health
Kristin Smart search concludes at San Luis Obispo County home with no remains found
Updated on: May 9, 2026 / 10:21 PM PDT / CBS Sacramento
TL;DR
- Sheriff's office searched a property in Arroyo Grande connected to Kristin Smart's disappearance.
- No human remains were recovered during the search.
- The property is associated with Susan Flores, mother of Paul Flores, who was convicted of Smart's murder.
- Investigators used ground-penetrating radar and soil testing.
- Evidence suggested that remains may have been at the property at one time.
- The sheriff's office is continuing to evaluate collected evidence.
- The Smart family expressed hope and gratitude for the investigators' efforts.
- Paul Flores is appealing his 2022 conviction for Smart's murder.