DAN DOW [press conference]: We intend to use evidence of other sexual crimes in this prosecution to prove the facts necessary for the attempted rape in this case. I knocked on her door, and I thought she was just sleeping, or she went out and about, you know? Paul Flores Family, Sister. He says "no.". Chris Lambert: At that point I don't think they had ever dealt with a missing person, a possibly murdered person. Just two years later Flores was named as the sole suspect in the disappearance of another woman under almost identical circumstances: Kristin Smart. That's when Denise Smart learned her daughter had not been seen all weekend, and all her belongings were still in her dorm room. Paul Flores' attorney on Tuesday asked for a hearing to investigate the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney's Office for what he described as bias in the Kristin Smart case. Paul is charged with murder in connection with the 1996 disappearance of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart. They left me there and knock on my moms door really hard and then ran off, Jane, who is telling her story for first time, said. Cookie Notice Jonathan Vigliotti: What toll over time did this have on your parents? Video by: Laura Dickinson READ MORE: sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article237462089.html More from The Tribune: Subscribe: bit.ly/2HrSD3v Twitter: twitter.com/SLOTribune Facebook: facebook.com/SLOTribune/ Website: sanluisobispo.com/ Digital news subscription: bit.ly/2HGn19E, Teenage Porn Star Controversy Rocks California High School. In exchange, Flores would disclose where Smarts remains are located. Since speaking with The Daily Beast, at least one of the women who has come forward saying Flores attacked her has been questioned by a detective working the Smart case. When they showed up, it was Paul Flores. She did not walk away and lose her life. He apparently would tag along with a sloshed friend, crashing off-campus parties together wherever she was. Paul and Ruben were arrested and charged in connection with Kristins death in April 2021. By the time Cal Poly police began investigating, Kristin had been gone for four days. If Dan Dow prosecutes the case then the Flores have nothing to worry about. She was pushing herself out of her comfort zone. James Murphy: He lied to the police about everything. His room was finally searched when the sheriff took over the case and at that point Paul had moved off campus and Cal Poly had deep cleaned his room, destroying any available evidence. Ann-Marie Christian: Her parents reminded me of my parents. Chris Lambert was just 8 years old when Kristin Smart vanished on her way home from a college party in San Luis Obispo, California. People are watching Ruben Flores and Susan Flores and Paul Flores. Paul Flores did not have a car on campus, so Murphy surmises he had to have had help. Lourdes Aguiar is the senior producer. Getty When they reached the turnoff to Cheryl's dorm, she says Flores tried to hug and kiss her. Clockwise from left, Kristin, Denise, Stan, Matt and Lindsey. In only one of those instances, in 2000, did Flores serve time. Margarita Campos: I mean, she was gone. The Daily Beast reported in November 2016 that four women had come forward to accuse Flores of sexually assaulting them. And six months later, when Flores was deposed by James Murphy for the Smart's civil suit, he kept quiet. When he arrived she stayed at home while Janes father hightailed it to Arroyo Grande Community Hospital. But every Sunday when she called her parents, they encouraged her to stick it out. The two girls walked to an area off campus where there were fraternities, sororities and residential housing for students. She was looking forward to hearing from Kristin that Sunday. It was never like Hey you want to go hookup? He never made advances and he would just say Hi at school.. And when they did . I believe that everyone who is in the Flores family circle including Susan's boyfriend, and Ermelinda's ex-husband Brett MacArthur AND her most recent ex-husband, is "in" on this, and is either directly involved with Kristin's death (Paul) or the concealment of the crime. Paul Flores, 44, of San Pedro, was charged with murder, while his 80-year-old father faces a felony charge of being an accessory to a crime. He returned later that Friday night and they drove to his friends home which Jane described as sparely furnished. The woman, whom well call Jane, believes she was roofied, raped, and discarded by Paul Flores and his nameless friend when she was a 15-year-old high-school sophomore in 1994. James Murphy: Somebody found an earring that they say was Kristin Smart's jewelry in the driveway. Thew newspaper adds that the Navy refused to take Flores because of his connection to the Smart case. Not to be a cynic but the Republican DA faces a BLM challenge from an increasing