School’s Out…Forever: The Hazing Death of Tim Piazza

Once Upon A Crime | True Crime

Esther Ludlow

True Crime, Crime, Truecrime, Criminology, History, Criminals

4.6 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

A 19-year-old college student dies as a result of a fraternity hazing incident at Pennsylvania State University in 2017. It will result in the largest criminal indictment of a fraternity in American history.

RESOURCE LINKS:
“Penn State is Still Keeping Secrets on Frat Row” - https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/penn-state-drinking/5a74f2a3f1cdb375f62d5ddd

“What Happened the Night of Beta Theta Pi’s Bid Acceptance Night” - https://onwardstate.com/2017/05/05/what-happened-the-night-of-beta-theta-pis-bid-acceptance-night/

“How a Fatal Frat Hazing Became Penn State’s Latest Campus Crisis” - https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/10/penn-state-fraternity-hazing-death

Death of Tim Piazza - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Tim_Piazza

Pennsylvania State University Grand Jury Report on the Hazing Death of Tim Piazza - Released from the Court of Common Pleas, Centre County, Pennsylvania, December 15, 2017. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4329784-Grandjury-Report.html

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0:00.0	This podcast details true crime cases. It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.
0:06.0	This episode contains explicit language. It is not intended for children.
0:10.5	Listen or discretion is advised.
0:13.0	Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime.
0:24.0	In this month's series, Schools Out Forever.
0:27.0	I'm detailing crimes on school campuses.
0:30.0	In this last episode, we'll travel to a college campus where in 2017, a college student
0:36.8	underwent a grueling hazing ritual as a college fraternity pledge.
0:41.9	Tim Piazza's last few hours were detailed on security camera surveillance videos, so what
0:46.7	happened to him was never in question.
0:49.6	The question brought before a judge was, who should be held responsible for his senseless death.
0:55.5	This is the last episode in the series, Schools Out Forever, The Hasing Death of Tim Piazza. Are you a super fan of Once Upon A Crime? Show your love support the show and
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1:48.1	Thanks so much for listening and supporting the show. The Pennsylvania State University is a public state school founded in 1855.
2:01.7	It is one of the largest universities in the United States. Each year, over 46,000 students
2:07.5	attend Penn State. It is ranked number 60 in the Best Colleges and National Universities listing.
2:15.0	The main Penn State campus is in University Park, Pennsylvania, or Happy Valley.
2:20.3	It is a very active campus with over 1,000 clubs and organizations for students to choose from.
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