Kristin Smart ‘not recovered’ after search of property linked to her 1996 disappearance, officials say

Authorities investigating a property in connection with the 1996 disappearance and murder of California college student Kristin Smart said Saturday that her remains were not recovered in the search.

Authorities investigating a property in connection with the 1996 disappearance and murder of California college student Kristin Smart said Saturday that her remains were not recovered in the search.

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The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office said that it had finished its search at the Arroyo Grande property of Susan Flores, the mother of the man convicted in Smart’s death four years ago.

“We did not recover Kristin Smart,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. “Detectives will be evaluating any evidence we have recovered to aid in the investigation.”