Berkeley-esque electorate. I wasnt freaked out.. Flores was subpoenaed before a grand jury in relation to Smarts disappearance but left after just five minutes of questions. Flores claimed he walked Smart to her dorm at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo on May 25, 1996 after a night of binge drinking. By this point Sarahs ex-boyfriend arrived and he and his friends scared Flores and his pal, trying to make sure they never showed their faces again. But the investigation is ongoing. Any evidence that might have been there was long gone. One female cousin called Flores a pervert. Paul Flores may have wanted a fresh start in Southern California, but Chris Lambert says, he could not seem to break old habits. And these girls are inviting us out. And I was, like, "uh OK, fine.". Copyright 2022 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. [emotional] I will go outside at nighttime and I'll look up at the full moon and I'll think that that kid's buried somewhere real close. 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. DAN DOW [press conference]: We have evidence that we do believe there are other people that are not yet identified that have had some kind of a criminal act perpetrated on them by Mr. Flores. James Murphy: That suggests that something bad happened in Paul Flores's dorm room. And DNA evidence could not be found linking any other evidence to Kristin. Jane said she kept this secret for yearseven from her husband. PODCAST EPISODE 3: Something shiny catches her eye next to the front driver side tire. Chris Lambert: I wish I knew why. October 22, 2022 / 10:10 PM James Murphy: Every day. Kristin's mother, Denise Smart, spent Memorial Day weekend at a swim meet with her two younger kids. Critics called. Chris Lambert: Paul keeps stopping along the way and letting Cheryl Anderson know, you can go on ahead. Often, Sarah would be at one party or another and there was Flores. Lambert said that Paul's sister, Ermelinda, moved to Amsterdam in the 2000s to admittedly get away from the attention on her family due to the Kristin Smart case. So now you've got three different stories about how he got that black eye. ", Although suspicion surrounded Flores almost from the beginning, any hopes for an arrest were dashed in May 1997 when then-Sheriff Ed Williams made an admission to the San Luis Obispo Telegraph: "We need Paul Flores to tell us what happened to Kristin Smart so absent something from Mr. Flores, I don't see us completing this case.". In January 2020, Smarts mother, Denise Smart, told the Stockton Record that she had been contacted by the FBI regarding her daughters disappearance. Is this Susan posting? Most knew about it, no thanks to Poly, and now all do thanks to Chris Lambert. James Murphy: Paul Flores had a reputation amongst the girls that knew him at Cal Poly as being a creeper that he was always trying to hit on women. I have worked with Cal Poly interns for years and always ask if they were told anything about Kristen Smart during WOW. Chris Lambert: As they describe it, Paul Flores just sort of appears out of nowhere. At one point, Flores said that he woke up with a black eye. James Murphy: I'd love to do anything to end their suffering. But he entreated each woman who came forward to tell their story to The Daily Beast to reach out to his department. But Lindsey says her sister was happiest when she was traveling. D.A. It wasn't until Kristin's roommate returned to their dorm room, that Margarita realized Kristin never came home. 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. or even her keys. Let's go." Flores was home at the time and could be seen in. Two days after her daughter went missing, Denise Smart got a call from Cal Poly's campus police. First published on November 28, 2020 / 11:10 PM. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The accusations didnt stop with classmates: Flores allegedly couldnt restrain himself around his own kin. A jury acquitted Ruben Flores of the charge of being an accessory after the fact. Revealing new legal docs now available. Privacy Policy. This video shows the full deposition given by Paul Flores to the Smart family's attorney, James R. Murphy on November 14, 1997. At that time, the car belonged to Paul Flores' sister Ermelinda Flores, who lived near Cal Poly. Until she (Kristin) is found, this case will never go away you and your family will never have any peace; there will always be an open and active investigation.. Ruben faces a maximum of three years in jail. I remember thinking: If my moms not home Im going to die right here.. She did not walk away and dig herself a grave. What happens next? If convicted, Paul, who has remained in custody since his arrested, faces a sentence of 25 years-to-life in prison. It's just a motivator for me. After Smart's disappearance, the car was transferred into their parent's names. You just don't talk, and you get away with it. The lawsuit claims they were moving Kristin's remains. Heres hoping that the truth about what that dirtbag and his dad did comes out and Kristin gets the justice she deserves. I was lying down on my back. Smart appeared to be under the influence of alcohol on Friday night. JAMES MURPHY: Does your son have any information as to where Kristin Smart's body is located? 