Kristin Smart Article-"

[boco357]

"A Cold Case, A Haunting Mystery"
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-kristin18jun18,0,46208,full.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[LooksLikeCRicci]

Anyone else think that Paul Flores played a major role in the Kristin Smart disappearance?

[boco357]

No doubt Flores is involved. He is not in jail because he plead the 5th Ammendment and has kept quiet. But may not be much longer, a person has put up a 100,000 reward, so some of his "friends" may talk more now.
www.sonofsusan.com
is a good site for info on this case.

[LooksLikeCRicci]

Yeah, I've seen that site before. It's such a crazy story. Kudos to the webmaster and the people behind the page for calling the Flores family out. Let's just hope that someone makes a mistake and they can be "caught" in the legal sense of the word.

[skunk ape]

During the Kristin Smart UM segment, did it name Flores as a suspect or did it hint to him as a suspect without naming him? I forget.

[boco357]

During the segment they showed a pic of Flores.

[mystery_daisy]

It's Flores. The black eye, the drunkiness, the anti social personality, the shutting up, the fact that he was the last person to see her, the anonymous witness that puts Kristin Smart in Fores's apt. Yeah I think he killed her. I really hope he goes down for it. It's time.

[LooksLikeCRicci]

Don't forget the cadaver dogs that zeroed in on his dorm room, not to mention his bed...

[Cori aka ChrisSCrush]

Don't forget the cadaver dogs that zeroed in on his dorm room, not to mention his bed...

That would seem to indicate he hid the body, then moved it to hide it better and did not change clothes before coming back to his dorm room and sitting on the corner of his bed. Yes, he is guilty all right.

[mphs95]

He is definately guilty. Perhaps it might have even been accidental, but she died in his dorm room without a doubt. Unless somehow, a female had her period all over his bed (menstration gives a false positive), Kristin Smart was there. His parents should be ashamed of themselves. I understand not wanting your son to go to jail, but he committed a crime and needs to pay for it. Putting the Smart familiy through all they are going through is cruel.

[Dislimb]

I lean toward Flores as the main suspect myself after all I've read and watched regarding the case. However, I don't think he will ever be convicted for the crime due to lack of any real physical evidence. If it's been this long and there has been no arrest, then there normally will never be one.

[LooksLikeCRicci]

My money is on the parents. From my understanding of the case, Paul was initially cooperative with the police... then all of a sudden, he clammed up and the Flores family has been uncooperative since then.

From a defense attorney perspective, I see this happening for two reasons: One, Paul's parents are rightly concerned that further cooperation would result in criminal charges and they have encouraged Paul to invoke his constitutional right to not incriminate himself. The second reason, obviously, would be that he's guilty.

[DJ_Foxx]

So what was her connection to Scott Peterson? I could have sworn around the time of his trial for the death of Lacey and Connor, there was some talk about linking him to Kristin's disappearance. Never did find out how or if they knew each other...

[LooksLikeCRicci]

Kristin Smart and Scott Peterson were students at Cal Poly at the same time. Once Scott became a "person of interest" in Laci's disappearance, they investigated the possibility that Scott was involved in her disappearance as well. He is not a suspect any more.

[Dislimb]

She was too skinny for Scott Peterson. Next!

[LooksLikeCRicci]

On behalf of gals out there who have builds similar to that of Laci Peterson, I officially say, "HEY!"

[Dislimb]

"HEY!"

I, of all people on here, know for a fact you can do better then that. :p

[crystaldawn]

Here's some interesting info on the case that I found on wikipedia:

Kristin Smart was declared legally dead in May 2002, 6 years after her disappearance.

Kristin's parents, Denise and Stan Smart, took a civil case of wrongful death against Paul Flores in 2005, but dropped it after Flores pleaded the fifth amendment.

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office still reviews her case monthly. The FBI have her on file as a high priority missing person investigation, with a reward of $75,000 for information leading to finding her or resolving her case.

A local businessman who is a friend of the Smart family, Terry Black, has recently offered a $100,000 reward for Kristin's body in this case.

