Deadly Hazing at St. John's

In 1914, student William Bowlus and several upperclassmen entered a freshman's room to haze the occupants at St. John's College in Maryland. However, one of the five freshmen inside shot Bowlus in the abdomen, killing him. When questioned, the group refused to identify who had fired the shot, and a grand jury declined to indict anyone.

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