{"id":911,"date":"2026-05-08T07:33:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T07:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/is-kristin-smart-buried-at-slo-county-home-soil-tests-may-have-answers-3\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T07:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T07:33:47","slug":"is-kristin-smart-buried-at-slo-county-home-soil-tests-may-have-answers-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/is-kristin-smart-buried-at-slo-county-home-soil-tests-may-have-answers-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Kristin Smart buried at SLO County home? Soil tests may have answers"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><p>As the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff\u2019s Office spent Wednesday executing a search warrant at the Arroyo Grande home of Susan Flores, the mother of Kristin Smart\u2019s convicted killer Paul Flores, scientists were busy conducting soil tests around the property and a neighboring yard.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/northern-ca-deputies-arrest-man-on-dui-charge-in-alleged-chainsaw-assault-3\/\">Northern CA deputies arrest man on DUI charge in alleged chainsaw assault<\/a><\/p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><p>The same soil testing method was previously used to identify inconclusive evidence of human remains at the fence between Susan Flores\u2019 property and her neighbors\u2019 yard \u2014 but the science behind the findings has since improved, researchers told The Tribune on Wednesday.<\/p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><p>Paul Flores was convicted in 2022 of killing Smart when she was a first-year student at Cal Poly. Smart went missing nearly 30 years ago to the day on Memorial Day weekend of 1996.<\/p><!--]--><!--[--><p>Her body has never been recovered, though the leading theory \u2014 and the theory Paul Flores was convicted on \u2014 was that at some point Smart was buried beneath the deck at the home of Paul Flores\u2019 father, Ruben Flores, before she was moved in February 2020. Ruben Flores faced trial at the same time as his son for allegedly helping hide the body, but a separate jury found him not guilty.<\/p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><p>Susan Flores has never been charged with a crime associated with Kristin Smart\u2019s disappearance.<\/p><!--]--><!--[--><p>On Wednesday, community members crowded around Susan Flores\u2019 home during the search, hopeful that Smart\u2019s body may finally be found.<\/p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><div> <div> <noscript>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69\" height=\"994\" src=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fb46a452faccccc008a7bae0733d25ee-1024x994.png\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fb46a452faccccc008a7bae0733d25ee-1024x994.png 1024w, https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fb46a452faccccc008a7bae0733d25ee-300x291.png 300w, https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fb46a452faccccc008a7bae0733d25ee-768x745.png 768w, https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fb46a452faccccc008a7bae0733d25ee.png 1220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/noscript> <\/div><\/div><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><p>Soil vapor probes were seen in several locations in the neighboring home\u2019s yard collecting samples for a process known as \u201cvapor intrusion testing\u201d \u2014 and the same scientists who ran soil tests there three years ago were on scene, too.<\/p><!--]--><!--[--><p>The method tests for gas molecules in soil known as volatile organic compounds, certain types of which can be emitted from the natural decomposition process of living organisms \u2014 including human bodies.<\/p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><p>The same process was used to help identify the location of two bodies in a murder case in Washington, where the scientists found elevated levels of the same decomposing human body compounds as they did near Susan Flores\u2019 Arroyo Grande yard.<\/p><!--]--><!--[--><p>Environmental engineer Timothy Nelligan has worked on the technology for many years. He went to Cal Poly at the same time as Smart and was inspired to use his expertise to help with the case later in his career alongside environmental chemist Steve Hoyt, former FBI chemist Brian Eckenrode and former federal prosecutor Tim Perry.<\/p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><p>The team previously tested Flores\u2019 neighbors soil in December 2020, August 2021 and March 2023.<\/p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><p>All tests yielded the same result: Molecules only present when a human body decomposes were present next to Susan Flores\u2019 back fence, they said.<\/p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><p>According to their data, more than 90% of the volatile organic compounds found when a human body decomposes were detected near the fence. The only compounds that were not detected were those associated with decomposing flesh, which would not be expected this long after Smart\u2019s disappearance, Nelligan previously told The Tribune in 2023.<\/p><!--]--><!--[--><p>However, the science at the time was new, theoretical and ultimately found to be inconclusive evidence by law enforcement.<\/p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><p>While the compounds the team tested for and found are present in decomposing human bodies, those compounds can also appear in other substances or decomposition processes \u2014 for example, in dead pigs.