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June 29, 2021 25 mins
In 1969, Betsy Aardsma was murdered in the library at Penn State University. The case remains unsolved, but the identity of her killer may exist in the pages of a book called “Murder In The Stacks: Penn State, Betsy Aardsma, and the Killer Who Got Away.” Featuring author David DeKok.

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“Murder In The Stacks: Penn State, Betsy Aardsma, and the Killer Who Got Away” by David DeKok

“Murder in the Stacks: 50 years later, still no answers.” by Erin Hogge
https://www.collegian.psu.edu/news/campus/murder-in-the-stacks-50-years-later-still-no-answers/article_b6280ed6-1a18-11ea-a966-2b1ac6ebcdcb.html

"2 Authors peg lancaster native as mystery murderer of 19 year old...Betsy Aardsma"
https://lancasteronline.com/news/2-authors-peg-lancaster-native-as-mystery-murderer-of-19-year-old-penn-state-student/article_8f21c2e9-fbfc-5e28-aa5b-f93e046975bc.html

"Author David DeKok discusses Penn State's infamous 'Murder in the Stacks': A live chat recap" by Gary Dwight Miller
https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/2014/08/author_david_dekok_a_live_chat.html

"‘Murder in the Stacks’: 45-year-old Betsy Aardsma case intrigues author David DeKok" by Jason Klose
https://www.centredaily.com/living/article42872370.html

"Author, talking in Emmaus, talks about who murdered Betsey at Penn State" by Margie Peterson
https://www.mcall.com/entertainment/mc-murder-stacks-penn-state-dave-dekok-2-20150413-story.html

"The West Michigan Woman At The Heart Of..." by Eric Meier
https://k1025.com/betsy-aardsma/

"MYSTERY KILLING The chilling unsolved murder of Betsy Aardsma who was butchered in her university library… and the two main suspects have never been tracked down" by Lauren Windlehttps://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/4514592/chilling-unsolved-murder-betsy-aardsma/
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