Kristin's remains have never been found. Ruben Flores was arrested as an accessory at his Arroyo Grande home, where sheriff's investigators conducted another search. He condemned what he said was a rush to judgement. He used the OJ Simpson trial as an example. 'There is just so much animosity towards this man and his family. But Dostie didnt know much about cadaver dogs until a homicide case he worked on in 2006 when a narcotics dog handler mentioned training a cadaver dog when she retired. Dostie and David Smallwood of the California Register newspaper were given permission to search the yard directly in the back of the Susan Flores home. Ruben's personal network of family, friends, associates & neighbors include Valeria Valerio, Dustin Flores, Jessica Gomez, Sophi Flores and Rebecca Rifenburgh. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson said Paul Flores was. In total, over 100 American remains were found where Buster alerted. Since the trial started, Lambert said that the defense team have unsuccessfully requested to go through his emails, text messages, and gain access to his podcast notes. Paul was then named a person of interest in Kristins disappearance. Stan Smarts statement following the verdicts in the murder trial of his daughter, #kristinsmart pic.twitter.com/biFgN0auBj. Ian Parkinson became the San Luis Obispo County sheriff. 2am, May 26: Kristin is last seen alive walking towards her dorm room with Paul Flores, May 28: Kristin's family report her missing, June 1996: Paul Flores invokes his Fifth Amendment rights to avoid answering questions about the case, 1997: Kristin Smart's family sue Paul Flores for wrongful death. Ruben Flores was released Wednesday on $50,000 bail, CBS Los Angeles reported. Search warrants for issued for the Arroyo Grande home of Paul Flores' father, Ruben Flores, 80. Four days after her disappearance, police filed a missing persons report. Thats one case that got away.. Prosecutor Chris Peuvrelle told jurors the 'truth is, Kristin Smart is dead and the evidence is clear that she was killed by Paul Flores. San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow said that Smart was killed during an attempted rape by Paul Flores in his dorm room and his father helped hide her body. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way. Schafer was assigned to the Smart case. There is huge defense money being paid here. You cant dispute it.. The jury in Ruben's case reached a decision on Monday but were told they could not announce the decision until Paul's case was closed. Other witnesses included students who were at the party. We will refer to this property as Lot 29. They handed Paul Flores a guilty verdict. Next. When it comes to the Kristin Smart case, whodunnit was never the questionno matter how long it took to arrest Paul Floresthe prime suspect and last person seen with Kristin back in 1996. and They described dropping her off at the party at an unofficial fraternity house, and said that when it was over, she needed support to walk as she was being accompanied home by Paul Flores. California Kristin Smart case: Images from the investigation and arrest . Recalling moments from 1996, Smart's heartbroken mother Denise said she contacted police shortly after Kristin failed to call home on Sunday, May 26. In the months after Smart disappeared, her frustrated parents hired attorney James Murphy who filed a wrongful death lawsuit against bothRuben and Paul Flores. Over the years, he was considered the prime suspect in her disappearance and was arrested in April 2021, along with his father, Ruben Flores. The Outback Steakhouse in Irvine, where Paul . Furthermore, the searches at the homes of Ruben, Susan, Paul, and his sister had led to enough evidence to warrant a second search of Pauls home. Vasss technology works similarly to cadaver dogs. Resides in Southgate, MI. - On Friday, August 14, 2015, Elmer Rice told Christopher Garland that Ruben Flores (Paul's father) told him that Kristin was rolled up in carpet and buried in concrete. Justice is coming. Ms. Smarts family declared her legally dead in 2002, but the search, and the investigation, continued. My feelings are more important than facts. 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The paper that attorney Melvin Delamotte repeatedly pointed to during the deposition of his client, Paul Flores, on November 14, 1997. Paul Flores was found guilty of first degree murder on October 18. By 2007 Dostie began training his new black labrador, Buster, in detecting human remains. Facebook 0 Twitter LinkedIn 0 Reddit Tumblr Pinterest 0 0 Likes. 