Arroyo Grande, California – Authorities have not found the remains of Kristen Smart, a 19-year-old college student who disappeared in 1996, officials said Saturday after completing a search of a home linked to the man. He was convicted of her murder.
The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office said it has completed an operation Search for Susan Flores’ property In the Central Coast city of Arroyo Grande, more than 150 miles (240 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles. Her son, Paul Flores, was convicted in 2022 of killing Smart, whose body was never found.
The authorities refused to provide additional information. Authorities said this week that evidence points to the presence of human remains in the home and scientists who specialize in human decomposition and soil Taking samples from the ground.
“The Sheriff’s Office remains fully committed to finding Christine and returning her to her family home,” the agency said in a statement.
Smart disappeared from California Polytechnic State University in May 1996. Prosecutors claimed she was killed during an attempted rape and that the last person she was seen with was Paul Flores, a fellow student. She was declared legally dead in 2002.
Flores was convicted in October 2022 of the murder of Smart W convicted The following year to 25 years for life.
This decades-long case has captured public attention, fueled in part by a blogger who assisted investigators by providing additional witnesses. Chris Lambert from Your backyard The podcast first reported on the home search.