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

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by David DeKok


  Collins, John Norman, 6, 56, 83, 84, 85, 186, 187

  Columbia Gas nuclear proposal, 2

  Composite sketches of suspect, 77, 78, 81

  Corso, Michael, 330

  Cotts, Louis, 49, 55, 182, 237

  Cotts, Ron, 49, 50

  Cotts, Ruth, 49, 55, 56

  Country rapist theory, 26–27, 36, 38, 79, 80, 112

  Crashing books, 15–16, 28

  Craven, Rebecca, Penn State student, 107–8

  Crime and the Sexual Psychopath (Dr. J. Paul DeRiver), 212–13

  Crom, Dana, 344, 346, 347

  Crump, Jerry P., 255–56, 260, 267, 278, 297

  Cseko, Trooper Carl, 93

  Cuffey, Roger, 231–32, 229, 281, 287

  Daily Collegian, 11, 35, 52, 55, 91, 107, 115, 191, 208, 319, 341

  Dave S. (victim of Rick Haefner), 225

  Davis, Angela, 41

  Davis, Rennie, 127

  Davis, Professor Charles T., 14, 195

  Death Valley, 71, 211, 230, 232, 262, 301, 326, 342

  Deike Building, 4, 232, 301

  Delhay, William, 187

  Den Besten, Linda, 60, 83, 147, 149, 156, 157, 159

  DePatto, Christopher, 329

  Detroit, Michigan, riots in 1967, 163

  Dimm, Raymond, 325

  Domin, Dr. Phillip, 79–80

  Down, Theodore, 275–76

  Dudley (Rick Haefner’s cocker spaniel), 328–329, 342

  Dunning, Albert, 54, 73, 108, 123

  Durgy, Martha Travis, 89–90

  Durgy, Robert G., 88–91, 290

  Earley, Bill, 353, 356

  Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum, Penn State, 244

  Eastern Michigan University, 6, 56

  Edgar Allan Poe teen club, 52, 158

  E.E. Fell Jr. High School, 57, 139

  electric chair, 23, 223

  English 434 (Movements in American Literature), 14, 194

  English 501 (Research Materials and Methods), 13–14, 16, 93, 95–96, 108, 118, 194, 195, 206, 350

  English 582 (Hawthorne and Melville), 194–95

  Erdely, Marilee, 13–15, 16–17, 19, 27–28, 65–67, 76–77, 80, 95 112, 199, 209

  Farley, Pam, 197

  Federal Bureau of Investigation, 332–33

  fingerprints, 26

  Fiorani, Captain Vincent, 317, 349

  Fisher, Trooper Lee, 102, 118–19

  Fleszor, Mary, 178

  Focus (Penn State student magazine), 10, 114

  Franklin & Marshall College, 221–23, 224, 252, 267, 277

  Franklin Institute, 249

  Freeman, Tony, 328–29

  Furman v. Georgia, 239

  Galewitz, Phil, 115, 319

  Garber, Steve, 286

  Garfield Thomas Water Tunnel (SDS underground newspaper), 8, 191

  Garfield Thomas Water Tunnel (US Navy testing facility at Penn State), 8

  Gee, Carol, 140

  Gehman, Richard, 222

  Geisinger Medical Center, 19

  Gentzel, Tom, 108

  Gibbs, Edward L., 222–23, 266

  Goodson, Timothy, 330

  Greysmith, Robert, 185

  grilled sticky buns, 194

  Groff, Steve, 263, 267

  Haefner, Christopher L. “Chris,” 209, 214, 220, 250–51, 259–62, 321, 348, 357, 358, 360

