"Kristin Smart's Family Sues Cal Poly for Wrongful Death and Negligence"
The family of Kristin Smart, who disappeared from a California campus in 1996 and was later found to have been murdered, is suing California Polytechnic State University for negligence and wrongful death, alleging that the school mishandled the investigation and allowed her killer, Paul Flores, to attend despite previous accusations against him. The lawsuit claims that proper action by the university could have prevented Smart's murder and subsequent assaults by Flores. The family seeks accountability and unspecified monetary damages from the university.