Piazza, a 19-year-old sophomore and pledge at Beta Theta Pi, died on Feb. 4 after he fell down the stairs during a night of drinking for a pledge ceremony at the house on the night of Feb. 2. In text messages, fraternity members refer to the pledge ceremony drinking as an "obstacle course." 2. [citation needed], Lawmakers named the anti-hazing legislation after Timothy Piazza. Piazza was hospitalized and pronounced dead in the early hours of Feb. 4, according to a grand jury investigation report. The next few hours of video show him in and out of consciousness, rolling on the floor, struggling to stand and repeatedly falling and hitting his head before he disappears again the morning of February 3. Prosecutors showed the video for the first time Monday in a preliminary hearing to determine if theres enough evidence to go to trial. At around 3:30 am on February 3, 2017, Piazza tried to get up, but once he reached a standing position, fell backward. The camera caught him trying several times to struggle to his feet, falling over into the fetal position and eventually getting up and then stumbling head-first into a wall or door. It later was revealed that Piazza took prescription anti-depressants, which contributed to his inebriation. This was no drinking party. [14], Prosecutors have filed the following charges in relation to this crime and its cover-up:[15]. Beta Theta Pi fraternity house at Penn State. [25], On June 12, 2017, Nancy Grace discussed the case on her podcast. One brother said Piazza's eyes were half open and he felt cold. Jim Piazza said he thinks the state bill -- the Timothy J. Piazza Law -- could make Greek life safer, hold those who commit hazing accountable and save lives. Of course, this comes right after all of them watching video for five hours of what real cruel and inhumane punishment was when the fraternity brothers essentially murdered our son, tortured him, held him captive and left him for dead over a 12-hour period of time. The brothers put Piazza on a couch but did not stabilize his head and neck, the video appears to show, and the 19-year-old fell off the couch. Twenty-six men are facing various charges in connection with Piazza's death, including involuntary manslaughter, hazing and conspiracy, though aggravated assault charges were recently withdrawn. After unsuccessful attempts by attorneys to have Bream subpoenaed, the judge in the case ordered that Bream have his own hearing on possible contempt of court and avoiding his subpoena.[21]. The fraternity brothers didn't find him for another three hours -- and then waited 42 minutes to call 911. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Its not aggressive enough, and it wont save lives.. He later tried once more to ascend the basement stairs and was missing until several of the fraternity brothers discovered him several hours later behind the bar in the basement, cold and breathing rapidly. What happened next is described in horrific detail in a grand jury report citing evidence including surveillance video, witness testimony and phone records. His fist was clenched so tight that one of the students struggled to pry his fingers open. There is no one who could see that whose heart wouldnt cry and whose eyes wouldnt shed tears.". He was present during the night of Tim Piazza's bid acceptance, although he has never been charged in the case. Piazza's fall down the stairs the night of Feb. 2 is not seen on video, but after the fall, four fraternity members were seen carrying him upstairs, and a large bruise was visible on his body, which prosecutors say was a spleen injury. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much Selections from the grainy footage began with 19-year-old Tim Piazza joining other pledges as they went from station to station in a drinking gauntlet, and Piazza soon appeared to become shaky on his feet. [46], On September 1, 2017, defendant Joseph G. Ems appeared on ABC News with his lawyer. The video appears to show fraternity members pouring beer on him; Piazza appeared unconscious at one point but was later seen moving. It would be another 42 minutes before anyone called 911. For the first time, the public may see surveillance video showing what happened inside a Penn State fraternity house before a student died. (His attorney, William Brennan of Philadelphia, called what happened a tragedy, and said: I think as the facts shake out, my client hopefully will be in a position to be extricated from this troubling case.), Fraternity death: Video shows Tim Piazza in, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Fraternity death: Video shows Tim Piazza in agony, then corpse-like. [11] A fraternity brother nicknamed "Pajamas" saw Davis in a desperate state, and Davis asked "Pajamas" to drive him back to his dorm room. Hazing resulting in serious bodily injury or death would be a third-degree felony, which could include fines of up to $15,000 and imprisonment up to seven years. Manslaughter charges in Penn State fraternity pledge's death. Write to Katie Reilly at Katie.Reilly@time.com. Individuals poured liquid on him, slapped him and even threw his own shoes on him, Scicchitano told the judge. In the video, the detective testified it appeared Piazza was entirely motionless as the fraternity brothers and one of their girlfriends looked on. The videos were recorded by security cameras inside the Beta Theta Pi house on February 2, and have never been seen publicly. "This video should be watched by every president of every university to see what happened at Penn State, and to say to themselves, 'This can never ever happen again.'". Surveillance video inside a Penn State frat house showed a student who looked like a corpse by the time fraternity members came to his aid, a police detective said on Monday. Prosecutors in