  The Silver Mine! (novel), 251, 357

  molested by Rick, 252–53

  Haefner, Ere S., 220, 250–51, 256, 258, 259, 265, 302

  accuses son of killing girl at Penn State, 259

  death of, 322

  Haefner, George P., Jr., 234, 302, 329–32, 340, 348

  arrested by Lancaster police, 264

  helps fund Rick’s defense, 264

  Haefner, George P., Sr., 220, 221, 256, 266

  death of, 307

  Haefner, Harry, 219–20

  Haefner, Henry, 256

  Haefner, Joseph, 219–20

  Haefner, Keith, 333

  Haefner, Margaret, 348

  Haefner, Margaret Fischer, 219

  Haefner, Richard C. “Rick,” 72, 200, 220–21, 245, 360

  rock shop, 201, 249–50, 259, 307

  graduates from Franklin & Marshall College, 226

  starts master’s degree work at Penn State, 226

  rock shop boys, 250, 252, 265

  rock collecting trips, 251–53

  Lancaster newspaper office incident, 303–5

  shoplifting arrests, 306–7

  dog incident, 328–29

  Nevin Street rampage of 1994, 329–31

  death of, 347–48

  early pedophile activity 201, 223–28, 252–53, 265

  Ocean City incident, 226–29, 253, 265

  carried knife, 200–1, 224, 285

  volatile temper toward women, 209

  visit to Lauren Wright’s home after murder, 213

  interviewed by Pennsylvania State Police, 214

  Charles Manson, 236

  alley incident with mother, 258–62

  molestation arrest, trial, and revenge activities, 253–56, 263, 266–72, 278–80

  seeks and eventually receives expungement of criminal record, 282–283

  revenge lawsuits, 294–95

  civil rights lawsuit, 296–98

  involvement with Bruce, young boy in Lancaster, 322–26

  fraud against Cliff and Marge Parmeter, 344–47

  Catherine R. Schuyler assault, 334–38

  Haefner Empire Brewing Company, 219–20

  Hakken (Zeedyk), Margo, 138, 141, 145, 149, 152

  Happy Blue Birds, 133

  Happy Valley, 1–4, 6, 93, 114

  Hargleroad, Dr. John A., 20, 32

  Harrell, Dr. George T., 86

  Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News, 61, 115, 319, 332, 356

  Harvey, Doug, 179, 186

  Hayes, Rep. David S., 110

  Head, Joe, 231–32, 277

  Heinly, James F., 263, 266 280

  Hess, Terry Lee, 278

  Hershey, Pennsylvania, 19, 23, 34, 54, 78, 86–87, 196, 198, 204, 238,

  Hetzel Union Building (HUB), Penn State, 127, 182, 191, 197, 205, 214

  Hill, Judge Louis G., 307

  Hoffmaster, Trooper Jan, 26

  Holland Christian High School, 140, 237

  Holland Evening Sentinel, 133, 144, 239

  Holland High School, 50–51, 201, 141, 145, 205, 359

  Holland, Michigan, 19, 20, 82, 135–37, 140, 142, 149–50, 162–63

  Hole in the Desert, 71, 236, 340

  Holleman, Allen, 144

  Hollenbaugh, William Diller, aka the Mountain Man, 36–38

  Hooley, Francis E., 109

  Hoover, J. Edgar, 8

  Hope College, 58, 82–83, 134–35, 201

  Hosler, Charles L., 8, 202, 213, 243–245, 247–49, 284, 285, 286, 293, 350, 359

  House Un-American Activities Committee, 40

  hypnosis, use of, 78–79

  Inyo County, California, 326, 346

  J.P. McCaskey High School, 201, 223

  Jackson, W. Carl, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 22, 73, 109–10

  Jahns (Aycock), Judi, 148

  James, Judge Jay Paul, 336–37

  Johnson, David R., 95, 207

  Jones, Earl, 94

  Jones, Trooper Thomas L., 101, 119–20, 350

  Joukovsky, Nicholas, 13, 96, 108, 195

  Kalom, Alice, 183–84

  Keddie, Wells, 5, 125, 128

  Keibler, Sgt. George H., 12, 26, 33, 38–39, 65, 74, 80, 94, 101, 111–2, (No Match)118–9, 122, 125, 138, 288, 349–5
0, 356

