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Search Warrant Executed at Flores Home for Smart Remains

5/7/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Investigators executed a search warrant at Susan Flores, mother of Paul Flores, Arroyo Grande home on May 6, 2026 after soil tests suggested human decomposition evidence.
Officials, including District Attorney Dan Dow, brought ground-scanning equipment and said they will use all lawful tools to locate Kristin Smart’s remains.
Paul Flores, convicted of Smart’s murder, was not charged in the search and maintains his innocence.

History

Historical Context

In 2005 the National Missing Persons Task Force was created after the NIJ summit, leading to the launch of NamUs’s Unidentified Persons database in 2007 and its Missing Persons database in 2008; the two were linked in 2009. Managed by the University of North Texas since 2011, NamUs supports San Luis Obispo investigators, including DA Dan Dow, in the 2023 ground-penetrating radar search for Kristin Smart’s remains.

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Story summary

Investigators executed a search warrant at Susan Flores, mother of Paul Flores, Arroyo Grande home on May 6, 2026 after soil tests suggested human decomposition evidence.
Officials, including District Attorney Dan Dow, brought ground-scanning equipment and said they will use all lawful tools to locate Kristin Smart’s remains.
Paul Flores, convicted of Smart’s murder, was not charged in the search and maintains his innocence.

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