He Went to Work | The Death of Zach Panther

About this episode

Zach Panther, 17, went to work at Gov. Jim Pillen's family hog farm in Nebraska on April 1, 2024. By 11:55 he was dead. Seven hours later, someone called the federal government to report it. Two years and two investigations later, nobody can say what happened to him. A true crime investigation into the death of Zach Panther at Beaver Valley Pork, a Pillen Family Farms hog farm in St. Edward, Boone County, Nebraska. Sources: The New York Times and Flatwater Free Press (reporting by Yanqi Xu); KETV NewsWatch 7; 1011 Now; OSHA inspection 1738595.015. -------- 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.