Kristin Smart

Authorities have served a search warrant at a home connected to the man convicted of killing 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that the search Wednesday is related to the ongoing investigation into Smart’s disappearance. Her remains were never found and she was declared legally dead in 2002. Paul Flores was convicted in her killing in 2022. The “Your Own Backyard” podcast first reported the search and said the home belongs to Flores’ mother.