Members of History Flight work to find individuals who have been listed as Missing in Action (MIA) or deemed non-recoverable from WWII, the Korean War, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War. He also concludes they could not search the West side of the home because of too much stuff in the way. If you have any information, please call Murphy Law Corporation at 805-489-8929 or San Luis Obispo Sheriff at 805-781-4500. 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. During his deposition in November 1997, Paul had invoked the 5th Amendment in response to any questions regarding the case. He brought Dostie and Buster to another island of Tarawa, where only he knew there were no graves. In plain mans wordstraces of human decomposition may be closer to the surface than at lower depths. Prosecutors in July 2021 added that Paul Flores 'has a specific fetish for forcing himself upon women especially when they are drugged or inebriated, which is exactly the state of Kristin Smart in the early morning of March 25, 1996. Good News Real News Your Hometown News, Atascadero News 'You took an oath that you would follow the rule of law,' Paul's attorney pleaded with them in closing arguments. Those same dogs ended up helping archeologists find 3,000-year-old graves in Croatia. Ruben Flores stares down the Google Street View car, Susan Flores house, when it was rented by Mary and Joe Lassiter, December 1996 (Photo by Joe Lassiter), Mary Lassiters son stands in front of their rental house, December 1996 (Photo by Joe Lassiter), Joe Lassiter stands near garbage cans in the spot where his driveway meets the backyard, December 1996, Mary Lassiter stands in front of a planter box in her backyard, with her mother, Sharon, and stepfather, Richard, December 1996, Mary Lassiter holds up an earring similar to the one she found in her driveway in October of 1996, Kristin Smarts necklace in her senior photo, shown alongside an earring similar to the one Mary Lassiter found in her driveway in October of 1996, The paper that attorney Melvin Delamotte repeatedly pointed to during the deposition of his client, Paul Flores, on November 14, 1997, The Outback Steakhouse in Irvine, where Paul Flores worked from 1997-1998 (now closed). But the jury found Ruben not guilty. Episode 06: Ongoing and Active. KSBY News reached out to Ruben Flores's attorney for comment and has not yet heard back. 'A lot of this had an influence on testimony,' Sanger said. 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. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson said Paul Flores was. That stunt resulted in a murderer going free. It resulted in the deposition of Paul and Ruben Flores and the. Documents in trial of the man accused of killingKristin Smart were unsealed by a judge on Wednesday. 18:05 BST 19 Oct 2022, The father of Kristin Smart's convicted killer said there was 'no evidence' tying his son to her murder, suggesting the court 'works on feelings instead of facts.'. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ', The breakthrough - Flores men are arrested. 'Paul Flores was innocent, and his actions were helpful. Sanger also told the jurors that they needed to question whether the expert witnesses who testified for the prosecution are actually experts. 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. Essentially, if human remains are encased in concrete, over time, the bio-markers will escape through cracks and porous holes in the concrete and then migrate through the soil. In 1997, Murphy filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Paul Flores on behalf of the Smart family. The West side of the home is the same side, where the Lassiters heard the watch beeping and where the six feet by three feet cement planters are. The publicity of the case is 'the elephant in the room,' Sanger said, adding that there were people 'inserting themselves' into the case along with extensive news coverage locally and nationally. 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. Yet, in this case, no body, no crime scene, its a 30 year old case and now lies by the investigators and DAs office this will cost all residents hundreds of millions of dollars. Stan Smarts statement following the verdicts in the murder trial of his daughter, #kristinsmart pic.twitter.com/biFgN0auBj. Ruben also answers to Ruben J Flores, and perhaps a couple of other names. When Flores was first interviewed, he had a black eye. They said that they later dug up her remains and moved them when law enforcements returned to search the house in 2020. . Curious to know more about this case? 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. The property was searched by the Sheriffs Department; in addition, cadaver dogs and ground penetrating radar were employed to locate the remains of Kristin Smart. 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.. Next. Flores' father, now 81, was alleged to have helped bury Kristin behind his home in Arroyo Grande, and later dug up the remains and moved them. 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. 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. 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. 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. In April 2021, the Smart family lawyer James Murphy filed a lawsuit against Ruben Flores alleging that 'under cover of darkness,' the father and unnamed accomplices moved the body four days after investigators searched his house in 2020. Flores's father, Ruben Flores, is also on trial for allegedly helping dispose of Smart's body, which has never been found. Image Credit: ABC10. Smart was declared dead in 2002. Peuvrelle said: 'Now you know where she was all along. 