Case 012: Tim Piazza

February 2, 2017. A highly important evening lay ahead for Pennsylvania State University student, Tim Piazza. Tim was about to be initiated into the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He wore his best jacket and arrived at 9:07pm, as instructed.

But initiation night did not go as planned, and soon everyone was asking the brothers of Beta Theta Pi the same question: "Why didn't you call for help?"

Art
 "Brown Wooden House" by Johannes Plenio
 
 Music
 "Tumbleweed Texas" by Chris Haugen

Sources

1. The Timothy J. Piazza Memorial Foundation (www.liveliketim.org)
2. “Parents of hazing victim want wrongful death suit to proceed” by John Beauge, PennLive.
3. “Hulu series ‘Death at Penn State’ is based on the death of Penn State fraternity pledge Tim Piazza” by Susan Snyder, The Philadelphia Inquirer.
4. “‘Why didn’t you call for help?’ Parents of Timothy Piazza, Penn State community grapple with loss 5 years later” by Samantha Verrelli, The Daily Collegian.
5.  “Phil Murphy Signs Anti-Hazing Law Named for Timothy Piazza, Who Died at Penn State Fraternity Beta Theta Pi” by Meg Baker, CBS New York.
6. Timothy Piazza's voicemail to girlfriend before Penn State frat hazing death: 'If I don't talk to you tonight, I love you' by The Daily Collegian. 
7. “Penn State is still keeping secrets on frat row” by Evan McMorris-Santoro, VICE.
8. “Death at a Penn State Fraternity” by Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic. 
9. “TIMELINE: Stunning details in Penn State frat death” by Mark Scolforo, The Associated Press. 
10. “19 and Coming Into His Own, Until a Fatal Night of Hazing” by Sarah Maslin Nir, The New York Times.
11. “District attorney announces charges against former Beta Theta Pi fraternity members for their role in death of Timothy Piazza” by Frank Esposito, The Daily Collegian.
12. “In Memory of Timothy Piazza.” Kearns Funeral Home. (2017)