  takes over Aardsma investigation from Kimmel, 117

  retires after 14 years as chief investigator of Aardsma murder, 317

  khaki pants, 15, 72, 91–92, 200, 223, 235

  Kennedy, Senator John F., 181

  Kenneff, John A., 269, 279, 282

  Kimmel, Lieutenant William, 26, 43–44, 69, 70, 73–74, 88, 94, 111, 120

  takes charge of Aardsma investigation, 33

  first news conference about investigation, 65–66

  Kliphuis, Luke, 143–44, 320

  Kowalewski, Corporal Eugene, 23, 26–28

  Kunstler, William M., 127

  Kupelian, Verne C., 51, 158–59

  Kurst, Dr. Charles H., 229

  King, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther, 5

  Krasny, Walter, 179

  Lancaster County, (PA), 221–22, 274

  Lancaster (PA) Intelligencer-Journal, 52, 222, 257–58

  Lancaster (PA) New Era, 52, 293

  Lancaster Recreation Commission, 226–27, 273, 298, 308–9, 312

  Las Vegas, Nevada, 232

  Lasaga, Antonio C., 245–47

  Leary, Mike, 274

  Leik, Corporal David, 187

  Leiterman, Gary, 84, 178

  Lekas, Nick, 182

  Lewis, Charles L., 20, 115

  Livermont, Kirk, 346

  Longfellow Elementary School, 133, 138

  Lost Dutchman Gemboree heist, 331–33

  Lozowchuk (Kraska), Olga, 32, 85, 180, 171, 173, 202

  Lubbers, Jeff, 146, 167, 183

  MacBrohn, Dan, 346

  Madden, Trooper Bill, 349

  Madeira, Michael, 356

  Magnani, Dr. Thomas G., 28, 31–32

  Magoon, Elbert, 167

  Manson, Charles, 236, 240, 262, 340

  Manson Family, 6, 54, 71, 185, 240, 262

  Manz (Lekas), Joann, 182

  Margles, Steven W., 35

  Marsa, Linda, friend of Betsy, 95, 108–9, 129, 175, 194, 196, 198, 202

  Martin, Murray, 17, 27–28

  Maurer, Larry Paul, 95, 110, 118–19, 199, 200, 215, 241, 243, 256, 350, 353, 354

  McCarthy, United States Senator Eugene, 169

  McKetta, Colonel Frank J., 112

  McQuaide, Delbert, 285, 287

  Merritt, Frank, 287–88

  Meserole, Harrison T., 1, 13, 95–96, 204

  Metzger, Sgt. Gary, 330

  Michigan Daily, 170

  Michigan State Police, 83–84, 94

  Miller, Colonel Jeffrey, 356

  Miller, Lori D., 328–29

  Milliron, Sgt. Robert, 56, 83–84, 98

  Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 19

  Milton Hershey School, 34

  Misiti, John, 35

  Mixer, Jane, 84, 178

  Moral Panic: Changing Concepts of the Child Molester in Modern America (Philip Jenkins), 228–29

  Mountain Man investigation, 36–38, 66

  My-Oh-My Bar, 9

  Murder in Paradise (Richard Gehman), 222

  murder year, 6, 185

  Murphy, Raymond O., 20, 21, 114–16

  Mutch, Corporal Michael, Pennsylvania State Police, 26, 55, 69, 83, 88, 98–99, 319, 349, 359

  Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 275–77, 295–96, 341

  Neff, W. Robert, 29

  Ness, Charles H., 46, 73, 109–10

  Newman, Jerry, 171, 172

  New York Daily News, 51

  Nienhuis (Herbig), Leslie, 149, 157, 160

  1970 Penn State riots, 125–28

  Nixon, Kathy, 342, 348

  Nixon, President Richard M., 4–5, 9

  The Nittany Cub, 87

  Noe, John, 146

  North Museum, Franklin & Marshall College, 223, 244, 267, 277

  Old Main, Penn State, 9, 24, 46, 97, 125–27, 192, 206

  Osborn, Dr. Ian C., 196, 238–39

  Oswald, John, 286–87

  Pahrump, Nevada, 233

  Parmeter, Clifford and Marjorie, 344–47

  Paterno, Joseph V., 2, 50

  Pattee Library, Penn State, 1, 3–4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 23–24, 43, 67, 93, 285, 293

