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Fataliteas


Nov 14, 2018

Alysa tells her friend, Claire, about the devastating and haunting 1969 cold case of young graduate student, Betsy Aardsma, who was murdered between rows 50 and 51 in the stacks at Penn State University’s Pattee Library. Over calming tea, they discuss the case, the peace that libraries should bring, and the impact of cold cases. All sources are located in show notes and images are posted on Instagram account.

Email Alysa! Tell her all about the case that has stuck with you! = fataliteas@gmail.com

 

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Fataliteas Theme Song!

SuZen Marie and Jeffrey Lynn / Contact: martinihill3@gmail.com

 

Tea from this Episode! 

https://www.tazo.com/us/en/products/green/zen.html

Special Shout-Out to my Penn State Friend Amber for taking photos of Pattee Library!

Penn State Police (Contact with Information on Case) = (717) 783-5599

 

Media Discussed or Recommended!

Bodyguard on Netflix = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7493974/

Castle Rock= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXsKCQenpt0

Charmed = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158552/

Gilmore Girls= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXsKCQenpt0

The Keepers on Netflix= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khr7dbuBjuE 

Letterkenny= https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letterkenny_(TV_series)

Luther = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1474684/

Spoop HourEpisode About College Hauntings= https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-c6w3g-9b47e8

 

Article about the Hometown Murder I shared on My Favorite Murder https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/17/abductor-kidnapping-killed/1842543/

Sources from this Episode!

Mandatory Reporting in PA (started in 1963)= https://digitalcommons.law.villanova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3262&context=vlr

David DeKok’s Murder in the StacksBook = https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Stacks-State-Aardsma-Killer/dp/0762780878/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=4MX1MB8V5STCN73RX32N

Derek Sherwood’s Who Killed Betsy?Book = https://www.amazon.com/Who-Killed-Betsy-Uncovering-Universitys/dp/0615498116

http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2013/04/community-centered-23-reasons-why-your-library-is-the-most-important-place-in-town/ 

https://thetruecrimefiles.com/betsy-aardsma-murder/

https://www.collegemagazine.com/penn-state-cold-case-unsolved-murder-betsy-aardsma/#

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local-man-is-fingered-as-mystery-murderer/article_8f21c2e9-fbfc-5e28-aa5b-f93e046975bc.html

https://www.pennlive.com/specialprojects/index.ssf/2008/12/they_are_old_men_now.html

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282326248_Exploring_the_familial_impact_of_cold_case_homicides

http://coldcasesquad.blogspot.com/2011/09/psychological-effects-of-cold-cases.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-27618007

https://www.thetrace.org/2017/06/police-fail-solve-homicides-families-carry-weight/