Pennsylvania are set to announce on May 5, 2017, the results of a grand jury investigation into the death of the Penn State student, Timothy Piazza, who fell down steps Feb. 4 . Pledges that testified confirmed that hazing had become routine behind the closed doors of the fraternity houses with Penn State turning a blind eye and adopting a hands-off approach. But sadly, just because someone passes away doesn't mean that everybody in the room is responsible.". We wake up every morning to give you and your family all you need to start your day. [4], The death of Tim Piazza led to the largest criminal indictment against a fraternity and its members in American history. He tries to get on his feet using his hands and falls over. 2023 TIME USA, LLC. It cannot be fairly stated that the cause of Timothy Piazzas death was unique to Penn States culture. There is neither a factual nor a legal basis for the critiques and allegations in the Report that the University is somehow responsible for this tragic loss, the university said in its response. Magazines, Capture a Year of Painand Resiliencein Ukraine, Or create a free account to access more articles, Grand Jury Slams Penn State for 'Rampant and Pervasive' Fraternity Hazing After Tim Piazza's Death. Joseph Sala, 19, of Erie, Pennsylvania: Aggravated assault, involuntary manslaughter, simple assault, reckless endangerment, hazing and alcohol-related charges. [34], One of the fraternity brothers charged in the death of Piazza pleaded guilty on June 13, 2018, to nine charges, making him the first in the case to enter a guilty plea. The pledges were threatened if they told anyone of the activities, there would be consequences. He was carried to a couch, where surveillance cameras captured a conspicuous bruise that bloomed on his left abdomen; however, this was shown to have originated from another one of the alcohol-fueled rush events for fraternities that Piazza had attended a week earlier. But on Friday, Parks Miller argued those reforms did not go far enough. A Warner Bros. On February 8, 2019, Parks Miller received a law license suspension of one year and one day for communicating improperly with judges and defense attorneys. Other lawyers joined in the joke, shocking the Piazzas. Centre County prosecutors claim the video shows the students failed to help Piazza after a night of heavy drinking, causing his death the next day. Shortly after 7 a.m., he apparently fell down the basement stairs again. If it matters to you, it matters to us. "This is not somebody who's got a gaping head wound that's gushing blood. At one point, the detective testified the video appears to show one fraternity brother grabbing Piazza's shoes and throwing them at him. Defense attorneys representing fraternity members have argued that Piazzas death was a tragic accident and have fought for the dismissal of the most serious charges. [49], Kordel Davis led a Hazing Prevention tour in the Fall of 2019 entitled "One Night a Pledge". A hearing is underway today to determine if there's enough evidence to go to trial for several of those men. Piazza's blood-alcohol level went "from a zero to as high as a .36," a grand jury report said, four-and-a-half times the legal limit. Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (Republican, Benner Township) and Piazza's parents, Jim and Evelyn Piazza, introduced the bill on March 23, 2018, at the courthouse in Bellefonte. The video included him stumbling through the house before he was found, hours later, in the basement. [19] As of November14, 2017[update], at least 26 members face charges. There's nothing really new other than the basement video. Nineteen-year-old Timothy Piazza died after several falls down the stairs at the Beta Theta Pi building. By Caitlin Flanagan November 2017 Issue. A A. Tim Piazza was shown before his death on a video played by prosecutors on Monday suffering from a fall during an alcohol-fueled Penn State fraternity pledging event as his friends failed to call for help. Neuman threw someone against a wall, Gilmartin labeled witnesses crazy and insane, whilst Kenyon downplayed the concerns of witnesses in group chats. His parents Jim and Evelyn Piazza are second and third from left. The fraternity brothers were seen standing around Piazza but the prosecution pointed out that no one administered CPR. "The want to remember their son as the young, bright, handsome, full of life person who he was. He died a day later of traumatic brain injuries. When the video started, he and his wife Evelyn left the courtroom. Ryan Burke, age 21, pleaded guilty to four counts of hazing and five counts relating to unlawful acts involving liquor in the deadly injuries Piazza sustained following a night of heavy drinking and hazing. They dumped water on his face and slapped him in an apparent attempt to wake him, to no avail. [citation needed], "The bill has been carefully crafted because we want this to be a model for changing anti-hazing laws nationwide", Corman said. All Rights Reserved. Later the video appears to show Piazza get up and walk into a wall, and then fall head first. Prosecutors claim fraternity members deleted that video to. As a result of this evidence, the Grand Jury released a scathing 236-page report regarding hazing and excessive alcohol consumption at Penn State fraternities. Still, it would take nearly 40 minutes for Beta Theta Pi brothers to call 911 after finding 19-year-old Timothy Piazza unconscious. Piazza died at a hospital Feb. 4 from traumatic brain injury and had suffered severe abdominal bleeding as well as a skull fracture and other injuries. That went on for an excruciating amount of time to watch without any action being taken.. The fraternity was supposed to be alcohol-free after a suspension in 2009.