'That was not my goal. It has been almost 25 years since the disappearance of Kristin Smart; every day the Smart family continues to suffer; every day, Paul Flores has been looking over his shoulder. Paul Flores and Ruben Flores plead not guilty in connection with Smart's disappearance. 'Paul Flores is guilty as sin. But you're here as jurors. Ms. Smarts acquaintances were interviewed. They went on trial in July 2022 in Monterey County,. Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 And honestly once it's done, I think we're all just going to be relieved that it's over, regardless of the outcome. A neighbor of Ruben Flores denied seeing anyone under his Arroyo Grande home on Feb. 9, 2020, calling the allegations she viewed digging, shovels and a wheelbarrow untrue.. His father was found not guilty of helping to hide her body. Paul will be sentenced on December 9. While an expert said it was human blood, the test used did not rule out the possibility it was from a ferret or primate, though court records said no remains of either such animal were found there. 2020: Neighbors report seeing Paul Flores bring a tractor to his backyard, April 13, 2021: Paul Flores is arrested on suspicion of murder and Ruben Flores is arrested on suspicion of being an accessory to murder, July 18, 2022: Trials for Paul and Ruben Flores begin in Monterey, California, after being moved out of San Luis Obispo, October 17: Jury reaches verdict in case of Ruben Flores, October 18:Jury reaches verdict in case of Paul Flores. In 1996, Cal-Poly student Kristin Smart vanished while walking home from an off-campus party. It was so strong, said Dostie. Investigators only searched underneath the deck of his home in 2021. nor a 1997 deposition in which . By Additionally, Vass was Tennessee Scientist of the Year in 2004 and is an instructor at the National Forensic Academy. 'Too much made up stuff, that's all I can say. Image Credit: ABC10. During his deposition in November 1997, Paul had invoked the 5th Amendment in response to any questions regarding the case. Smart, 19, was a 'bright' student at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. The East side of the home was not properly searched because of this. Grounds for a mistrial, grounds for a motion to dismiss with prejudice. Wonder who is paying the bill???????? Later, Flores invoked his 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination before a grand jury and during a civil deposition. So if Vass finds human-specific chemicals in the soil sample, that means there are human remains in the area. After all, as carefully profiled in NBC's 'Dateline . Paul Flores was charged with murder, and Ruben Flores with being an accessory after the fact, accused of helping to bury her remains. Ms. Smart, 19, was a freshman at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo when she disappeared in 1996. Justice delayed does not have to be justice denied. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Harriet Alexander For Dailymail.com The two men arrived at Branch Street around 1:45 p.m. Buster was brought to the backyard of Lot 29. Murphy called it compelling evidence they had moved Kristin Smarts body to another location just a few days after deputies searched the home. ', Mesick said the case has been the one he is 'most invested in on a personal level.'. In the criminal case, [Simpson] was found to be not guilty and yet the civil case was able to proceed," he said. For example, a hole that was dug and then covered up again. During the call, the mother tells her son he needed to tell her where they can 'punch holes' in the 'Your Own Backyard' podcast because 'only you can.'. After analyzing Busters reaction, Dostie said it was clear there was human decomposition there. There are new leads in the investigation and official excavate a hillside on the Cal Poly campus and cadaver dogs are used to search for Smart's remains. Episode 04: Son Of Susan. . Behind lattice work beneath the deck of his large house on a dead end street off Tally Ho Road, archaeologists working for police in March found a soil disturbance about the size of a casket and the presence of human blood, prosecutors said. Later, he said it was the result of bumping his head on his car. He added that Zoom court appearances could give Paul a chance to waive his right to a speedy trial in that case. Stan Smart on Tuesday afternoon paid tribute to the sheriffs, detectives and prosecutors who secured Flores's conviction. Otherwise, your speedy trial rights are affected. This time around, the authorities stated that they retrieved evidence regarding the murder of Kristin. Noah said, He [Buster] alerted within six inches of the biggest recovery of MIAs thats been done since WWII. Professor Lawrence Conyers was able to search almost all of Susans backyard. 