Since he took office in 2011, he said, the department has served 41 search warrants on the case to investigate 16 different locations, submitted 37 items of physical evidence from the initial investigation for modern DNA testing and conducted 137 interviews. Parkinson said there has been an extensive investigation into the case over the years. Last year, authorities also served search warrants at several locations in California and Washington. The warrant remained sealed, and authorities did not provide further information on the developments in their investigation at the time. RELATED: Kristin Smart case: Search warrant served at former classmate's father's home in SLO CountyĬadaver dogs and ground-penetrating radar (GPR) were said to be used during their search of the property. Last month the sheriff's office served a search warrant at a house in Arroyo Grande belonging to Ruben Flores. We now put our faith in the justice system and move forward, comforted in the knowledge that Kristin has been held in the hearts of so many and that she has not been forgotten." The knowledge that a father and son, despite our desperate pleas for help, could have withheld this horrible secret for nearly 25 years, denying us the chance to lay our daughter to rest, is an unrelenting and unforgiving pain. While Kristin's loving spirit will always live in our hearts, our life without her hugs, laughs and smiles is a heartache that never abates. It is impossible to put into words what this day means for our family we pray it is the first step to bringing our daughter home. "For over twenty-four years, we have waited for this bittersweet day. The Smart family issued a lengthy, emotional statement following the sheriff's announcement, reading in part: We know that's an important issue to the family." We will continue the process of finding out where Kristin is. "We'll continue to focus on finding her remains regardless of any court action. "We have not recovered Kristin," the sheriff said at an afternoon news conference. Investigators, who launched a renewed search Tuesday at his father's property in nearby Arroyo Grande, believe they know where the body was buried. She was inebriated at the time and Flores, a fellow freshman at the school, had offered to walk her home.įlores killed Smart in his dorm room, Dow said. Smart, 19, of Stockton, was last seen May 25, 1996, while returning to her dorm at California Polytechnic State University campus in San Luis Obispo after an off-campus party. The son and father were arrested Tuesday. The San Luis Obispo County district attorney said Wednesday that missing California college student Kristin Smart was killed in 1996 during an attempted rape by a fellow student and the suspect's father helped hide her body.ĭistrict Attorney Dan Dow said Paul Flores, 44, will be charged with first-degree murder and his father, Ruben Flores, 80, will be charged with accessory after murder. The district attorney said Kristin Smart was killed in 1996 during an attempted rape by a fellow student and the suspect's father helped hide her body.
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