In 2005, Paul Flores's mother Susan Flores and her boyfriend Mike McConville filed a lawsuit claiming loss of employment, harassment and emotional distress[1] against Kristin Smart's parents and a family friend who operates a website tracking Flores.

Within days of Kristen's disappearance, Susan Flores had concrete poured in the back yard of her home located at 529 East Branch Street, Arroyo Grande, Ca. In June 2000, a search warrant was executed and Ground Penetrating Radar was used. The radar showed some indications under the concrete but the concrete was not dug up.

In 2007, 11 years after the disappearance of Kirstin Smart, Susan Flores' backyard was dug up but showed up inconclusive.

[browneyes106]

Paul Flores seems guilty. I think this is one of those cases that will never have closure.

[Chris Billings]

There is a good possibility Kirstin is buried near the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo campus.

I went to school at Poly during the late 1980's and there is alot of open space around the campus. In fact much of San Luis Obispo and the central coast of California is rural, open space. (And I think Flores is from Arroyo Grande which is close to San Luis Obispo. So, he was probably familiar with the terrain.)

My not so optimistic hunch is some rancher or local hikers will some day stumble upon her remains. :(

[larry510]

Does anyone know if the Kristin Smart segment is available on video anywhere? I missed it when it aired on Unsolved Mysteries but would like to get a hold of it.

[Zlatko]

Very sad and disturbing case.

Like others have said, Flores seems the most likely culprit. Assuming he did kill Kristen, it's amazing that no students saw him doing anything suspicious on campus. A lot of college kids party at night. Weird...

[WishfulDreamer]

Very sad and disturbing case.

Like others have said, Flores seems the most likely culprit. Assuming he did kill Kristen, it's amazing that no students saw him doing anything suspicious on campus. A lot of college kids party at night. Weird...

As a college student, I absolutely agree. Especially on a weekend (and just about any night) there are people wandering around at all hours of the night- and I go to a small, private university. I imagine at a bigger university like Cal Polytech, there would be even more people likely to be around. That doesn't mean he didn't do it (I think he most likely did and that concrete pouring is HIGHLY suspicious. I think that should be looked into more. After all, Anastasia and her brother's bodies were only a couple hundred feet away from the remains found in the early nineties) though it would have been more difficult. He could have lured her into his room as evidence suggested and then found an opportunity (and help from friends). I hope they solve this case, and soon.

[WishfulDreamer]

Just read the article in full. Aaaaa, he was at the Torrance courthouse? That's the city I was born in and not too far from where my parents reside. Lawndale is on the border of the city where they are so I hate to think of him being so close. All the evidence points his way and I also agree he seems quite guilty. His demeanor and attitude towards women is quite suspect. I understand how out of hand these parties can get and know people with this kind of character (anti-social, always trying to get with women but failing) I believe that he tried to take advantage of her in her intoxicated state and maybe she fought back. He might have killed her to ensure silence. I think his parents probably helped him and that's why nothing has been found yet. Reading the article and about the black eye and earring really made me lean closer to guilty than before.

[Zlatko]

Vanished with Beth Holloway did a segment on this case last Monday. Talk about guilty as hell; Paul Flores must have done something to Kristin Smart. The creep kept one of her earrings. :mad: Sadly, the cops misplaced the earrings, and thus lost evidence against Flores.

Sad, sad case to say the least...

[xxxxmattxxxx69]

Vanished with Beth Holloway did a segment on this case last Monday. Talk about guilty as hell; Paul Flores must have done something to Kristin Smart. The creep kept one of her earrings. :mad: Sadly, the cops misplaced the earrings, and thus lost evidence against Flores.

Sad, sad case to say the least...


Can we put that in a "police blunder" thread?

[Zlatko]

Can we put that in a "police blunder" thread?Yup. In addition, the police allowed the Cal Poly room service to clean up Paul Flore's room before they could perform a thorough search for any sort of potential evidence.

They very well could have found some of Kirsten's hair or blood in Flore's room. It's simply unbelievable.