Other witnesses included students who were at the party. As of 2021, Kristen Modafferi's case remains unsolved. https://www.nytimes.com/article/kristin-smart-case-timeline.html. Lindsey Smart Stewart: She definitely, like, took advantage of life, seized the day she was super ambitious and was determined you know, to find the next adventure. The Tribune said it got the public documents from the courthouse in the city 160 miles northwest of Los Angeles. And these girls are inviting us out. He'd go through tunnels, under bridges, looking for his daughter and expecting best case scenario. Van Rooyen saying that his release could result in great bodily harm to the public. It encouraged the previously reluctant to come forward. This obviously gave law enforcement new leads to follow and connect with what they already were holding close.. And then months and months later, they'd reach back out and say, can you get us in touch with this person again? 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. It's fine. 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. I was afraid Id end up missing or buried someplace, she says. JAMES MURPHY: Does your son have any information as to where Kristin Smart's body is located? According to a county probation bail report obtained by the San Luis Obispo Tribune, "biological evidence" was found under Ruben's deck. Lambert also interviewed a woman who dated Flores until, she says, he became physically and verbally abusive. 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. Ann-Marie Christian: Her parents reminded me of my parents. The documents also include several people the defense believes investigators should have looked into in addition to Flores, including convicted murderer and fellow then-student Scott Peterson, who was previously ruled out. 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. The 19-year-old, who is also from Charlotte and a . Jonathan Vigliotti: How did you know she hadn't been back? Kristen Modafferi, Kristin Smart & Kent Jacobs. Books from this author. Smarts remains have never been found, but authorities recently said they believe they know where she was buried, though they havent disclosed the location. But Murphy says there were other incidents that should have raised alarm bells about him with law enforcement from the very beginning. Kristen Modafferi was an 18-year-old college student who was about to start a summer photography course at UC Berkeley when she disappeared after leaving work at a San Francisco coffee shop. October 22, 2022 / 10:10 PM In October 2022,. 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. . 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. Produced by Lisa Freed. 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.
Kristin Smart: California jury finds man guilty in the 1996 murder of That warrant allowed them to dig up the backyard, but deputies chose not to excavate. 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. That's been our goal. PAUL FLORES: On the advice of my attorney, I refuse to answer that question based on the fifth amendment of the United States Constitution. I guess the answer is yes. Lindsey Smart Stewart: Right. UPDATE - San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Detective Clint Cole returned to the witness stand Wednesday in the preliminary hearing for Paul and Ruben Flores, testifying that searches of Ruben's home turned up evidence leading them to believe human remains had been buried there. But a massive search did not happen until she'd been gone for more than a month. So now you've got three different stories about how he got that black eye. She was pushing herself out of her comfort zone. She said she didn't tell law enforcement about it until she talked to Det. Jonathan Vigliotti: Is this a case that takes a miracle to solve? Cole said he has the admission on a digital tape recording.
The hearing began August 2 and is expected to last into at least next week. SHERIFF IAN PARKINSON [at press conference]: Forensic physical evidence was located. Like his black eye, seen faintly in a mug shot taken by the Arroyo Grande Police just by chance two days after Kristin vanished. He was required to wear an electronic ankle bracelet. But it was a local story and the thing that stood out to me is that nobody was talking about it anymore. He'd go anywhere. Paul Flores and defense attorney Robert Sanger in court on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. And for the first time clues about what may have happened to Kristin Smart. The next morning, Margarita waited to hear from Kristin.
Kristin Smart's body once buried in suspect's backyard - NBC News We want to especially thank the District Attorneys Office for their relentless efforts. Witnesses said Smart was intoxicated, and Flores had said he would walk her home after an off-campus party. And the complaint has some explosive claims about what led investigators to focus under Ruben's deck in the first place. He later argued that the biological evidence found under the deck was not conclusively human blood. What's going on? That's when Denise Smart learned her daughter had not been seen all weekend, and all her belongings were still in her dorm room. She adds that Flores said he put Smart under a skateboard ramp in Arroyo Grande. For more than two decades, her family, friends, and supporters searched for answers and for justice. James Murphy: The podcast is out. Then, in 2011, Ian Parkinson was elected sheriff. But as Chris Lambert learned, Flores's pattern of behavior with women didn't stop.
Dennis Mahon's Podcast He promised the Smarts that solving Kristin's case would be a priority. Cole also testified that the Flores family was wiretapped for 30 days starting on January 5, 2020.
Kristin Smart: 25 Years Later - KSBY By the time Cal Poly police began investigating, Kristin had been gone for four days.
Possible break in Kristen Modafferi case after 18 years So, I said, "you better turn some lights on right now and let me out or I'm going to scream."
