Crews Find, Test Items in Dig for Student Missing 20 Years

Crews Find, Test Items in Dig for Student Missing 20 Years
The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department and the FBI have renewed a search for the remains of Kristin Smart at sites on the Cal Poly campus in San Luis Obispo, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016. (Joe Johnston/The Tribune (of San Luis Obispo) via AP)
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.—Investigators digging for the remains of a California college student who vanished 20 years ago uncovered items that were being examined Thursday to see if they were related to her disappearance.

Officials didn’t reveal what they found at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, where 19-year-old Kristin Smart was seen returning to her dormitory from an off-campus party on May 25, 1996.

A male student who said he dropped off Smart near her dorm is considered a person of interest, but he has never been arrested or charged, authorities say.