This is a news interview about the Kristin Smart case, focusing on investigators' recent search of Susan Flores' home in Arroyo Grande and what soil testing may imply about the presence of human remains.
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LiveNOW from Fox host Alexander Goldberg introduces an update on the decades-long Kristin Smart case. The segment centers on a new search warrant executed at the home of Susan Flores, mother of Paul Flores, who was convicted of murdering Kristin Smart in 2022. Reporter Khloe Shrager of the San Luis Obispo Tribune explains that investigators have been on scene all week, using soil sampling, vapor intrusion testing, and ground-penetrating radar in the backyard. She says the sheriff described the testing as producing positive results indicating human remains may have been present at the residence at some point, though not necessarily conclusive evidence that Smart's remains are there now. Shrager adds that this is the first time the backyard soil has been directly tested, and that the renewed search was prompted by a non-witness account and advances in soil science. …
Not applicable for markets; the near-term actionable point is that the investigation is still live and any new forensic or law-enforcement update could materially change the story within hours or days.
Not applicable for markets; over the next several weeks, the key question is whether the search turns into excavation or another evidentiary step, or whether officials stop at suggestive soil findings.
Not applicable for markets; structurally, the segment is about how forensic advances can revive long-dormant cases and how much unresolved uncertainty can persist without recovered remains.
Investigators found evidence of possible human remains at a home connected to Paul Flores' mother.
The host states investigators found evidence of possible human remains at Susan Flores' home.
The sheriff said human remains may have been present at the residence at one point, but this is not conclusive proof.
Shrager reports the sheriff's office said the soil evidence cannot conclusively identify Kristen Smart or prove remains are currently there.
The renewed search was prompted by a non-witness account and advances in soil science.
Shrager directly says the department cited a nonwitness account plus better soil science as reasons for returning.
Take us to the house where that search warrant was executed. What did you observe? Who did you see?
Shrager says reporters saw deputies, soil scientists, vapor intrusion testing, ground-penetrating radar, and shovels being brought into the backyard; they did not confirm digging.
Do we know specifically what evidence investigators are pointing to that remains could be located in the home?
The soil sampling is the major factor, but it is not conclusive and does not establish that the remains are Kristin Smart's specifically.
What are you reporting about why investigators are going back now?
The sheriff's department has not fully explained the warrant, but cites a new non-witness account and advances in soil science; the backyard itself had not previously been tested directly.
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