Zach | Who Zach Panther Was

About this episode

Before he was a case file, Zach Panther was a 17-year-old in St. Edward, Nebraska. He drew constantly. He was smarter than his grades. He hadn't decided what came next. His mother still has the sketchbooks. She cries at the empty pages. Who Zach Panther was before he died at Beaver Valley Pork, a Pillen Family Farms hog farm near St. Edward in Boone County, Nebraska. Sources: The New York Times and Flatwater Free Press (reporting by Yanqi Xu); 1011 News; photography by Rebecca S. Gratz for The New York Times. ----------------- This series tells the true story of Zach Panther's death at Governor Jim Pillen's family farm. The reporting, documents, and archival audio are drawn from published news reports and the public record. The voice guiding you through this story, however, is generated. The events are real. The reporting is real. The questions are real. The reporter is not. Based on reporting by Yanqi Xu, Flatwater Free Press and The New York Times. www.deathatthegovernorsfarm.com