TW: Murder, blood, mentions of r*pe and child molestation

53 years after Penn State graduate student was stabbed to death in the campus library in broad daylight, the truth of who is responsible remains as mysterious as ever. Do you have any information that could help investigators solve the murder of Betsy Aardsma? If so, please contact the Pennsylvania State Police at 717-783-5599. 

Sources:

“After 45 Years, the Unsolved Murder of Betsy Aardsma in Penn State Library Remains a Mystery.” PennLive, 1 Dec. 2014, https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/2014/12/45_years_murder_in_the_stacks.html.

Cavallier, Andrea. “Unsolved Murder of Penn State Student Betsy Aardsma Haunts Community 52 Years after She Was Stabbed in Library Stacks.” NBCNews.com, NBCUniversal News Group, 28 Nov. 2021, https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/cold-case-spotlight/unsolved-murder-penn-state-student-betsy-aardsma-haunts-community-52-n1284867.

Hogge, Erin. “Murder in the Stacks: 50 Years Later, Still No Answers.” The Daily Collegian, 10 Dec. 2019, https://www.collegian.psu.edu/news/campus/murder-in-the-stacks-50-years-later-still-no-answers/article_b6280ed6-1a18-11ea-a966-2b1ac6ebcdcb.html.

Mautner, Chris. “Author David Dekok Discusses Penn State's Infamous 'Murder in the Stacks': A Live Chat Recap.” PennLive, 21 Aug. 2014, https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/2014/08/author_david_dekok_a_live_chat.html.

Miller, Gary Dwight, and David DeKok. “A 39-Year Mystery: The Hunt for a Killer.” PennLive, The Patriot-News, 8 Dec. 2008, https://www.pennlive.com/specialprojects/2008/12/dr_elmer_reed_at_ritenour.html.

Sederstrom, Jill. “Mystery Still Surrounds Murder of Penn State Graduate Student Found Dead in the School's Library.” Oxygen Official Site, Oxygen, 30 Nov. 2021, https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/betsy-aardsma-murder-mystery-still-surrounds-death-of-penn-state-student.

Smart, Gil. “Who Killed Betsy Aardsma?” LancasterOnline, 10 Oct. 2010, https://lancasteronline.com/news/who-killed-betsy-aardsma/article_960ccf9d-03af-59f4-a8fb-4c5749caff40.html.

“Who Killed Penn State Student Betsy Aardsma?” The Murder Squad, 23 Aug. 2021, http://themurdersquad.com/episodes/who-killed-penn-state-student-betsy-aardsma/.

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