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. After excavation, Noahs team realized they found the largest missing grave recovered since WWII. to search on and near the Cal Poly campus. "Defendant Ruben Flores and Doe defendants 1 and 2, through their actions in removing the remains of Kristin Smart from its location, and moving same to an undisclosed location or locations, committed acts of such viciousness, depravity and cruelty as to, by their very definition, cause severe emotional distress to Plaintiffs, the natural mother and father of Kristin Smart," Murphy said in the lawsuit. Testifying about her last interaction with Smart, Teschendorf said her roommate appeared to be in a 'good mood' as they parted ways on Friday, May 24. ', He finished his closing arguments by telling jurors: 'You must decide the case for yourself. Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 Wonder who is paying the bill???????? Prosecutor Chris Peuvrelle told jurors the 'truth is, Kristin Smart is dead and the evidence is clear that she was killed by Paul Flores. Civil cases often are stalled by criminal proceedings. Paul Flores was then named by police as the "prime suspect" in March of this year, and cadaver dogs were seen scouring Ruben Flores' property the following day. Paul Flores, her classmate who walked her home from the party, was the last person she was seen with. Vasss technology works similarly to cadaver dogs. Paul Flores (44) and Ruben Flores (80) were taken into custody on April 13, 2021. There are typically seven stages of decay: pallor mortis, algor mortis, rigor mortis, liver mortis, putrefaction, decomposition, and finally, skeletonization. These tests search for chemicals specific to humans. According to Smallwood, they were told the sheriffs office did not look further into the findings, stating the evidence was insufficient to obtain a search warrant. Alexandra Wallace November 11, 2019. Please address the Policies, events and arguments, not the person. Charged with accessory after the fact, Ruben Flores is suspected of helping his son dispose of Smarts body, which prosecutors believe was buried under a deck at his home. He said he went through the case files with a fine-tooth comb. The authorities have stated that Kristin's remains have not yet been found. He said the family's 'faith in the justice system has been renewed,' and thanked the jury and podcast maker Chris Lambert. 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. Now, Murphy believes there is enough evidence to show Ruben, who has pleaded not guilty, was an accessory to the murder of Kristin Smart and is suing Ruben on behalf of the Smart family for emotional damages. Thedocuments detail the competing argumentsbetween prosecutors and attorneys for defendant Paul Flores over whatevidence should be allowed for Flores's trial, which began on July 18 at Monterey County Superior Court, Salinas. The man from Orcutt, California, started the podcast in 2019, and has since been credited with renewing worldwide interest in the unsolved case. ', The trial begins - 26 years after Kristin's disappearance. The whole thing about the black eye doesnt prove anything, Sanger said. Flores downplayed his interactions with Smart when he first spoke with police in the days after she was declared missing, saying she walked to her dorm under her own power. 'But you're here as jurors. Kristin's cheerful call home was a weekly ritual, she said. Missing-person posters and billboards offering rewards appeared along roads and in other public places. After, there were new latticework and planter boxes that had been cut out of existing cement. 19, 1996, he left early to finish concrete work at his mothers home on Branch Street. He then noted the $500,000 this case has cost the Flores family. His father was found not guilty of helping to hide her body. In a statement, the Smart family described a long wait for this bittersweet day.. 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. We know when police interviewed Paul Flores on Jun. This search was done after FBI agent Jack Schafer gave the SLO police department a warrant to dig up Susan Floress backyard. Paul was then named a person of interest in Kristins disappearance. He later changed his story to say he bumped his head while working on his car. You have been very attentive and conscientious throughout this case. The revival of public interest: Your Own Backyard podcast. It's believed that the new-found impetus was driven by the fresh interviews police conducted, which first came to light via the Your Own Backyard podcast. Paul Flores was charged with murder, and Ruben Flores with being an accessory after the fact, accused of helping to bury her remains. The last person seen with her was Paul Flores. At the time of his search in 2007, there was no technology that could read through the metal wiring. Jennifer Smith, Chief Reporter There has been significant speculation that Ruben Flores was involved in discarding the body of Kristin Smart. The civil attorney for Kristin Smart's family is suing Ruben Flores for emotional damages in connection to the Cal Poly student's 1996 disappearance. 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. He said that during the trial, defense attorneys have said 'a number of times' that the podcast was 'designed to convict Paul Flores.'. 'We kind of thought it was unusual.'. He was handed his verdict on October 18. The two men arrived at Branch Street around 1:45 p.m. Buster was brought to the backyard of Lot 29. On Jun. Schafer was assigned to the Smart case. Facebook 0 Twitter LinkedIn 0 Reddit Tumblr Pinterest 0 0 Likes. Freshman Kristin Smart disappeared without a trace after a Californian college party 26 years ago - and now the prime murder suspect has been found guilty after a crime podcast helped cops crack the case. It has never been resolved. Then, in 2021 the SLO County Sheriffs searched Ruben Floress home on White Court. 