rot too if she helped. Cant blame her for wanting to get far away from the dysfunction. Smart, a native of Stockton, was nearing the end of her freshman year at Cal Poly when she vanished on May 25, 1996, after attending an off-campus party. Paul Ruben Flores, 44, of San Pedro was arrested on suspicion of murder in connection to the disappearance of missing Cal Poly student Kristin Smart, according to the San Luis Obispo County. His father Ruben Flores charged with being an accessory after the factwas found not. After Smarts disappearance, the car was transferred into their parents names. They probably used her car because she was the least "famous" member of the family (yeah let's involve her in a MURDER because that's what FAMILIES do). In October 2022, Paul Flores, the man long suspected in her disappearance, was found guilty of murder. Would you? Read the story: recordnet.com/article/20200118/NEWS/200119835, Multiple tips received following podcast on Kristin Smart disappearance, Former FBI agent weighs in on potential new developments in Kristin Smart case, Kristin was an adventurous fun loving young woman whose childhood was rich and filled with memorable moments.Unfortunately, it was cut short on May 25, 1996 when another Cal Poly student took her life and has continued to hide behind the 5th Amendment since the summer of 1996. To the extent that he was forced to leave jobs because of the Smart family. One can only image the horrors she grew up with. READ NEXT: Teenage Porn Star Controversy Rocks California High School, Paul Flores: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Her house was raided/electronics taken last year along with her parents and brothers homes. In August 2011, a Facebook page dedicated to the search for Smart published his exact address. 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