[2]. (His attorney, Steven Trialonas of State College, told Newsday: The government assumes that these young men, many of whom were intoxicated themselves, should have been able to differentiate symptoms of extreme intoxication from symptoms of a life threatening head injury. His death caused Penn State to permanently ban Beta Theta Pi and sent numerous former brothers to court for their roles in the alcohol-fueled rituals leading up to Piazza's death and the deletion of security footage depicting the fatal night. The video shows Rizzo take off Piazzas shirt and position him on the couch. He looked like a corpse, Scicchitano said. The scholars, of the Moorad Sports Law Journal, point to the Timothy J. Piazza law as precedent and indicate that 95% of college students don't report hazing. [54], Penn State President Eric J. Barron attempted to transform Penn State's Greek life system following Piazza's death; he announced his retirement in June 2022. About an hour later, while the video is in black and white in night-vision mode, it appears to show Piazza moving into the fetal position many times, also cradling his head a few times. He gets up, walks into a wall, turns around, stumbles and falls over in a pattern repeated for several hours as he staggers through the house in a zombie-like state. "Its something that you just cant think could be possible, anywhere, let alone in a fraternity house on a campus of an American university. The video in court today showed Piazza at one point crawling on the floor and putting his head between his arms on the floor. Last week Piazza's parents joined with a local state politician in announcing a new anti-hazing bill in the hopes to "change the landscape" in Pennsylvania and become a model for the nation. The scholars believe that the student who sued Coach Franklin should be taken seriously given the new Pennsylvania Anti-Hazing laws created out of the Piazza case. In addition to the fraternity brothers, the Beta Theta Pi fraternity itself was also charged. Fraternity members did not call 911 until the morning of Feb. 3, about 12 hours after Piazza's fall, according to a report on the grand jury's investigation. In the video, Piazza appeared visibly drunk during the hazing ritual on Feb. 2; he was wobbling as he walked and was unable to stay still, and he appeared more intoxicated than the other students. Jonah Neuman, Lars Kenyon, and Edward Gilmartin colluded in prohibiting witnesses from calling 9-1-1. "The dragging of a young man, failing to attend to him, punching him, and other acts which appear in the grand jury report to be indefensible.". Death at a Penn State Fraternity Tim Piazza fought for his life for 12 hours before his Beta Theta Pi brothers called 911. Thomas R. Kline, the lawyer for the Piazza family, was featured on talk shows extensively. Scicchitano said Piazza was clearly injured after his first serious fall, at 11:22 p.m. He is unconscious, his eyes are closed, he is limp. [26], The case was the headline of a number of magazine articles. The video shows Piazza staggering through the house the night of February 2 before disappearing near basement stairs where police say he fell 15 steps and lost consciousness. Penn State Hazing Death: Frat Brothers Texted That Pledge Looked 'Dead'. 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The judge continued the hearing until July 10 after the defense argued they didnt have any time to question the police detective or make arguments. A judge will decide if there is enough evidence to go to trial and the surveillance video played in court today is a key part of that evidence. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive TODAY archival footage \u0026 our original web series. (AP Photo/Chris Knight), Michael Bonatucci, left. The report recommended a zero-tolerance policy against those who violate hazing law and the implementation and enforcement of severe restrictions for underage drinking. The death of Tim Piazza led to the largest criminal indictment against a fraternity and its members in American history. Next he gets up again and walks into the side of the stairs railing, and falls down onto the stone floor, the video appears to show. [12] On May 5, 2017, following a comprehensive grand jury investigation conducted by Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller, eighteen members of the fraternity were charged in connection with Piazza's death: eight were charged with involuntary manslaughter and the rest with other offenses, including hazing. Harriette Cole: I don't want the neighbor's kids at my house, Ask Amy: I feel guilty for not speaking up about my co-worker's activities, Ask Amy: I'm your cabin housekeeper, and you apparently have no idea what I do, Dear Abby: My wife said she doesn't like it, but it's part of my life. And my client was only with him for seconds. I was underwhelmed by the evidence presented today, said Michael Engel, who represents Gary DeBilio. Meanwhile, the party appeared to go on, as people came and went, some looking concerned about his condition while others seemed to take no notice. Most serious charges dismissed in Timothy Piazza hazing . Piazza suffered a traumatic brain injury. Pandemic-era SNAP benefits end for millions of Americans as costs rise, Lawsuits claim dental device wrecked teeth, New FDA-approved drug can slow vision loss. The Journal of College and University Law, published in conjunction with Rutgers Law School, analyzed the Pennsylvania laws created out of the Piazza case and determined that not enough legal changes have yet been made. Dear Abby: Why do they imply my husband is a freak? It looked to me like voluntary drinking among people that you would expect to see at any fraternity party or sorority party or most college parties probably. