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Soil testing at California house turns up evidence of human remains in Kirstin Smart case
Home reportedly occupied by mother of Paul Flores, who was convicted of killing college student who went missing in 1996
TL;DR
- Soil testing at a property linked to Kristin Smart's convicted killer, Paul Flores, yielded evidence of human remains.
- Kristin Smart disappeared in 1996 from California Polytechnic State University.
- Paul Flores was convicted in October 2022 and sentenced to 25 years to life.
- Prosecutors alleged Smart's remains were buried on Ruben Flores's property and later moved.
- Ruben Flores was acquitted of accessory charges.
- The property searched was occupied by Ruben Flores's mother, Susan Flores.
- Smart's remains have never been found.
- A judge ordered Paul Flores to pay over $350,000 to Smart's family.
- The Your Own Backyard podcast helped investigators by bringing forward additional witnesses.