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September 10, 2016

Remains found in search for college student who vanished in 1996

Investigators searching for a California college student who disappeared in 1996 said Friday that they had excavated remains, but still needed to determine whether they were human.


Kristin Smart, 19, was last seen near her dormitory on the campus of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo on May 25, 1996. She was declared legally dead in 2002.


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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/09/1...for-college-student-who-vanished-in-1996.html
 
Remains found at Kristin Smart dig likely belong to animal

https://calcoastnews.com/2016/09/remains-found-at-kristin-smart-dig-likely-belong-to-animal/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Authorities are currently analyzing remains recovered last week from a Cal Poly hillside to determine whether they are human or animal and whether they are related to the Kristin Smart case. Two sources who are familiar with the investigation, but are not authorized to discuss it, have told the LA Times the bones are most likely animal remains.
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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/09/13/is-kristen-smart-buried-in-this-backyard-neighbors-and-a-wonder-dog-say-yes.html

Today Flores lives in San Pedro, California with his head on a swivel when The Daily Beast approached on Saturday. With the coast seemingly clear he opened the door to his white 1960 Chevrolet Impala on the crammed San Pedro, California street where he’s resided for almost two years.

He started the engine and began pulling off from the curb then braked just as a Daily Beast reporter approached him.

When asked if he was Paul Flores, the last person to see Kristin Smart alive, he played dumb, at first only confirming Flores was someone who lived at the address.

“Oh, he does.”

When pressed that he was Flores the man replied, “Oh. Yeah.”

Flores rolled up the car window and reversed. He parked the car again and exited.

When asked if he remembered Smart he said, “Right. Yeah.”

Flores refused to weigh in on the feds’ search for Smart’s remains.

“I’m fine. I’m good. Have a good day,” he said.

Probed about him having hand in Smart’s demise, Flores replied:

“No-no-no. I’m good,” he said.
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Sheriff’s Office still awaiting results of Kristin Smart digs - October 17th

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/crime/article108867997.html

Nearly six weeks after “many items of interest and physical evidence” — including bones — were excavated from three separate dig sites on the Cal Poly campus, officials say it is still too soon to tell whether those items are related to the 20-year-old case of missing student Kristin Smart.

“The Sheriff’s Office is still awaiting the results from the forensic anthropologist,” sheriff’s spokesman Tony Cipolla wrote in an email to The Tribune on Monday. “At the time of the excavation project, we had mentioned this process could take days, weeks or even months before results are known. While the Sheriff’s Office is hopeful these findings will be beneficial to the investigation, we again urge the public to be patient throughout this process.”
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3 months later, experts still testing items of interest from Kristin Smart Cal Poly excavation

http://www.ksby.com/story/33980819/3-months-later-experts-still-testing-evidence-from-kristin-smart-cal-poly-excavation

Tony Cipolla, the public information officer with the sheriff's office, couldn't go into detail on the advanced testing. He says the evidence collected from the dig site was initially analyzed by a forensic anthropologist, then sent to additional laboratories.

"The process, in general, takes a long time," Cipolla said. "We want to make sure that we do a very thorough job, we want to make sure that we investigate every piece of evidence, and we want to make sure that we can, hopefully, find some conclusion to this case."

Cipolla tells me officials are trying to determine if the pieces of evidence that were found are animal or human remains, and if they are human, if they relate to Kristin Smart. Cipolla says the next steps for the sheriff's office depend on the final results from the Cal Poly excavation. He acknowledged there could potentially be more excavations in the county, or if they get the answers they need from the Cal Poly dig, then another dig might not be necessary.
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Kristin Smart investigation continues 6 months after Cal Poly excavation

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/crime/article136300703.html

Almost six months after the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office made a surprise announcement that it would excavate a Cal Poly hillside in light of a new “lead” in the Kristin Smart disappearance investigation, officials continue to evaluate “items of interest” found during the dig.

On Friday, the Sheriff’s Office released the following statement: “The Sheriff’s Office continues to assess and review the results of the search operation at Cal Poly and develop strategies for moving forward with the investigation. We ask that we all continue to support the Smart family and would encourage anybody with information related to the case to please share it through Crime Stoppers. This investigation remains active but there are no further updates at this time.”
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Civil lawsuit filed by family of Kristin Smart against Paul Flores remains ongoing

http://www.ksby.com/story/35271495/civil-lawsuit-against-paul-flores-filed-by-family-of-kristin-smart-remains-ongoing

The ongoing civil lawsuit against Paul Flores, a person of interest in the 1996 disappearance of Kristin Smart, remains just that - ongoing.

Attorneys for both sides were back in San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Thursday morning for a progress hearing.

Smart family attorney Jim Murphy says that while the progress hearings are usually just continued for another year, they are still important, as the lead investigator from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office on the case at the time meets with the judge to provide an update on the investigation and what has taken place over the past year.

Since the investigation into Smart's disappearance remains open and no arrests have been made, the judge continued the hearing again to next year.
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On May 25, 2002, six years to the day after the Cal Poly freshman vanished, a judge granted the Smart family's request to declare Kristin legally dead.

Her family filed the wrongful death lawsuit against Flores just three days later and the case has been ongoing ever since.

Last September, a search of the Cal Poly hillside in connection with Smart's disappearance took place, but authorities have not disclosed what, if anything, was discovered to aid in their investigation. The sheriff's office said Thursday all aspects of the case are still being assessed and reviewed.
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Kristin has been missing for 21 years now.

Family starts scholarship to honor Kristin Smart's memory

http://www.ksby.com/story/35512110/family-starts-scholarship-to-honor-kristin-smart-legacy

For the last 20 years, May 25 has been a day of remembrance, hope, and sadness for the Smart family. Today, the family is turning over a new leaf.

"When you think about Kristin, you think about things that aren't being resolved, things that aren't happening, and so this is a way, a shift to focus on her life," Smart said.

For a family that has lived a nightmare for 21 years not knowing the whereabouts of their loved one, Smart says this will keep her memory alive.

"When she lost her life, we sort of got lost in law enforcement, fighting for justice, fighting for Kristin," Smart said. "So this isn't a fight, this is a giveback, so I think we're sort of putting our hands out and letting the direction take us towards her."

The scholarship site is expected to launch on Thursday, May 25. For more information, visit kristinsmart.org.
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It seems incredible to me that Flores has not been charged. I guess the only reason is that the cadaver dog's alerting on his mattress wasn't admissible. If not for that, I think they would have been locked up 20 years ago.
 
Sheriff’s Office calls dig for Kristin Smart beneficial — but won’t say why

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/crime/article171678792.html

Last September’s excavation of a Cal Poly hillside was beneficial to its investigation into the 1996 disappearance of freshman Kristin Smart, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office says. But it won’t say what — if anything — was gained from the four-day operation.

“This investigation remains active but there are no further updates at this time,” Sheriff’s Office spokesman Tony Cipolla wrote in an email response to questions from The Tribune on Wednesday. “Every major effort to bring resolution to this investigation, including the excavation conducted a year ago, has in one way or another proven to be beneficial.”
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