PA PA - Betsy Aardsma, 22, murdered in Pattee Library, Penn State, 29 Nov 1969

[J. J. in Phila]

PSU was on the "term system" in 1969. They didn't have two semesters; they had four terms, Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer. From what I could gather, Winter either started about a week after Thanksgiving or January.

It is possible that it was tied to registration, but killing Aardsma would guarantee the killer a place in class.

 

[Ozoner]

PSU was on the "term system" in 1969. They didn't have two semesters; they had four terms, Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer. From what I could gather, Winter either started about a week after Thanksgiving or January.

It is possible that it was tied to registration, but killing Aardsma would guarantee the killer a place in class.

I tend to be open to most theories, but this one seems far fetched to me. I think that either she was killed by a guy she'd rejected (the now-dead future professor) or it was a thrill killing by a psychopath (the future CIA operative).

 

[J. J. in Phila]

I tend to be open to most theories, but this one seems far fetched to me. I think that either she was killed by a guy she'd rejected (the now-dead future professor) or it was a thrill killing by a psychopath (the future CIA operative).

I should have said, it would NOT have guaranteed a place in class for the killer.

I know that,when I was there, the school would arrange substitute classes.

 

[Richard]

This November will mark the 50 year anniversary of this unsolved case.

 

[JerseyGirl]

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