Investigators searching home connected to killer of California college student Kristin Smart
Investigators are using soil-vapor testing and ground scans after scientists found compounds that may indicate decomposing human remains.
- On Wednesday, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson and investigators served a search warrant at a home on the 500 block of East Branch Street in Arroyo Grande connected to Kristin Smart's 1996 disappearance.
- Paul Flores was convicted of murdering Smart in 2022 and is serving a 25 years-to-life sentence, though her remains have never been recovered since her disappearance from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
- Environmental engineer Timothy Nelligan and his team detected volatile organic compounds in 2023 using soil vapor sampling near Susan Flores' property, compounds they claim may be associated with decomposing human remains.
- The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office confirmed the investigation and stated, "The Sheriff's Office remains committed to bringing Kristin home to her family," in a statement about Wednesday's search.
- Sources indicate the operation at the home of Susan Flores is expected to last two days, marking another effort to locate evidence in a case spanning nearly three decades.
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Kristin Smart murder case: Investigators probe grounds to unlock a 30-year mystery
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San Luis Obispo Sheriff provides update on search in Kristin Smart case
San Luis Obispo Sheriff provides update on search in Kristin Smart case San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson gave an update Friday on the search of an Arroyo Grande home in the case of Kristin Smart, a Stockton native and Cal Poly student who disappeared in 1996. The post Watch: San Luis Obispo Sheriff provides update on search in Kristin Smart case appeared first on KION Central Coast.
Evidence points to human remains at home linked to Kristin Smart's killing, sheriff says
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.
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