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BY KYLIE MCGIVERN

It’s been two years since the body of Yale doctoral student Annie Le was found brutally beaten and stuffed inside a lab wall. Now, the victim’s family is pointing a finger – directly at the Ivy League university.

MSNBC has more on the case’s background.

“On September 13, her body was found inside a university research building where she worked. Missing for five days, she was discovered on the day Le was to be married. Lab technician, Raymond Clark, is charged with her murder. Investigators have said nothing about a motive, while Le’s family is left with unanswered questions, and overwhelming grief.” (From September 26, 2009)

That grief turned into action Tuesday, when the family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Yale, which accused the university of failing to protect women.

But CNN reports the family will face a tough road with its case.

“What happened here is, an employee with no criminal record, did a horrific, horrific crime. And he’s been caught; he’s now been sentenced to 44 years in prison. But it is not clear what Yale could have done, or what Yale has done in the past, to make this crime possible. And so, it’s hard to think how a jury would fault Yale for this criminal act of this one individual.”

Don’t expect Yale to assume any of the blame.The university told The New York Post in a statement:

“Yale believes there is no basis for the civil suit…Yale had no information indicating that Raymond Clark was capable of committing this terrible crime, and no reasonable security measures could have prevented his unforeseeable act.”

But is this the first time Yale has failed to protect women?

Le’s attorneys allege the university has...

"...long taken inadequate steps to ensure the safety and security of women on its campus. Yale's persistent tolerance of sexual harassment and sexual assaults on campus caused students to file a Title IX Complaint against Yale University.”

Here’s CBS with some details on what sparked the April complaint.

Reporter: “…acts like these caught on video, where fraternity members shouted ‘no means yes’ to female students, and lewd games and Facebook postings, all the way up to allegations of rape.” At the heart of the charge is the complaint that Yale turned a blind eye, depriving students of their right to an equal education, under Title IX Civil Rights law.”

Although Yale might not admit wrongdoing in the case, ABC reports Yale did make policy changes after Le’s murder:

“…Yale updated its workplace violence prevention policy, stating that the university had "zero tolerance" for violent and threatening behavior… also added violence-prevention training for for curriculum managers, and background checks for temporary workers hired through agencies…”