Kristin Smart investigators find evidence of possible human remains at home tied to her killer: sheriff
Investigators found evidence of possible human remains as they continue a search for Kristin Smart’s body, which has never been recovered, officials said.
- On Friday, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson announced a new search at the Arroyo Grande home of Susan Flores, the mother of convicted murderer Paul Flores, seeking the remains of Kristin Smart.
- Smart vanished from the California Polytechnic State University campus in 1996, and while a jury convicted Paul Flores of her murder in 2022, authorities have never recovered her body.
- Expert Tim Nelligan is conducting soil vapor testing and using ground-penetrating radar at the property, a methodology he described as "extremely thorough" for detecting human cadaver decomposition.
- "We are not leaving that house until we have checked everything," Parkinson said, adding his team remains "prepared to go as long as it takes" to return Kristin to her family.
- Investigators swarmed the residence Wednesday and Thursday, and the sheriff expects the current operation could continue for several more days as they pursue a resolution to the 30-year-old disappearance.
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Soil Tests in Kristin Smart Search Flag Possible Remains
A fresh search at a California home tied to the decades-old Kristin Smart case has turned up soil evidence suggesting a body may have been buried there, authorities said Friday. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson told reporters that testing of soil at the Arroyo Grande property of Susan...
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Evidence points to human remains at home linked to Kristin Smart’s killing, sheriff says - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (AP) — A California sheriff said Friday that evidence suggests human remains were present at a home connected to the man convicted of killing Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old college student who went missing in 1996. San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson said they cannot say whether the remains are those of Smart or whether authorities will seek another warrant to start digging on Susan Flores’ property. Her son, Paul Fl…
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