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. Chris Lambert: I think that might have been the biggest misstep that investigators have made to this day. For more than two decades, her family, friends, and supporters searched for answers and for justice. Members of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department and FBI searched the grounds of Susan Flores's home in Arroyo Grande on June 19, 2000, for any evidence that might shed light on the disappearance of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart. We would highly recommend that those people get in contact with us as soon as possible so we could investigate this further, he said. And the complaint has some explosive claims about what led investigators to focus under Ruben's deck in the first place. I think they're just waiting to see what the outcome is going to be. The comments below represent the opinion of the writer and do not represent the views or policies of CalCoastNews.com. But you have to understand, she was a really independent free spirit. Many include court filings and other evidence submitted by both sides as part of various motions. Paul. Thats how we metI was walking and he pulled over and said to me Hey, Ill take you to school, she remembered Flores asking her. And I was like, "nah, I have to study." Whenever we find more information about his family then we update this information. to find the next challenge. PODCAST EPISODE 2 | WOMAN #2: You wouldn't want to be alone in a room with him. And there were those nonstop tales of Flores being touchy-feely with her friends. Powered by. In his mug shot, a black eye can faintly been seen. In 1997 when Paul Flores was deposed for the civil suit, the only thing he would confirm on tape was his name. We just, "do you know anything about it". Authorities dug up areas around the Arroyo Grande home of Susan Flores, Paul Flores mother, in May 2007 but turned up no evidence of Smarts whereabouts, the Santa Maria Times reported. My job was to hunt them. Have a good day, he said. Arroyo Grande High School graduate Paul Flores was the last person to see Kristin Smart on the night she disappeared. James Murphy: To see them in custody was a feeling of great joy for me. Flores wasn't amused. Just days after taking over the investigation, the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office brought several dogs trained to detect human remains, to the Cal Poly dorms. Chris Lambert: It's hard to take too much credit But I was one piece of the puzzle that helped to make this all come together when it did. In one of Paul's police interviews he mentioned that he wanted to be let out of the interview because he needed to help clean up concrete at his mom's house So, what was being done in Susan Flores's backyard in the weeks after Kristin went missing? It was only by pure luck that Paul was arrested for a different crime and the arresting agency (not Cal Poly PD) documented him having a black eye a fact that Cal Poly PD apparently never noticed. To declare to the public if you stay quiet, you will get away with this. Smart has long been suspected to have been abducted and killed in May 1996, while she was a freshman at California. Flores removed most of his personal belongings from his dorm room before it was ever searched by the police. The article added that Flores changed his story about how he got the black eye, first saying that he got it playing basketball and then later saying that he got it while fixing his car. The Kristin Smart Scholarship has been established by her family to help other college bound women pursue their dreams. In August 2011, a Facebook page dedicated to the search for Smart published his exact address. An immunity deal was offered to her in 2020, Paul Flores in court July 18 during opening statements in the Kristin Smart murder trial happening in Salinas, Monterey Co. Superior Court/NBC News Dateline. Stop! and then it became Stop!!!!!. And according to that probation report, "dozens of women have recounted Paul Flores' sexual assaults and predatory behavior that document his 25 years as a serial rapist." Flores wasn't talking. Authorities served another search warrant at Paul Flores home in April 2020. I remember being home watching the news about Kristin Smart and there goes Paul, she recalled. She was kidnapped.. But I've seen it. Its an ugly secret that made the Smart family unnecessarily agonize for nearly 25 years! James Murphy: The podcast is out. Like the Smart's civil case, theirs also has been on hold. If you come near her again I will kill you!, His buddy pushed Paul real hard and he fell through a desk before he ran for his life.. After Smart's disappearance, the car was transferred into their parent's names. James Murphy: If it was, in fact, a piece of jewelry that matched Kristin's jewelry, it would have been blockbuster evidence. No? I would hear many of my friends tell me Oh he grabbed my butt but I never believed them, Laura said. 