The Mysterious Disappearance Of Kristen Modafferi - Grunge.com It was on Memorial Day weekend 1996 that their 19-year-old daughter Kristin Smart disappeared. Additionally, the documents include information about a March 15th, 2021 search by the San Luis Obispo County Sheriffs Office of Ruben Flores Arroyo Grande property that included ground-penetrating radar. Also taking the witness stand on Wednesday was Edward Chadwell. When authorities later confronted him with the two stories, Flores admitted lying and offered a new explanation. But further investigation of the Flores's two trucks seemed impossible. He said a backhoe had excavated a trench to dump soil that was removed to lay a nearby foundation. 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. 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. She was never seen again and her body has not been located.
Murder of Kristin Smart - Wikipedia Other men cited by the defense either reportedly dated or pursued Smart. On May 25, 1996, friends dropped her off at an off-campus party. He also said there was suspicious staining in the soil indicative of human remains. And I was screaming. Eighteen-year-old Kristen Modafferi was a college honor student from North Carolina spending her summer in San Francisco. Kristen Modafferi, Kristin Smart & Kent Jacobs. PODCAST EPISODE 3 | MARY LASSITER: It was like a red thing and it was like a smudge-like fingerprinted look on the back, just red, like maroon, like old looking and the smudge that it was like half a fingerprint. Kristen has facial dimples. Just five months before Kristin disappeared, San Luis Obispo Police received a call from a student living off campus. At the time, they did not know about a missing college student. PAUL FLORES: On the advice of my attorney . Early on, a small group of volunteers also looked for Kristin. Kristin Smart, a bright, adventurous communication studies freshman at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, went missing May 25, 1996. Lindsey Smart Stewart: It just amazes me the amount of evidence that's available, yet nothing has happened. Lindsey Smart Stewart: "You should go to Cal Poly. Murphy alleges four nights later, strange activity was seen at Ruben's house. We just, "do you know anything about it". He built the home on White Court for Ruben and Susan Flores in 1991. Remember, Flores's room had been emptied and thoroughly cleaned. D.A. November 01, 2017. The authorities removed items from Paul Floress home in Los Angeles in February 2020. "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. Cole also talked about his interview with Jennifer Hudson in November 2019. Ruben Flores and his estranged wife Susan have always denied any role in Kristin Smart's disappearance. The 18- year old coed from North Carolina was taking a summer photography class at the University of Califorina Berkeley when she vanished June 23rd, 1997. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Authorities also uncovered fibers consistent with the color clothing Smart was last seen wearing. but I knew that I could try to do a small part. Four months later, while attempting to reconcile, Susan rented out her house in Arroyo Grande. were in the room exactly where she had left them. Axel Koester/Sygma via Getty Images. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Lindsey Smart Stewart: She had traveled the world before she even made it to college. Jonathan Vigliotti: What toll over time did this have on your parents? Prior to the arrests, in February 2020, Flores home, his parents home, and his sisters home were searched by police. 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. Twenty-five years after Smart went missing, a prime suspect is charged with murder. Ann-Marie Christian: became friends with Kristin in elementary school. And when they did . He had a smirk when he said it, like it was a joke, she says. Det. To think that you're going to finally get some resolution, and then it doesn't happen the way it's supposed to. and I was like, "Noooo.". Real Name: Kristen Deborah Modafferi Nicknames: No known nicknames Location: San Francisco, California Date: June 23, 1997 Bio Occupation: Student Date of Birth: June 1, 1979 Height: 5' 8" Weight: 140 lbs. In April, Paul Flores, 44, was arrested on one count of murder in connection to the case, and his father, Ruben Flores, 80, was arrested as an accessory after the fact. His father, Ruben, is charged as an accessory. I did have guilt about that. So, they did not immediately get a warrant to search Susan Flores's home. Ruben Flores was acquitted by a separate jury. Soon after her disappearance, a sheriffs search party combed remote parts of the Cal Poly campus on horseback, archival video from KCRA-TV shows. Hudson previously testified during the preliminary hearing that while hanging out with a group of skateboarders in San Luis Obispo in 1996, she heard Paul Flores use a derogatory term to refer to Kristin Smart and say, "I'm done playing with her and I put her out underneath my ramp in Huasna.". 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. Chris Lambert: He told those friends he just woke up with the black eye. Just days after she disappeared, an incident report seemed to imply that Kristin's behavior contributed to her disappearance. Because of the statute of limitations, Dow says, Paul Flores can't be charged with rape. JAMES MURPHY: In May of 96 were you a student at Cal Poly?
Judge denies multiple unusual requests in Kristin Smart hearing 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. Through the years, the Smarts have kept pressure on the Flores family. James Murphy: Every day. They had become close friends despite their differences. Jonathan Vigliotti: She had just 40 yards to go and yet she vanished. We want to hear it. Anyone can read what you share. 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. And I was, like, "uh OK, fine.". And there are more horrifying allegations about what may have happened to Kristin after she was last seen with Paul Flores. The two are charged in connection with the death of Cal Poly freshman Kristin Smart. Denise Pearce says that was a crushing blow for the Smart family. It is every parent's worst nightmare. He wouldn't answer a single thing. But I've seen it. Chris Lambert: Kristin's father would come down and hike every trail he could find on the Central Coast. "Should he be allowed bail, it is a virtual certainty that he would use his freedom to continue his attempts to help Paul Flores thwart prosecution in this case and continue to hide her remains.. There is no evidence of a murder and no evidence of a rape, Sanger added. And it was only 250 miles from Stockton, California, where she grew up with Lindsey and their brother Matt. Chris Lambert: I don't think she ever imagined that Kristin would end up dead by the end of the night. / CBS News, (This story previously aired on May 8, 2021. That witness initially came forward to Chris Lambert, who passed the information to the sheriff's office and Murphy. For more than two decades, her family, friends, and supporters searched for answers and for justice.
