Kristin Smart investigators storm home tied to her killer in new hunt for missing student’s remains

Investigators successful California executed a hunt warrant astatine a location connected to the antheral convicted of sidesplitting Kristin Smart, according to officials.

In a Facebook post, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office said investigators executed a hunt warrant astatine a spot connected the 500 artifact of East Branch Street successful Arroyo Grande connected Wednesday, which is related to Smart's disappearance and her convicted killer, Paul Flores. His mother, Susan Flores, occupies the home, according to nationalist records and the "Your Own Backyard" podcast, which archetypal broke quality astir the search.

"The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an further probe into the spot successful the 500 artifact of East Branch Street successful Arroyo Grande. This probe is related to the Kristin Smart disappearance. This enactment is the effect of a hunt warrant signed by a Superior Court judge," the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office wrote successful a Facebook post. "The Sheriff’s Office remains committed to bringing Kristin location to her family."

Paul Flores, 49, was convicted of murdering Smart and received a 25-year-to-life condemnation pursuing a three-month proceedings successful October 2022.

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Investigators with the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office tin beryllium seen searching a location connected to Kristin Smart's disappearance. (San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office)

Smart was a 19-year-old pupil astatine California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) erstwhile Flores killed her during an attempted rape astatine his dorm room, prosecutors said. Her assemblage was near astatine an chartless location, starring investigators to proceed searching. She archetypal went missing successful May 1996.

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San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow said successful a connection that his bureau is besides committed to uncovering Smart's remains.

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The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office said successful a connection investigators executed a hunt warrant astatine a location connected to the Kristin Smart disappearance. (San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office)

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office executed a hunt warrant astatine a location connected to the disappearance of Kristin Smart. (San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office)

"While those liable for Kristin’s decease — and those with cognition of her whereabouts — could supply answers astatine immoderate time, we stay firmly committed to utilizing each lawful instrumentality disposable to find Kristin’s remains and to enactment her household until she is brought home," Dow said.

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A justice ruled successful 2024 that Paul Flores indispensable wage much than $350,000 to Smart's household for expenses aft their daughter's death.

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Paul Flores was convicted successful October for the 1996 sidesplitting of Kristin Smart, a California assemblage pupil who disappeared.

The Smart household said it would halt pursuing the restitution outgo if Flores revealed wherever their daughter's assemblage was discarded, but Flores' lawyer claimed that the convicted murderer doesn't cognize wherever the remains are.

Susan Flores could not beryllium reached for comment.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.