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. Like so many freshmen, Kristin struggled. JAMES MURPHY: In May of 96 were you a student at Cal Poly? every piece of evidence points directly at Paul Flores. 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. Kristen was last seen leaving a party with Paul Flores on the night of her disappearance on May 25, 1996. Neither the ex-boyfriend nor Sarah saw Flores again until they read The Daily Beast story on Kristin Smarts disappearance, where Floress mugshot appeared. Just weeks later, Kristin's frustrated parents contacted James Murphy, a local civil attorney. But a massive search did not happen until she'd been gone for more than a month. hurting anyone, they should have done the right thing and turn him in. putting murder on the lawsuit was sending a message to Paul Flores and his family, that we believe that he killed Kristin and that we're coming for him. PODCAST EPISODE 1: Kristin broke down begging her mother to let her drop out and go somewhere else. In a civil lawsuit, the Smarts' attorney claims that Kristin's remains were buried at one time on Paul Flores' father's property. / CBS News, (This story previously aired on May 8, 2021. And then months and months later, they'd reach back out and say, can you get us in touch with this person again? "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. I forgot, theres more. In Southern California, investigators served a search warrant at Paul Flores' San Pedro home. She never saw accepting the rides as anything but wholesome. I always said, He wouldnt do that., Sexually, Laura paints Paul Flores as very experienced and maintaining a very healthy appetite., It would get too aggressive and at times I had to say, Hey, calm down., Laura says that one time they were wrestling in bed and Flores got too aggressive and grabbed a butter knife and pushed it against my face., She says she kept pleading for him to settle down. Read the story: recordnet.com/article/20200118/NEWS/200119835, Multiple tips received following podcast on Kristin Smart disappearance, Former FBI agent weighs in on potential new developments in Kristin Smart case, Kristin was an adventurous fun loving young woman whose childhood was rich and filled with memorable moments.Unfortunately, it was cut short on May 25, 1996 when another Cal Poly student took her life and has continued to hide behind the 5th Amendment since the summer of 1996. 0:41. He was soon released from custody. Paul Flores Nationality, Ethnicity. PODCAST EPISODE 4: So, I walk him up to his sister's apartment, and all of a sudden, he just like picked me up, carried me inside, turned around and shut the apartment door, and locked it. I believed him but he was probably cheating on me.. Last month, deputies conducted a two-day search for Smarts remains at the home of Ruben Flores. Kristin Smart was declared legally dead in May 2002. Jonathan Vigliotti | CBS News correspondent: You wanted to go home, and you were trying to find a way to break it to your friend. And yes, we did find physical evidence at, at least two homes. They had become close friends despite their differences. D.A. Were after our daughter. The same day, investigators also served warrants at an undisclosed location in SLO County and at a location in Washington State. Still she stuck around until Flores allegedly laid his hands on her aggressively again. Back in San Luis Obispo, the Smarts, feeling ignored by the sheriff's office, continued a relentless campaign to get them to do more to find their daughter. James Murphy: Well, the location where all this activity occurred is where they found the biological material. How could she have gone out of town? They got to the parking lot of an apartment complex. But Paul Flores was never charged with any of these incidents. Back in 1996, with classes finished before the long Memorial Day weekend, Smart, a 19-year-old California Polytechnic State University, San . So, they did not immediately get a warrant to search Susan Flores's home. JAMES MURPHY: What is your present residence address? D.A. At least one, since The Daily Beast began reporting, said she has been interviewed by the San Luis Obispo Sheriffs Office. The documents detail the competing arguments between prosecutors and attorneys for . These new allegations against Paul Flores are very troubling and deserve to be thoroughly investigated. Something may break soon in the case of Kristin Denise Smart, the former Stockton resident and student at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, whose disappearance in 1996 remains unsolved. Lambert began looking into what happened to Kristin, collecting articles and documents, chasing down leads and tracking down anyone with information. In the meantime, Paul Flores moved to Southern California, where he bounced from job to job. Ann-Marie Christian: She was who she was because of her parents, for sure. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Paul was not an experienced hardened criminal, if they investigated early and subjected him to a proper interrogation, they likely could have broken him and gotten him to confess, assisted by any circumstantial evidence they could have gathered. He'd go through tunnels, under bridges, looking for his daughter and expecting best case scenario. She was last seen alive with Paul Flores, a classmate who offered to walk an inebriated Smart to her room. James Murphy: So why would Susan Flores, her boyfriend, and Ruben Flores be up all night long working under that deck. I was like Oh my God. So had Margarita Campos, who lived in the next room in Muir Hall. She was she was frantic I don't understand this, you know? Chris Lambert's podcast caught the attention of millions of listeners and sparked new interest in the decades-old unsolved case of Kristin Smart. Cal Poly PD, led by incompetent detective Mike Kennedy, refused to investigate her disappearance initially, suggesting that she probably just left town despite her having no car nor leaving any other signs she left town. Im good, he said in response to questions about Smarts disappearance. Unblurred are Paul Flores (top center) and Ermelinda Flores (top right). Her dorm entrance is right over here. Margarita Campos: I'll never forget her shadow against the building, this apartment complex, just standing like kind of cross-armed with the long leg And she was just kind of like looking at me like, [sighs] you're really walking away now, like you're really, you're leaving? Back in May 1996, Kristin Smart was finishing her freshman year at California Polytechnic State University better known as Cal Poly. Jonathan Vigliotti: There was a lot of focus on how Kristin was drinking what sounded a lot like victim shaming. During a camping trip in Fresno, California, in the early 1990s, Floress female cousins playfully swiped and hid his wallet while walking en route to a liquor store to purchase slush puppies. We were standing by the washer and dryer and we were arguing and he shouted, No! and slapped my arm, Laura said. Ermelinda Macarthur currently lives in Kenmore, WA; in the past Ermelinda has also lived in Long Beach CA, Arroyo Grande CA and Bothell WA. All of Kristin's personal belongings including her purse, her money, her I.D. His father, Ruben, is charged as an accessory, accused of helping cover up the crime. Then, in April 2021, Paul . One day, Jane was congregating in front of the high school when a male friend approached and warned her about one particular junior. Me, my sister, my cousinPaul has no limits, she said, requesting anonymity. An important tip came in after a February 2020 search of Paul, Susan and Ruben's properties. The SLO County Sheriffs Office will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the case. Deputies towed the car from Rubin Flores' home. They didn't look at the Flores family's vehicles. That was a huge judgment error. In order to produce the documentary, Lambert quit his job to devote himself to the podcast. He would be stalking me.. During a camping trip in Fresno, California, in the early 1990s, Flores's female cousins playfully swiped and hid his wallet while walking en route to a liquor store to purchase slush puppies. Ruben Flores was released on $50,000 bail to his ex-wife. The father and son were both in on it? She loved swimming and skiing. Even worse they never sealed his dorm room. Flores and Smart had spoken at the party she had attended, witnesses said. PAUL FLORES: On the advice of my attorney . Would you? Paul Flores, 44, was charged earlier this week with first-degree murder for the killing that allegedly happened as he tried to rape then 19-year-old Stockton native Smart in his dorm room at. Jonathan Vigliotti: And that weighs on you. Denise Pearce says that was a crushing blow for the Smart family. and I was like, "Noooo.". So maybe he had a crush on me. His father Ruben Flores charged with being an accessory after the factwas found not. suddenly major pieces of evidence came forward. Paul Flores and his father both pleaded not guilty to all charges at their arraignment. Jonathan Vigliotti: You look at Kristin Smart every day. Chris Lambert, who worked as a CBS News consultant, pieced together what he learned from people who were there that night. SUSAN FLORES: [Long pause, grabs water