How 'Your Own Backyard' podcast led to arrests in Kristin Smart murder That technology uncovered a soil disturbance under the deck as well as four soil samples that tested positive for human blood; an April evacuation also tested positive for blood. James Murphy: Well, the location where all this activity occurred is where they found the biological material. Chris Lambert: I brought them a number of witnesses that they were very interested in. Paul invoked the Fifth Amendment when the DAs office subpoenaed him to testify before a grand jury in 1996 and after the Smarts filed a $40 million wrongful-death lawsuit against him; during a 1997 deposition, he again pleaded the Fifth. The arrests of the father and son came after investigators using ground-penetrating radar and cadaver dogs discovered evidence connected directly to Smarts death last month during a search at Ruben Flores home, authorities said. Flores wasn't talking. Kristin Smart 19, a freshman at California Polytechnic State University had gone to a party on Friday, May 24 , 1996 -- and has not been seen since. And here's your key." James Murphy: To see them in custody was a feeling of great joy for me. 7,781 days.. That is all it took. Instead, on Monday, May 27, Denise Pearce says the Smarts got a call from Cal Poly's campus police asking if Kristin was with them. And she's like, "please come with me. 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. You can go." A lot of women felt uncomfortable around him, Flemming says. So, she slowed down and walked with them. James Murphy: And it says wrongful death and then I put murder. Anyone would have been terrified if they heard it.. So, when they were invited to a party that Friday night, Kristin was excited to go. 1 of 47. In the crowd, taking it all in, was that podcaster, Chris Lambert. All of Kristin's personal belongings including her purse, her money, her I.D. Those were kind of unspoken things. Im not going to exclude a member of the media (for doing their job).. Smart's body was recently moved from the home of Ruben Flores, a prosecutor said. I didn't know how many people were gonna listen. 2 men found drugged after leaving NYC gay bars were killed, medical examiner says. She spent a summer in London, was an exchange student in Venezuela, and a lifeguard at a camp in Hawaii. A jury acquitted Ruben Flores of the charge of being an accessory after the fact. Judge van Rooyen objects to this assertion, though: Just because (Lamberts) been served does not necessarily mean he should be excluded, he says. It worked. But Paul Flores remained behind bars help without bail. Kristen Modafferi, Kristin Smart & Kent Jacobs. Defense lawyers have criticized the evidence used to arrest both men last week. Chris Lambert: Kristin became incredibly intoxicated, whether she was drugged or whether she just had a lot to drink in a short amount of time She ends up passed out on the lawn next door. To declare to the public if you stay quiet, you will get away with this. Police investigated whether Durst, 71, who lived in San Francisco at the time Modafferi went missing, was connected to her disappearance. And she was growing as an individual.
Dennis Mahon's Podcast - Blubrry Podcasting Murphy and Sinclair promised the Smarts the billboard will stay until their daughter is found. They told her Kristin had not been seen all weekend and asked if Kristin was with them.
She writes about missing persons, unsolved murders, and human rights. 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. It's, like, she has nothing on her. 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. I'm going to go back to the dorms. No remains have been found. Margarita Campos: She was absolutely sober when I left her. After apparently becoming intoxicated, Smart headed back to her dorm with fellow partiers Tim Davis and Cheryl Anderson. He said a chemical called Bluestar, which detects bodily fluids, was used on the trailer and that there was a reaction on the right side of the trailer showing a stain that could be similar to a human being lying on its side. Paul Flores is charged with the murder of Kristin Smart, who disappeared from Cal Poly in 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.
Was the beeping in a backyard coming from Kristin Smart's watch He also said that law enforcement leaked information to "Your Own Backyard" podcaster Chris Lambert. PODCAST EPISODE 1: I googled Kristin Smart's name every few years. Cole testified about why investigators believe a crime was committed at Ruben's property on White Court in Arroyo Grande. Margarita Campos: they were, like, "are you sure she didn't go out of town?" They took in soil, I assume, for some kind of analysis. His father, Ruben Flores, pleads not guilty to being an accessory to the crime after the fact. 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. But Paul Flores was never charged with any of these incidents. Case When Kristin Smart disappeared, Paul Flores's parents Susan and Ruben were separated and living apart. There's no question about it. DAN DOW [press conference]: The allegation against Ruben is that he helped to conceal Kristen's body after the murder was committed.
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