'It's too bad that sometimes the system works on feelings instead of facts, but I am relieved about myself of course.'. During these searches, Dostie was not told whether they knew or not there were remains there. No remains have been found. to search on and near the Cal Poly campus. He added that he could not get flowers to grow in the box due to the second layer of cement underneath. 'We now put our faith in the justice system and move forward, comforted in the knowledge that Kristin has been held in the hearts of so many and that she has not been forgotten.'. The trailer was then pulled up along the side of the home near where prosecutors say Smart was buried. Here is his Dad, Ruben Flores' 1997 deposition. We love to hear them,' said Sanger. Paul Flores was living in a dorm at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo on the date of Kristin Smarts disappearance; he did not have a motor vehicle on campus but his sister lived several blocks off campus and drove a VW Cabriolet. I couldn't increase the volume.Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYhttSiWdhYYPjs3v5PA0Jg/joinE-Mail: Twistedtruecindy@ gmail dot com Copyright 2021 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. All three handlers testified that they knew Kristin disappeared but did not know any further details on the case. 19, 2000. He refused to answer questions during a deposition in November 1997, citing the Fifth Amendment. Ms. Smart, who was from Stockton, Calif., was a freshman at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. The last witness on Monday, Jamilyn Holman testified she contacted Your Own Backyard podcast creator Chris Lambert after seeing Ruben Flores, Susan Flores and McConville having trouble backing a trailer down Ruben Flores driveway on Feb. 9, 2020. Schafer speculates that evidence was found at Rubens home because, after Kristins disappearance, the Flores family put her there, only to later move her to Susans home that summer when Paul and Ruben did the concrete work. Next month, the judge is scheduled to discuss potentially enabling online access to documents filed in Flores's trial, according to The Tribune. He continued: 'That's wrong, that's bad, that's a crime he can be convicted of, but that's not your job. 'A lot of this had an influence on testimony,' Sanger said. After two weeks, the sample results came in with a weak positive result. It is believed by Dostie and Dr. Vass that migration of bio-markers in the soil was being impeded by the block wall and/or concrete footer supporting the wall. Twelve U.S. Marines were found under the building. We have reached out to Mark Connely for comment but have not received a response. On Oct. 18, Paul Flores was found guilty of murdering Ms. Smart. As Paul's conviction was read aloud in court, Kristin's father smiled and placed an arm around her mother, who quietly wept, The Tribunereported. On the night she was last seen, Smart and her friends from California Polytechnic State University grabbed a ride in a truck and arrived at an unofficial fraternity house near campus. Titled 'Your Own Backyard', the host was a local man who said he felt compelled to investigate the case. This study sent seven . You have been very attentive and conscientious throughout this case. Conyers was not given permission to search the cement planters. Teschendorf said it was odd because although they weren't particularly close, Smart would usually tell her if she was going to spend the night out of their dorm. These tests search for chemicals specific to humans. After, there were new latticework and planter boxes that had been cut out of existing cement. Does anyone know where Kristin is? The eight-episode series investigates the case of Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old college student who went missing in 1996. If Paul is convicted of murder and Ruben convicted of accessory after the fact as charged, the Smart Family attorney James Murphy will then ask a judge to lift the stay on the wrongful death lawsuit and move forward with both civil cases. The Sheriff's office has also been surveying Paul Flores' phone calls and text messages for the last two years, which officials said helped uncover "helpful" evidence. If you ask retired police detective turned cadaver dog specialist Paul Dostie, he will tell you without any doubt in his mind that Kristin Smarts remains are in the corner of Susan Floress backyard. He also concludes they could not search the West side of the home because of too much stuff in the way. He now faces a minimum of 25 years in prison but could spend the rest of his life behind bars. Together, Vass and Dostie have used each other almost as a cross-reference. In response, Lambeth said afterwards: 