Betsy Aardsma

Murdered

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A Penn State University student is murdered in the school's largest library
On November 28, 1969, Betsy Aardsma, a 22-year-old graduate student at Pennsylvania State University, was fatally stabbed while studying in the stacks of the Pattee Library on campus. Betsy had returned early from Thanksgiving break to work on an English paper. She was alone in the library, located in one of the quieter sections, when she was attacked. A single stab wound pierced her left breast, severing her pulmonary artery and heart. She collapsed almost instantly, and though several bystande ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Betsy Aardsma

    August 23, 2022

    Female

    Caucasian / White

    State College

    PA

    1969-11-28

    1947-07-11

    22

    Betsy

    Aardsma

    10/29/2024


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    Betsy Aardsma was tragically murdered on November 28th, 1969 while studying at the library at Penn S... ...Read More
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