Thirty Years of Searching: The Hunt for Kristin Smart's Remains Isn't Over

Paul Flores is serving 25 years to life for killing 19-year-old college freshman Kristin Smart in 1996. He was convicted in 2022. But Kristin's body has never been found.In May 2026, investigators excavated the backyard of his mother Susan Flores' home for the first time. The soil tested positive for compounds associated with human decomposition. A neighbor had once reported hearing a watch alarm beeping from a freshly filled planter on that same property, every morning, for weeks after Kristin disappeared.This week, Grayson and Savannah revisit one of California's most haunting cases — the podcast that helped crack it open, the clandestine grave found under Paul Flores' own home, and what the dirt at his mother's property may finally reveal.Thirty years later, the Smart family is still trying to bring Kristin home.#TrueCrime #KristinSmart #PaulFlores #SusanFlores #ColdCase #MissingPersons #SmallTownSecrets #RuralAmerica #TrueCrimePodcast #CalPoly #SanLuisObispo #YourOwnBackyard #UnsolvedMurder #TrueCrimeCommunity #CrimeJunkie #Investigative #JusticeForKristin #HumanRemains #ColdCaseFiles #TrueCrimeAddict