New Lawsuit Filed in 2002 Bennett Slaying
A 2002 murder victim's father has refiled a lawsuit against the company that owned the apartment where she was killed.
Posted — UpdatedHer father filed a suit last year alleging that the managers could and should have done things to prevent conditions that let the killing happen, then withdrew the suit during a trial in January.
Cameron Bennet had sued, and the case was being tried when he asked Jan. 22 that the lawsuit against Equity Residential be dismissed.
Bennett and his attorney, Charles Bentley, gave no reason for the action, which came after three days of testimony, but Bentley said then that they likely would resubmit the case.
A prowler later identified as Planten had been seen near the apartment prior to her murder, and Bennett's attorneys said the apartment complex was aware of that fact.
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