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. "He probably looked like just another frat kid. [37], The testimony revealed that pledges were routinely forced to drink to the extreme and potentially deadly levels, brothers would physically and mentally abuse pledges including physical violence and sleep deprivation. He is estimated to have had a blood alcohol content of nearly 0.40 on the night of the hazing incident. Fraternity members tried to dress Piazza but couldn't because his body was too rigid, the detective said. "No parent wants to see what is apparently on this videotape," Kline said. "We will continue to cooperate with authorities in all manners to make sure of it. Really? Not worth it. Today's preliminary hearing will determine whether the 18 brothers, as well as their fraternity, should stand trial. After the pledge left the room and Piazza was alone, Piazza went to the basement. A new grand jury report faulted Penn State University for enabling a fraternity culture that led to the hazing death of 19-year-old sophomore Tim Piazza in February. The fraternity -- along with 18 of its members -- faces criminal charges. There are new developments in connection with the case of the fraternity hazing ritual at Penn State that allegedly caused the tragic death of 19-year-old student Tim Piazza. By then, it was too late. Please enter valid email address to continue. As it relates to my client we didnt hear a lot. [citation needed], The bill would create tiers for hazing. Kordel Davis, a newly initiated fraternity chapter member, attempted to render aid to Piazza, encouraging fraternity members to dial 9-1-1 and get an ambulance to the house. [38], The Report recommended sweeping changes to Pennsylvania's hazing law and Penn State's inadequate manner of handling hazing. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. A few brothers appear to touch him or shake him, the detective testified the video shows. [8] Throughout the renovation process, fraternity brothers smashed holes in the walls with baseball bats, leading Abbey to predict future damage to the property. Joking among themselves. The video shows at least three people come upon him. More than two hours later the video shows a group of men carrying him back to the couch around 9:30 a.m. His body is rigid as the men stand around, some with their hands on their hips. Pollutants were released into San Jose rivers from construction firm, lawsuit claims, Jury finds Bay Area man guilty of annoying or molesting a child, Convicted murderer charged in 1980 cold case slaying of woman found in rural Solano County, Teacher at California high school arrested after recording devices found in restroom. [20], That same day, defense attorneys for a number of the defendants started to put blame on Tim Bream, the Penn State Nittany Lions football head athletic trainer and Beta Theta Pi live-in advisor. [2][3] The initial investigation was led by Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller and Special Investigator Bruce Castor. Piazza suffered a traumatic brain injury from several falls, including one down a set of basement stairs, according to a grand jury investigation. The case attracted a significant amount of national media attention, and was regularly the main topic of many TV talk shows; including Good Morning America, The Today Show, CBS This Morning and on CNN. When the same brother insisted again that Piazza required help, he was told others were biology and kinesiology majors so his opinion wasn't as valuable as theirs, the jury said. The fraternity brother apparently leaves him on the ground. Yet, instead of calling 911, they talked among themselves and searched their phones for information, Scicchitano said. Video of Penn State pledge chugging alcohol from night he suffered fatal frat house fall shown in court - ABC News Video of Penn State pledge chugging alcohol from night he suffered fatal frat house fall shown in court Tim Piazza, 19, died after a fall at the Beta Theta Pi house in 2017. The grand jury recommended that Penn State establish a pledges bill of rights, create a hazing hotline and enforce a mandatory and unequivocal punishment of expulsion for any student found to have participated in hazing. In the video shown in court today, pledges, as part of the ritual, are brought into a basement room and instructed to sit on a bench. Shortly before 2 a.m., Piazza falls off the couch and the video appears to show Ems throw a shoe at his head. [10], In September 2016, a pledge named Kordel Davis was driven to a clinic after a night of hazing that left a gash on his head. [50], Penn State settled with the Piazza family to avoid further civil litigation. Luke Visser, one of 18 defendants in the death of Timothy Piazza, arrived for his preliminary hearing at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., on Monday. Courtesy of Patrick Carns Toward the end of the hearing, defense lawyer Andy Shubin stood up during a break and said it was cruel and unusual punishment to make the attorneys stay in court for so long. [47] He has since been sued by the Piazza family. [13], In October 2018, Michael Angelo Schiavone pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit furnishing alcohol to minors. Brothers once held a party on their front porch, yelling racial slurs at an African American Penn State student as he walked past the house. . All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! Prosecutors. Tim Piazza, a 19-year-old Penn State sophomore and pledge at Beta Theta Pi, died on Feb. 4, 2017, after he fell down the stairs during a pledge ceremo.Show more --- Courtesy Piazza Family The bill stems from the alcohol-fueled hazing ritual 19-year-old sophomore Tim Piazza participated in at the Beta Theta Pi frat house on Feb. 2, 2017. 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