24 years ago, Cal Poly freshman Kristin Smart disappeared
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KSBY Staff
Posted at 7:16 AM, May 25, 2020
and last updated 6:06 PM, May 25, 2020
Monday marks 24 years since the disappearance of Kristin Smart.
The 19-year-old was last seen on May 25, 1996 outside her dorm after leaving an off-campus party.
She was weeks away from finishing her freshman year.
Paul Flores, who witnesses say was one of the last people to be seen with Smart, has never been named a suspect but remains a person of interest in the case.
The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's office has served
multiple search warrants at his San Pedro home this year as well as at his parents’ homes in Arroyo Grande.
With search warrants sealed, the specifics of what investigators were looking for has not been released.
When KSBY spoke with San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson about the case last month, he said he talks with Smart's parents, Stan and Denise, about every two to three weeks and says bringing closure to the family is still a priority.