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Murder in the Stacks Penn State, Betsy Aardsma, and the Killer Who Got Away

David Dekok

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 a...

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Going West: True Crime

Host Daphne cited David Dekok's investigative work in Murder in the Stacks while detailing the murder of Betsy Aardsma. The book was specifically referenced for its interview with suspect Larry Marrer. The author reportedly found Marrer's responses evasive and attention-seeking, using the text to shed light on the suspect’s peculiar demeanor.

Episode: Betsy Aardsma // 157

It was mentioned that the author of this book interviewed Larry Marrer, a suspect in Betsy Aardsma's murder, and found his responses evasive and attention-seeking.

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In an interview with an author of a book called Murder in the Stacks, this author explains that when he tried to reach out to Larry Marrer, he seemed coy as if he was playing around and seeking attention from the murder.

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