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. But you're here as jurors. The comments below have not been moderated, By At the time I picked it up, it felt like the Kristin Smart case is that local case we all talk about, how come it never got solved? The 19-year-old was last seen with Flores walking back. The blood was too degraded to extract a DNA sample. Investigators conducted dozens of searches over two decades, but turned their attention in 2020 to Ruben Flores' home about 12 miles south of Cal Poly. Based on that, we are not going to submit more evidence, said Robert Sanger, one of Paul Flores attorneys. 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. In his closing arguments, Sanger said the prosecution's case was not to showcase evidence, but rather to evoke an emotional prejudice against Paul Flores by using phrases like 'guilty as sin' and quoting witness testimony that says Paul Flores called Smart a 'd*** tease.'. 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. But Paul Flores, then 19, volunteered to help after appearing 'out of nowhere,' Anderson recalled. In a deposition with Attorney James Murphy, neighbors of Susan Flores said they noticed Paul and Ruben doing work in Susan's backyard not long after Kristin's disappearance. This time around, the authorities stated that they retrieved evidence regarding the murder of Kristin. They called him 'Chester the molester' and 'Psycho Paul', they said. Dostie trained Buster in 100-year-old cemeteries in Nevada and used techniques from bomb detection dogs. There is huge defense money being paid here. His father Ruben Flores was found not guilty by a separate jury. 2, 2014, Paul Dosties cadaver dog Buster made his first hit for human decomposition around the perimeter of 529 East Branch Street in Arroyo Grandethe home of Susan, Paul Floress mother. At the trial, several other women testified that Paul Flores spiked their drinks then sexually assaulted them in the years after Kristin's disappearance. For example, a hole that was dug and then covered up again. 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. If Kristin Smart is dead, where did her body end up? Stan Smart on Tuesday afternoon paid tribute to the sheriffs, detectives and prosecutors who secured Flores's conviction. Morris testified that her dog alerted to a door on the left side of Santa Lucia Hall, specifically room #128Paul Floress dorm room. 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. Otherwise, your speedy trial rights are affected. You have to decide whether or not a murder was committed, beyond a reasonable doubt,' Sanger told the jury. 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. Davis was going to walk her home with another student, Cheryl Anderson. All three handlers testified that they knew Kristin disappeared but did not know any further details on the case. Kriti Mehrotra. Flores is represented by attorney Robert Sanger. Next month, the judge is scheduled to discuss potentially enabling online access to documents filed in Flores's trial, according to The Tribune. 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. He has denied any involvement. 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.. When Kristin Smart fell at the party, he helped her up. Paul Flores was charged with murder, and Ruben Flores with being an accessory after the fact, accused of helping to bury her remains. 'They're trying to poke holes in the witnesses' credibility and they want to do it through me, and I think that's improper.'. It was dropped when the father filed for bankruptcy. So if Vass finds human-specific chemicals in the soil sample, that means there are human remains in the area. The eight-episode series investigates the case of Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old college student who went missing in 1996. The question that still remains iswhere are Kristin Smarts remains? 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? Helicopters were used to canvas the area. Previous coverage: Prosecution, defense lay out case as Paul Flores trial opens in death of Kristin Smart. Paul and Ruben, they moved the dirt under their deck to hide her.'. Does anyone know where Kristin is? Jurors heard closing statements in the case against Paul Flores. 'I wish to express to you appreciation and that of the parties for your service in this case,' she said. 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. Jennifer Smith, Chief Reporter That lawsuit resulted in the 1997 deposition in which Paul pleads the 5th Amendment to all questions except for his name. Also heard during the trial was a recorded conversation between Paul Flores and his mother Susan Flores. Ruben Flores was also arrested as an accessory, he is out on bail. The next morning when Holman left for work, the SUV and the trailer were still at Ruben Flores home, Holman testified. Remember, if it does not fit, you must acquit. Ruben Flores stares down the Google Street View car. Paul Flores was found guilty of first degree murder on October 18. 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. The Outback Steakhouse in Irvine, where Paul . Paul was charged with the murder of Kristin Smart while Ruben was charged with being an accessory after the fact. Additionally, he alerted within three feet of 44 burials. LaRoque had a similar testimony regarding her dog Torrey who alerted to the same areas, including Paul Floress trash can. We love to hear them,' said Sanger. With this new information, police gained permission to intercept Pauls electronic communications. However, cadaver dogs were used in the early days of the case in Paul Floress dorm room. 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