'I know that's just smear, that's their angle on it, but it couldn't be further from the truth. With this new information, police gained permission to intercept Pauls electronic communications. He must have made a lot from the drug dealers. Central Coast TRVLR And it was very rewarding at the same time because we found what we were looking for, said Noah. In the History Flight Search, Recovery and Identification Report 45 LT Alexander Bonnyman Jr. Betio, Tarawa, Republic of Kiribati 2006-2015, a map shows where Buster alerted and where remains were found. They were both 19 at the time. Worried Denise had days earlier called the college president, but was redirected to a residential advisor who refused to give any information about Kristin on 'privacy' grounds. Besides Tapia-Rubio and Mora-Sanchez, federal agents identified 15 other suspects. Paul Flores was charged with murder, and Ruben Flores with being an accessory after the fact, accused of helping to bury her remains. Here is his Dad,. They went on trial in July 2022 in Monterey County, Calif. On Oct. 18, 2022, Paul Flores was found guilty of murdering Ms. Smart. You now know the truth of what happened,' he said, according to those in the court. So are We, and Updating Weekly. Robert Sanger, defending Paul Flores, said there was no evidence against his client, and insisted the case was based on rumor. Vass is currently developing technology to locate clandestine graves by the use of odor mortis. Shortly after the April 13 arrests of Paul and Ruben Flores, Smart family attorney James Murphy filed an emotional distress lawsuit against Ruben Flores, and told the media that neighbors had witnessed Ruben Flores, Susan Flores and her boyfriend Mike McConville working under Ruben Flores home at 710 White Court in Arroyo Grande. Episode 06: Ongoing and Active. @KSBY pic.twitter.com/ElsXUdUNcN. He said that during the trial, defense attorneys have said 'a number of times' that the podcast was 'designed to convict Paul Flores.'. Paul Flores, 45, is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing Smart in his dorm room while he and the victim were students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. The authorities began to describe Paul Flores as a prime suspect in the case. According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Human remains detection dogs (HRDDs) are canines specially trained to find human decomposition scent and alert their handler to its location.. The trial got underway with opening statements on July 18 in Monterey County Superior Court in Salinas. However, cadaver dogs were used in the early days of the case in Paul Floress dorm room. Ruben Flores lives at a home at 710 White Court, Arroyo Grande, California. Describing Paul Flores during the final statements, Rubens' attorney Harold Mesick said: 'He was an awkward freshman who liked to wear baseball caps. The searches of the residence of Paul Flores and Ruben Flores are related in the sense they are both part of an ongoing, relentless search for evidence by SLO County Sheriff Ian Parkinson. Filed less than 12 hours since Ruben posted bail and was released from jail. Love our system of justice.'. Jurors heard closing statements in the case against Paul Flores. It also led to the 2007 dig of Susan Floress East Branch Street home. It has never been resolved. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office, via Associated Press. Both men pleaded not guilty. Now, partly thanks to the podcast and its hostChris Lambert, Smart's family have finally received some measure of the closure they have been seeking after their daughter's death. Ruben Flores was also arrested as an accessory, he is out on bail. Lived In Denver CO, Dearborn Heights MI, Oscoda MI. Paul's next Los Angeles County court appearance is scheduled for June 10 for his charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Send pics, videos and tips to CCN. But the jury found Ruben not guilty. I'm not willing to turn that stuff over because there are so many anonymous sources I'm not willing to jeopardize. Davis was going to walk her home with another student, Cheryl Anderson. Kristin Smart, 19, of Stockton, California vanished. Over time, these chemicals spread through moisture in the soil. , updated He told the court that there are no witnesses who can corroborate Flores' story of what happened in his dorm room on May 25, 1996. Investigators said the warrants were for very specific items. For years, Dostie has done work on the Barker Ranch and even spoke to Manson throughout his investigations there. Peuvrelle asked the jury to find Paul Flores guilty of first-degree murder and summarized the evidence that had been presented during the trial