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Authorities search home linked to 1996 killing of college student Kristin Smart

Law enforcement in San Luis Obispo County, California, is conducting a multi-day search of a home in Arroyo Grande owned by Susan Flores—mother of Paul Flores, who was convicted in 2022 of killing 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996—as part of ongoing efforts to locate Smart’s remains, which have never been found since her disappearance from California Polytechnic State University. Authorities remain committed to bringing Smart’s remains home to her family, even as Paul Flores maintains his innocence and claims no knowledge of her whereabouts.