Overview

• Kristin Smart's family has filed a lawsuit against California Polytechnic State University, alleging that the school's negligence led to her murder nearly three decades ago.
• The lawsuit claims that the university failed to properly investigate Paul Flores, a fellow student who was convicted of Smart's murder in 2022, despite multiple reports of him harassing other students.
• The family also alleges that the university did not conduct a timely and proper investigation into Smart's disappearance, including not sealing Flores' dorm room and allowing it to be cleaned before it was searched 16 days after Smart disappeared.
• Smart's family only realized the university's alleged negligence after a public apology from the university president in May 2023, as they did not have access to the university's investigative file.
• The family is seeking monetary compensation from the university.