In the Kristin Smart Case, Key Questions Remain After 3 Decades
Investigators ended the latest search after soil tests suggested human remains, but they did not recover Kristin Smart’s body, officials said.
- On Saturday, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office concluded a three-day search at the Arroyo Grande home of Susan Flores, mother of convicted murderer Paul Flores, without recovering the remains of Kristin Smart.
- Investigators began the search on Wednesday after new soil testing indicated the presence of human remains, utilizing advances in forensic science and ground-penetrating radar to examine the property.
- Smart, a 19-year-old California Polytechnic State University student, disappeared in May 1996, sparking a decades-long investigation that culminated in Paul Flores' 2022 conviction for first-degree murder and a sentence of 25 years to life.
- San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson told reporters that officials remain committed to finding answers, stating "We will dig anywhere the evidence shows us" despite the search's inconclusive outcome.
- Denise Smart and Stan Smart continue seeking resolution, as authorities maintain the case remains wide open and detectives evaluate any recovered evidence to aid in the ongoing investigation for their daughter.
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Researchers did not find the remains of the university in property linked to Paul Flores; Kristin Smart, then 19 years old, disappeared in 1996
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Fox NewsKristin Smart search ends with no remains found as detectives analyze evidence
Investigators in California have concluded a search at a home tied to convicted killer Paul Flores in the decades-old disappearance of Kristin Smart, saying they did not recover her remains but will continue analyzing evidence collected at the property. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office said Saturday that detectives wrapped up their search at [...]
Kristin Smart’s remains not found at house belonging to killer’s mother following search 30 years after her death
Authorities did not find the remains of Kristin Smart, a college student who went missing in 1996, officials said Saturday after finishing a search of a home tied to the man convicted of killing her.
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WVII / Fox BangorKristin Smart Remains Not Found After New California Property Search
Investigators searching for Kristin Smart’s remains wrapped up operations Saturday at a California property connected to the family of the man convicted in her killing -- but officials say the evidence of human remains recovered did not belong to Kristin.
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