Episode 281: Fraternity Pledge Tortured To Death For 48 Hours - Forced To Eat Live Eels & Mice

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December 2018, 20 year-old Sanda Dia was brought into the emergency room by his so-called “college friends.” He was unconscious and cold to the touch.

His friends did not give doctors any information on what was wrong with him. They didn’t tell doctors that for the past 48 hours, they had tortured Sanda to the point of his death.

After fighting for his life in the hospital - Sanda died of multiple organ failure. Doctors performed an autopsy to discover in his stomach - whole goldfish, decapitated heads of mice, decapitated heads of eel, and more than 2 months of the average salt intake.

Sanda Dia was tortured to death by the fraternity all because he was black.

Full Source Notes: rottenmangopodcast.com

https://www.vice.com/en/article/d3mvy7/how-the-american-fraternity-became-a-hotbed-of-hypermasculinity

https://www.huckmag.com/article/american-fraternities-andrew-moisey-photography

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2023/06/01/students-involved-in-sanda-dia-death-named-youtube-video-remove/#:~:text=Sanda%20Dia%20was%20a%2020,now%2Ddefunct%20Reuzegom%20student%20fraternity.

https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tTP1TcwNjXLzjVg9OLO1ivVU8hJLS1LzQMATrMG9g&q=k.u.+leuven&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS967US970&oq=K.U.+L&aqs=chrome.1.0i355i512j46i340i512j69i57j0i512j46i22i30i199i465i625j0i22i30j0i390i650l3.4131j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/04/world/europe/belgium-racism-sanda-dia.html

https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20230609_96337934

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20200925141132194

https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20200724_96504602

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65767457

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022/06/23/zaak-sanda-dia/

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022/09/21/muurschildering-sanda-dia/

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/03/10/proces-sanda-dia-wordt-vandaag-voortgezet-ruim-vier-jaar-na-zij/

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/03/12/sanda-dia-13-maart-2023/

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/03/13/liveblog-proces-sanda-dia-dag-2/

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/03/17/proces-sanda-dia-weekoverzicht/

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/03/20/sanda-dia-laatste-dag-van-proces/

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/05/26/reuzegommers-motivatie-hof-van-beroep/

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/05/27/stille-betoging-uitspraak-proces-sanda-dia/

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/05/29/ook-brusselse-studenten-willen-protesteren-tegen-de-uitspraak-in/

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/05/29/fok-reuzegom-station/

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/05/30/broer-en-schoonzus-sanda-dia/

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/05/31/walter-damen-over-gevoel-van-onrechtvaardigheid-in-de-samenlevin/

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/06/01/protest-leuven-sanda-dia/

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/06/01/acid-youtube-reactie-reuzegom/

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/06/01/mahdi-tiktok-sanda-dia/

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/06/04/komt-geen-onderzoek-van-parket-naar-acid-en-zijn-video-over-de-r/

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/06/09/sanda-dia-arrest-toelichting-middelbare-scholen/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqixazhaYvk&t=276s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zJUsPLwmfg&t=2096s

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/26/world/europe/belgium-students-hazing-sentencing.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/13/ex-fraternity-members-back-court-death-black-belgian-student-sanda-dia

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65767457

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/26/world/europe/belgium-students-hazing-sentencing.html

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2023/06/07/dutch-protesters-accused-of-hi-jacking-sanda-dia-death-to-campai/

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2023/06/07/parliament-urges-investigation-into-sanda-dia-case/

https://www.brusselstimes.com/542821/justice4sandadia-supreme-court-considers-investigating-class-justice-in-reuzegom-ruling

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/06/09/progressives-in-belgium-protest-lenient-verdict-to-fraternity-members-accused-of-ragging-student-to-death/

https://www.erasmusmagazine.nl/en/2023/06/07/belgian-protest-against-ruling-in-sanda-dia-case/

https://www.hln.be/binnenland/exclusief-sven-mary-advocaat-van-de-vader-van-sanda-dia-iedereen-mag-nu-verdorie-dimmen~ae092980/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

https://www.maastrichtdiplomat.org/post/in-justice-was-served-a-case-on-sanda-dia

https://www.politico.eu/article/sanda-dia-trial-death-ku-leuven-university-belgium-spotlight-hazing-rituals/

https://bnn.network/breaking-news/sanda-dias-father-criticizes-belgian-justice-system/

https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/belgien-urteil-studententaufe-rassismus-verbindung-ritual-330183390712

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