Overview
- San Luis Obispo County investigators, who ended work Saturday at Susan Flores’ Arroyo Grande home, reported no recovery of Kristin Smart’s remains.
- Following Friday’s news conference, Sheriff Ian Parkinson said scientific soil testing indicated that human remains were present at the site at some point or may still be there.
- Teams used ground‑penetrating radar and soil vapor sampling, a method that tests underground gases for compounds linked to human decomposition, with specialists collecting and interpreting samples.
- Detectives will review what they gathered to guide the ongoing probe, and the Sheriff’s Office said it has no further details to release at this time.
- Paul Flores was convicted of Smart’s 1996 murder in 2022 and is serving 25 years to life, while his mother Susan Flores remains a person of interest who has not been charged.