Kristin Smart's body not found, search ends at home tied to killer despite signs of remains
Key takeaways
- Investigators ended a search for Kristin Smart’s body at the home of her killer’s mother on Saturday without recovering a body, a day after Sheriff Ian Parkinson said soil testing detected the presence of human remains.
- San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies joined by soil scientists and ground radar experts and armed with a search warrant have been at the Arroyo Grande home of Susan Flores since Wednesday.
- “We did not recover Kristin Smart,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement Saturday after the search in the 500 block of East Branch Street concluded.
Scientists take soil samples May 7, 2026, from a yard next a home in Arroyo Grande, Calif., that is connected to the man convicted of killing Kristin Smart. (Haven Daley / Associated Press) By Richard Winton Staff Writer Follow May 9, 2026 8:09 PM PT 4 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
Investigators ended a search for Kristin Smart’s body at the home of her killer’s mother on Saturday without recovering a body, a day after Sheriff Ian Parkinson said soil testing detected the presence of human remains.
San Luis Obispo County sheriff’s deputies joined by soil scientists and ground radar experts and armed with a search warrant have been at the Arroyo Grande home of Susan Flores since Wednesday. Investigators are trying to determine if convicted killer Paul Flores concealed his victim’s body at the home after killing her nearly 30 years ago.