<\/p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><p>But Hoyt told The Tribune on Wednesday that he, Nelligan and Eckenrode have a forthcoming study currently under peer-review that differentiates the volatile organic compound profiles of different decomposition processes \u2014 showing the difference between human remains and other remains.<\/p><!--]--><!--[--><p>\u201cDifferent sources have different compounds of interest. So, you know, obviously an underground storage tank is different than a human body,\u201d he told The Tribune. \u201c &#8230; It\u2019s like a fingerprint.\u201d<\/p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><p>Hoyt said the study increases the probability of their past soil tests near Flores\u2019 yard \u201cnot being something else.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/teacher-sacrifices-benefits-and-hours-to-keep-historic-sacramento-preschool-open-4\/\">Teacher sacrifices benefits and hours to keep historic Sacramento preschool open<\/a><\/p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><p>\u201cWe know that what we were looking at before was not a pig,\u201d he told The Tribune.<\/p><!--]--><!--[--><p>Now, the scientists have returned to Flores\u2019 property, this time alongside Sheriff\u2019s Office investigators.<\/p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><p>Though the Sheriff\u2019s Office has not explicitly said what its search consists of, Hoyt on Thursday confirmed from the scene that the group, which also includes Nelligan, his son Jacob Nelligan, Eckenrode and Edward Bentil, are looking for human-specific volatile organic compounds.<\/p><!--]--><!--[--><p>The team was seen setting up probes and taking soil samples on Wednesday and Thursday in Flores\u2019 and the neighbor\u2019s front yard. Hoyt told The Tribune there were around 20 probes in total set up Thursday, including in both backyards.<\/p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><p>The placement is consistent with previous rounds of soil testing, when samples were collected from all over the neighbors\u2019 yard, with samples from areas farther from Flores\u2019 property acting as controls for comparison. The soil in Flores\u2019 backyard has never been tested before Wednesday.<\/p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><p>The probes are set up by drilling holes in the ground, inserting sampling tubes of 5 to 15 feet into the holes and connecting the tubes to a collection canister. The canister is then sealed, excess air is expelled, and soil vapor is pumped in. Onlookers said they heard sounds of drilling coming from the backyard Wednesday, consistent with that process. Hoyt said the current probes are 5 to 6 feet deep.<\/p><!--]--><!--[--><p>The sampling takes about half an hour, Hoyt said.<\/p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><p>After the samples are collected, \u201cit doesn\u2019t take that long to run them,\u201d he said. \u201cIt can be anywhere between 24 hours and two weeks,\u201d depending on how urgently the results are required from the lab, he said.<\/p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><p>For a high-profile case like Smart\u2019s, he thinks lab results would probably be rush ordered.<\/p><!--]--><!--[--><p>\u201cI would think they would want that,\u201d Hoyt said.<\/p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><h2>Will cadaver dogs be brought to Susan Flores\u2019 house?<\/h2><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><p>Wednesday was only the second time ever the Sheriff\u2019s Office has searched Susan Flores\u2019 yard, the first time being in 2000. The property was searched two other times in 1997 and 2007 in relation to a civil lawsuit.<\/p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><p>Experts say there is one other method that can be cross-compared with the soil sampling to determine if a body is or was ever in Susan Flores\u2019 yard: cadaver dogs.<\/p><!--]--><!--[--><p>Forensic chemist Kenneth Furton, who was called as a witness by the defense in another high-profile case using soil science, previously told The Tribune that cadaver dogs can confirm the soil science with 90% accuracy.<\/p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><p>A cadaver dog searched the property in a March 1997 investigation of Susan Flores\u2019 backyard organized by Smart family attorney James Murphy with the permission of Susan Flores\u2019 tenant at the time. Though the dog showed strong interest in the corner of the yard, dog handler Adela Morris\u2019 notes were inconclusive as to a specific location or alert.<\/p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><p>In 2021, she said that after reviewing her notes with decades more experience working with human remains detection dogs under her belt since, she would have classified her dog\u2019s behavior in Flores\u2019 backyard as a change in behavior that signified an attempt to alert, without being able to locate the primary scent source.<\/p><!--]--><!--[--><p>As of Thursday afternoon, no information had been released about the potential use of cadaver dogs in the current search and none have been spotted on scene.<\/p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><p>The Sheriff\u2019s Office announced Thursday it would hold a press conference at 9 a.m. Friday morning.<\/p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><p>This story was originally published <span>May 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM<!-- --><\/span><span> with the headline  &#8220;Is Kristin Smart buried at SLO County home? Soil tests may have answers.&#8221; <\/span><\/p><div><p><b>CORRECTION:<\/b> This story has been updated to reflect previous work by forensic chemist Kenneth Furton. 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