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Kristin Smart search: Remains detected and search will continue, sheriff says

Authorities searching for the remains of Kristin Smart, who disappeared in 1996, say they have detected human remains but not found a body at the home of her killer's mother.

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Authorities searching for the remains of Kristin Smart, who disappeared in 1996, say they have detected human remains but not found a body at the home of her killer’s mother.

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