bottle] Of course not. and offers to help. It would be three more years before the property was searched again. Paul Flores was the last person seen with Kristin Smart before she vanished in 1996. In 2002, after getting kicked out of Cal Poly, rejected by the Navy, and flipping burgers, Flores matriculated at LA Harbor Community College. Amanda Starrantino investigates where her missing person's case stands today. At a Halloween party back in 1995before Smart had gone missingFlores allegedly grabbed Sarahs crotch on the dance floor. A month later, Thomas home was reportedly one of four Flores family homes searched by authorities. Susan's house was finally searched in March 1997 nine months after Kristin disappeared but nothing was found. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office. Margarita Campos: Kristin was like, "come on, let's go, let's go." Chris Lambert: I didn't know the scale. By the time they called the Cal Poly campus police, Kristin had been missing for more than 48 hours. And yes, we believe it's linked to Kristin. And while they did not rush to investigate Flores, Kristin's family says campus police were very quick to judge her. By the time they inspected Flores's room, Kristin had been gone for 16 days. Flores has no criminal record involving violent crime. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. We both were kids at the same school and so I felt comfortable. The podcast, "Your Own Backyard,"has drawn millions of listeners and focused renewed attention on this decades old case. Lindsey Smart Stewart: Right. Paul Flores was taken into custody in the Los Angeles area, where he resides. 19 years later, still no body, no arrests made, and no answers. You never look at her again! My heart dropped, she said. The Charley Project said that Flores had been offered a plea deal involving a guilty plea for involuntary manslaughter with a six-year prison term. Ian Parkinson: Yes. Once Jane was admitted her story seemed to fall on deaf ears. The investigation seemed to be hampered from the start by a series of missteps by campus police beginning with their assumption that Kristin was off having fun and ignoring worried friends who said she was missing. The two men are set to stand trial next spring in connection with the 1996 disappearance of Cal. The first alleged incident occurred in 1994 when a woman accused Flores, then a high school sophomore is accused of drugging a raping a fellow student. Chris Lambert and it worked. PODCAST EPISODE 2: So, with Cheryl's account alone, we have an unsettling picture of Paul . I did have guilt about that. And might have connected Kristin to Susan Flores's house, says James Murphy. Lambert spoke about what he felt was the biggest error in the early investigation by the sheriffs office. Chris Lambert: The only thing he would confirm on tape is that his name is Paul Flores. Chris Lambert: They're hopeful, but they've also been let down so many times before. They state the detective was requesting an interview from Thomas while also giving her two letters: one urging her cooperation and another offering immunity from San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow in exchange for her cooperation. Please enter valid email address to continue. But soon Flores took his shot with Jane after another drop-off at her moms house. I don't know if Kristin knew anybody there. most importantly they wanna find their daughter. His father Ruben Flores charged with being an accessory after the factwas found not guilty. DAN DOW [press conference]: But the allegation that he was committing or attempting to commit a rape when he killed her, is the basis for which we are able to file first-degree felony murder charges. Before court broke for lunch, Cole also testified about a wiretap of the Flores family conducted by the Sheriff's Office in . A very close-knit family. He had been sentenced to 240 days in the crime. He invoked the Fifth Amendment 27 times. Deputies towed the car from Rubin Flores home. Paul's sister reportedly lives in that area. Hope this brings an end to all these years wondering where she was. 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. JAMES MURPHY: Has your son ever told you that he did not kill Kristin Smart? PODCAST EPISODE 5: If you were making a film about a new law enforcer who's coming to a small town to save the day, you'd probably cast Parkinson. Mike McHugh is the producer-editor. James Murphy: they let the dog in, the dog makes a beeline to the bed of Paul Flores. I can show you a video of Paul admitting he knows what happened to Kristin Smart, his letter states. When authorities later confronted him with the two stories, Flores admitted lying and offered a new explanation. James Murphy: And it says wrongful death and then I put murder. I didn't know how many people were gonna listen. 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