27 SEP 2023 · On February 2, 2017, 19-year-old Tim Piazza accepted a bid to join the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at Penn State. His first night of pledging would be the last of his life. In this episode, we’ll talk to Tim’s mom, Evelyn Piazza, and former Beta brother Kordel Davis to uncover the abuse, negligence, and cultic dynamics that resulted in Tim’s death, and the cover up that came next.
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Mentioned:
- https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4329793-Penn-State-Piazza-Grand-Jury-Report-Pdf
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5wBU9NcZF0
- https://www.snappedthepodcast.com/podcast/episode/796e880a/the-h-word-part-i-or-s3-e6
- https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/11/a-death-at-penn-state/540657/
- https://onwardstate.com/2017/05/05/document-full-grand-jury-presentment-in-beta-theta-pi-case/
- https://www.psu.edu/news/administration/story/beta-theta-pi-permanently-banned-new-restrictions-put-greek-letter-groups/
- https://www.psucollegian.com/news/crime_courts/timeline-the-events-captured-from-the-deleted-beta-theta-pi-basement-footage-relating-to-the/article_38db75d2-c973-11e7-b421-37edd9facd36.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/us/penn-state-death-timothy-piazza.html
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H1ZPz4GAnk&t=41s
- https://www.pennlive.com/news/2021/09/judge-dismisses-ex-head-football-trainers-breach-of-contract-suit-against-penn-state.html
- https://www.king5.com/article/news/verify/national-verify/hazing-no-deaths-reported-2020/536-0527c5ab-79e2-41f2-a550-c586b1951863
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3gaaYGV5GA
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Music:
- https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/EF7n7TDOhJ/
- Intro by Sienna Sherrer
- Outro by Beats by Matt