that started on July 18. longtime person of interest in Smart's disappearance case, was named the prime suspect in the case. On Aug. 2, local media reported that Denise Smart, Ms. Smarts mother, spoke at a preliminary hearing, where the judge was deciding whether prosecutors had established probable cause to proceed to trial. He requested a complete review of all the evidence in relation to Kristin Smart's missing person case. Then, when Mary and Joe Lassiter signed papers to rent and move into the Branch Street home in June 1996, they were told they could not move in until July because a concrete project in the backyard was not finished yet. It was just, does anyone know what happened? If you have any information, please call Murphy Law Corporation at 805-489-8929 or San Luis Obispo Sheriff at 805-781-4500. Speaking about his journey documenting aspects of the unsolved case, Lambert said: 'This didn't seem like it was ever going to happen. Good News Real News Your Hometown News, Atascadero News and last updated 9:36 PM, Apr 22, 2021. Javascript is required. Noah uses several methods when searching for burial sitesall used to cross-reference each other. Dostie reached out to Cadaver Dog: K9 Specialty Search Associates for cadaver trainers. He also tried to undercut the prosecution's idea of Smart as a young innocent, insisting she was wild. It resulted in the deposition of Paul and Ruben Flores and the. Flores is represented by attorney Robert Sanger. 221 East Branch Street The police searched her dorm room in Muir Hall, finding her wallet and reminders to turn in assignments. 'We had talked about possible scenarios of why she would not have come back to the dorms,' Teschendorf said of the concerned students. But, unfortunately, Buster did not go with him so as not to wake the neighbors if he were to bark. Cant wait until this is over and likely the flores will sue the County and how much will they be compensated for a DAs office and investigators that lied and falsified evidence. When Teschendorf returned to their room, she noticed that Smart's keys and personal belongings that she normally took everywhere were still in the room, untouched, and her roommate was nowhere to be found. An investigation unto itself. Ruben was fired from the Orange County Sheriffs Department for corruption. They will decide whether or not Paul Flores is guilty of killing Kristin Smart. I ask you to render a truthful verdict that Paul Flores is guilty of first-degree murder.'. 'Happened to be the perfect size for a human burial site,' he said. Over the years, women called him 'Chester the molester' and 'Psycho Paul,' according to a court document. It was now about 11:00 p.m. fromStockton, California, was in her freshmen year at college when she disappeared after a party on May 25, 1996. During the deposition for the civil suit, he only spoke to confirm his name and invoke the Fifth Amendment 27 times. Joe Johnston/The Tribune (of San Luis Obispo), via Associated Press. When Kristin Smart fell at the party, he helped her up. And he said that at the time, Paul Flores and his father did not join in the community hunt for the missing teenager. He was doing a good deed.'. There will be a lot of people who will be unhappy if Paul Flores is not hung from the highest gallows.. Born out of a desire to simply learn about what happened to the missing girl, Lambert embarked on the pet project without knowing the massive impact it would have for Smart's family. Among the over 200 pagesofdocuments are appeals byFlores's attorney to exclude DNA-related evidence from the trial, including a stainedmattress cover from Flores's dorm room; its validity as proof that Smart had been in theroom is disputed by the two sides, the filings show. In an interview withPaso Robles Press, Mark Noah, the founder of History Flight and director of the Tarawa project, said he put Buster and Dostie through some accuracy tests in Tarawa before doing an official search. There's so much hate, and I really have never understood it. In addition, Morris said both her dogs, Cholla and Cirque, strongly alerted to the mattress and desk on the left side of the room. There are typically seven stages of decay: pallor mortis, algor mortis, rigor mortis, liver mortis, putrefaction, decomposition, and finally, skeletonization. On Friday, Aug. 1, 2014, Buster and Dostie returned to Arroyo Grande for another search. 