San Luis Obispo County Home Searched as Part of Kristin Smart Investigation
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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Deputies Search Home of Kristin Smart Killer's Mother
Sheriff's deputies turned up early Wednesday at the Arroyo Grande home of Susan Flores, mother of convicted killer Paul Flores, adding a new chapter to the 30-year search for California student Kristin Smart, the New York Post reports. San Luis Obispo County authorities served a search warrant at the property,...
New twist in case of 19-year-old college student Kristen Smart as cops swarm property of killer's mother in bid to bring her home
Kristin Smart vanished in 1996, with Paul Flores being convicted of her killing in 2022 and sentenced to 25 years behind bars in 2023. The post New twist in case of 19-year-old college student Kristen Smart as cops swarm property of killer's mother in bid to bring her home appeared first on Conservative Angle | Conservative Angle - Conservative News Clearing House
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My Mother LodeInvestigators searching home connected to killer of California college student Kristin Smart
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities plan Thursday to enter the second day of their search of a the home connected to the man convicted of killing 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996, according to law enforcement.
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Kristin Smart Murder: Property Searched for Remains, 30 Years After Disappearance
Authorities carried out a search warrant Wednesday at a California property linked to Paul Flores, who was convicted in the 1996 killing of 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement…
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