More than five years after the tragic death of 19-year-old Sam Martinez at a fraternity event, the Washington Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of his family, allowing their case to proceed to a ...

19-year-old Sam Martinez from Bellevue died of alcohol poisoning while pledging a WSU-recognized fraternity, Alpha Tau Omega. According to court documents obtained by KIRO 7, a fraternity member g ...

Sam Martinez, a 19-year-old freshman from Bellevue, died from acute alcohol poisoning during a fraternity event at Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) in November 2019. Body camera footage and police ...

Sam Martinez joined the Gamma Chi fraternity at Washington State University in 2019 during his freshman year. The fraternity has been recognized by the southeastern Washington school continuously ...