Murder in the Stacks

Penn State, Betsy Aardsma, and the Killer Who Got Away

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 20th Century, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Murder, True Crime
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Author: David Dekok ISBN: 9781493013890
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press Publication: September 2, 2014
Imprint: Globe Pequot Press Language: English
Author: David Dekok
ISBN: 9781493013890
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
Publication: September 2, 2014
Imprint: Globe Pequot Press
Language: English

On Nov. 28, 1969, Betsy Aardsma, a 22-year-old graduate student in English at Penn State, was stabbed to death in the stacks of Pattee Library at the university’s main campus in State College. For more than forty years, her murder went unsolved, though detectives with the Pennsylvania State Police and local citizens worked tirelessly to find her killer. The mystery was eventually solved—after the death of the murderer. This book will reveal the story behind what has been a scary mystery for generations of Penn State students and explain why the Pennsylvania State Police failed to bring her killer to justice.More than a simple true crime story, the book weaves together the events, culture, and attitudes of the late 1960s, memorializing Betsy Aardsma and her time and place in history.

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On Nov. 28, 1969, Betsy Aardsma, a 22-year-old graduate student in English at Penn State, was stabbed to death in the stacks of Pattee Library at the university’s main campus in State College. For more than forty years, her murder went unsolved, though detectives with the Pennsylvania State Police and local citizens worked tirelessly to find her killer. The mystery was eventually solved—after the death of the murderer. This book will reveal the story behind what has been a scary mystery for generations of Penn State students and explain why the Pennsylvania State Police failed to bring her killer to justice.More than a simple true crime story, the book weaves together the events, culture, and attitudes of the late 1960s, memorializing Betsy Aardsma and her time and place in history.

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