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Nov 27, 2020 · Susan Flores's backyard has been the focus of widespread speculation. At the time Kristin Smart disappeared, investigators did not immediately search the home.
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- Lisa Freed
- A Puzzling Case
- Every Parent's Worst Nightmare
- Cadaver Dogs at The Dorm
- Searching For Evidence
- Arrests & New Tips
After almost 25 years of suspicion, on April 13, 2021, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson announced the arrest of Paul Floresin the disappearance of Kristin Smart. SHERIFF IAN PARKINSON [to reporters]: It's been a puzzle and it's a very slow process to find each of those little pieces … some of that information came to light through the p...
Kristin's mother, Denise Smart, spent Memorial Day weekend at a swim meet with her two younger kids. She was looking forward to hearing from Kristin that Sunday. Jonathan Vigliotti: And that phone call never comes. Denise Pearce: The phone call never comes. Instead, on Monday, May 27, Denise Pearce says the Smarts got a call from Cal Poly's campus ...
The Smart's attorney James Murphy, and his wife – and office manager – Garin Sinclair, have had Kristin's billboard in their front yard since late 1997. Jonathan Vigliotti: You look at Kristin Smart every day. James Murphy: Every day. … It's just a motivator for me. …[emotional] I will go outside at nighttime and I'll look up at the full moon and I...
When Kristin Smart disappeared, Paul Flores's parents – Susan and Ruben – were separated and living apart. Four months later, while attempting to reconcile, Susan rented out her house in Arroyo Grande. Chris Lambert: A young couple moves into it with their kid. … The mother is washing her car in the driveway at one point That mother, Mary Lassiter,...
Paul Flores may have wanted a fresh start in Southern California, but Chris Lambert says, he could not seem to break old habits. Chris Lambert: Paul worked with a number of women that he made incredibly uncomfortable … girls who he tried to make a pass at sexually, girls that he tried to force to kiss him. Some of those women – who did not want the...
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Aug 24, 2023 · CBS News. A podcast reignited interest in the cold case of Kristin Smart who went missing from her college campus in 1996. In October 2022, a California jury found longtime suspect Paul Flores...
Mar 16, 2021 · Susan Flores, the mother of Paul Flores, the sheriff's prime suspect in the investigation into the disappearance of Kristin Smart, spoke to KSBY News on Tuesday for her first-ever media...
Mar 20, 2021 · Susan Flores, an Arroyo Grande resident whose son Paul is the prime suspect in Smart’s disappearance, broke her silence after new searches in the haunting case last week. Critics called Flores’...
Apr 16, 2021 · For more than two decades, a billboard featuring a photo of a grinning Smart advertised a $75,000 reward. It’s located near Flores’ mother’s house in the town of Arroyo Grande. Lambert passed it...
Jul 12, 2023 · A photo of the soil disturbance found underneath Ruben Flores’ deck is shown to jurors overseeing the Kristin Smart murder trial at Monterey County Superior Court on Sept. 1, 2022. The photo ...
