Authorities take samples from the soil Thursday, May 7, 2026, from the neighboring yard of a home in Arroyo Grande, Calif., connected to the man convicted of killing Kristin Smart.
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Men in plain clothes have taken soil samples outside a home connected to the man convicted of killing 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996. The searched entered its second day Thursday, a day after the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office served a warrant in the Smart case. Smart's remains were never found and she was declared legally dead in 2002. Paul Flores was convicted in her killing in 2022. A podcaster first reported the search and said the home belongs to Flores’ mother. Investigators also took samples from a neighbor’s yard. Authorities have not answered questions about what prompted the search.
