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    Kristin Smart’s family sues Cal Poly, accuses it of knowing of killer Paul Flores’ history

    by Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times Jan 22, 2024 3 minutes
    Paul Flores, left and Ruben Flores listen to testimony from forensic DNA analyst Angela Butler in Monterey County Superior Court in Salinas, California, on Sept. 19, 2022, during the Kristin Smart murder trial.

    More than 27 years after Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student Kristin Smart disappeared, her family is suing the university, alleging that its police force ignored multiple reports of suspicious behavior by the Cal Poly student who would prove to be her killer.

    Paul Flores, who was the last person seen with the 19-year-old Smart after a Memorial Day weekend party in 1996, was convicted in October 2022 of murdering her. But her body has never been found.

    “There is no question that Cal Poly failed our daughter, Kristin Smart, in multiple

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