'You took an oath that you would follow the rule of law,' Paul's attorney pleaded with them in closing arguments. Flores's father, Ruben Flores, is also on trial for allegedly helping dispose of Smart's body, which has never been found. Closing statements conclude and jurors are dismissed for deliberations. Ranch Life/Equine Enthusiast, Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, Twin Cities Community Hospital Receives Award for Maternity Care, Colony Days and the Worlds Greatest Margarita By Barbie Butz, SLO County Bids Fond Farewell to Longtime Chief Probation Officer, North County Wakes Up to Snow Saturday Morning, Open for Business? Paul Flores (44) and Ruben Flores (80) were taken into custody on April 13, 2021. San Luis Obispo attorneys weighed in on the legal processes and said civil cases usually take a backseat when a defendant is also facing a criminal case. Here, DailyMail.com examines the mystery that's gripped the US for nearly three decades. They said that they later dug up her remains and moved them when law enforcements returned to search the house in 2020. He said the family's 'faith in the justice system has been renewed,' and thanked the jury and podcast maker Chris Lambert. That lawsuit resulted in the 1997 deposition in which Paul pleads the 5th Amendment to all questions except for his name. Smart's case was never closed, but momentum was revived in the last two years. In opening statements last month, the prosecutionpainted a picture of the now 45-year-old Paul Flores as having hovered around Smart in the run-up to her disappearance, andas having later engaged in a pattern of non-consensual encounters with women. Despite over two decades without an answer, her heartbroken mother and father never gave up hope. Former student Ross Ketchum recalled speaking to 19-year-old Smart about surfing and school at the Memorial Day weekend party, held at 135 Crandall Way. The last person seen with her was Paul Flores. We know when police interviewed Paul Flores on Jun. The podcast Your Own Backyard saw the host interview those close to the cold case, leading to a breakthrough with Paul Flores, now 45, charged with Smart's murder. You took an oath that you would follow the rule of law.'. Schafer also speculates that Kristins remains are still in Susans backyard. In a deposition with Attorney James Murphy, neighbors of Susan Flores said they noticed Paul and Ruben doing work in Susans backyard not long after Kristins disappearance. In March 2021, investigators used cadaver dogs and ground-penetrating radar to search Ruben Floress property in Arroyo Grande, Calif. Paul Flores was taken into custody at his home in the San Pedro section of Los Angeles on April 13, 2021, and was charged with murder. Smart was formally declared dead in 2002, and her body has never been found. Documents in trial of the man accused of killingKristin Smart were unsealed by a judge on Wednesday. Early this week the San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs Department barricaded the road leading to the residence of Ruben Flores, the father of Paul Flores, the suspected killer of Kristin Smart. DA may possibly offer either defendant a plea bargain before or during trial ,meanwhile hoping one of them will crack under pressure of a trial .In my opinion if none of the above occurs, and there is a conviction at trial it would be a conviction based on emotions with what evidence that has been made public so far .A trial could be an alternate plan of DAs office /county to avoid being sued for malicious prosecution against the suspects if proceedings were halted at this point based on the fact suspects attorney stated in court that he is billing his clients over $500k. Following the procedure, Dostie took a soil sample from the spot to send to Dr. Vass for further testing. The two assisted on a search at the Barker Rancha ranch located in Death Valley, infamously known for its association with Charles Manson and his family.. Cadaver dogs trained to detect human decomposition were deployed by the F.B.I. His attorneys filed a 'Hail Mary' motion asking for a mistrial to be declared, claiming it was improper for a member of the victim's family to be seen by the jury hugging someone from the prosecution. and This month, witnesses who knew Smart testified in court and faced cross-examination by Flores' attorney, The Tribune reported. From those searches, they claim to have found physical evidence of human remains and that those remains were moved. Prosecutors suggested that this was how he seized on Kristin, a popular blonde who he'd admired but could never win over. Ruben and Paul Flores, the father and son arrested in connection with the disappearance of Kristin Smart, are facing lawsuits on top of their felony charges. Before she vanished on May 25, Kristin sent her parents an excited voicemail claiming to have good news. Kristin Smarts family in 1999, three years after she was last seen walking home from a party in San Luis Obispo, Calif. 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