San Luis Obispo County home searched as part of Kristin Smart investigation

A home within the Arroyo Grande space of ​​San Luis Obispo County was searched Wednesday in reference to the disappearance of Kristin Smart.

Law enforcement officers had been seen on the East Branch Street home Wednesday morning. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office later confirmed {that a} search warrant was served on the home in reference to the Smart case.

Smart, a Cal Poly scholar, disappeared in 1996. Her classmate, Paul Flores, was convicted of her homicide in 2022, however her physique has by no means been discovered.

No different particular particulars about Wednesday’s search have been launched.

“The Sheriff’s Office remains committed to bringing Kristin home to her family,” the division stated in a press release about Wednesday’s Arroyo Grande search.

Investigators previously served a search warrant at an Arroyo Grande home in 2020 in reference to Smart’s disappearance. That home was owned by Susan Flores, Paul’s mom.

Paul Flores has maintained his innocence and has been appealing his sentence of 25 years to life in jail.