  the Core, area of stacks where Aardsma murder occurred, 3, 13, 15, 48, 66, 74

  post-murder security measures, 109–10

  Paukovits, Father John S., 225

  Peace Corps, 158, 181, 188, 190

  pedophilia, 228

  Pelon, Arlene, 50

  Pelon (Wassenaar), Jo Ann, 145

  Pelton, Col. William B., 7, 10, 11, 27, 39, 109–11, 288

  Penn State College of Medicine, 19, 34, 86, 189, 196

  Penn State University, 71, 183, 223, 226, 301

  coed fears after murder, 107–8

  provides funding for Aardsma investigation, 111–12

  full cooperation question, 111–13

  concerns about university image, 112, 115–16

  cold treatment of Aardsma family, 114–15

  1970 riots, 125–28

  Pennsylvania State Police, 7, 16, 22–23, 32, 256

  Pennsylvania Superior Court, 272

  Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 272, 280

  Pennsylvanians Here and There, 287

  Peters, Richard, 266, 268–69, 279

  Petucci, Trooper Jeff, 360

  Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, 271, 274, 301

  Philadelphia Inquirer, 274, 301

  Pilgrim Home Cemetery, 60, 141, 169, 367

  postcards mailed to police, 91, 289

  Pratter, Gene E. K., 307

  Price, John W., Sr., 223, 267, 272, 277

  Randy K. (victim of Haefner), 253, 255, 261, 265, 282–83, 297

  Recreation “Rec” Hall, Penn State, 39, 52, 126, 191

  Reed, Dr. Elmer, 18, 20, 21, 22, 25

  Reformed Church in America, 135, 137–38

  Richmond, Kenneth W., 310

  Richwine, Lieutenant Calvin, 53, 68, 83, 129

  Ritenhour Health Center, Penn State, 17–19, 25, 77, 126

  Rittle, Lester F., 331

  Rockview, Pennsylvania State Police barracks at, 7, 17, 22–23

  Rolling Stones, 104–5

  Rubeck, Larry, 38, see also, Mountain Man investigation

  Rubin, Jerry, 8

  Runkel, David, 274, 301

  running man in the Core, 15, 97

  Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 272

  Safety Council, Penn State, 11

  St. Anthony’s Catholic Cemetery, 348

  Sams, Dr. Henry W., 90, 120, 194

  Sams, Robert W., 120

  Sandomer, Harriet, 322–25

  Sandusky, Jerry, 114, 245

  Sasamoto (Brandt), Jan, 141, 143–44, 147, 149, 167–69, 181, 183, 188, 202, 204

  Saugatuck, Michigan, 158–59, 184

  Scalzi, Dante, 74–75

  Schell, Joan, 177–78

  Schleiden, Trooper Ken, 35–36, 45–46, 54, 202, 214

  Schreiber, Ernest, 304

  Schuyler, Catherine R., 334–36, 345

  Schuyler, Peter, 338

  Schoolmaster, Jim, 171–72, 184

  Schultz, Lane, 223

  Schwab Auditorium, Penn State, 5

  Shafer, Governor Raymond P., 40, 112

  Shambach, John, 352–54, 356

  Shelar, Trooper Tom, Pennsylvania State Police, 53, 118–19, 120, 122, 351–52, 356

  Sherr, Richard, 323

  Sherwood, Derek, 357

  Shield, Charles J., 174–75

  Shirk, Roy, 330

  Shoshone, California, 71, 230, 237, 233, 326, 340

  Shovlin, Detective Cornelius, 34, 86
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br />   The Silver Mine! (Christopher L. Haefner), 251, 357

  Simmers, Kim, daughter of Mike Simmers, 354, 355

  Simmers, Trooper Mike, Pennsylvania State Police, 22–25, 27–28, 33, 45–46, 66, 77, 80, 93, 99, 105, 112–13, 115, 120, 354

  Skelton, Marylynn, 178

  Skucek, Sascha, 202, 357–60

  Smith College, 234

  Smith, Detective Edward H., 255

  Smith, Elmo, 23

  Smith, Eric, 328–29

  Smith, Detective Sergeant George, 83–85, 87

  Smith, Corporal Roger, 99, 350, 351, 355–56

  Smithsonian Natural History Museum, 249

  Snyder, Sergeant Edward H., 297

  Sorrells, Bernice, 233–35

  Sorrells, Susan, 234

  Spahr, Brad, 144

  Spanier, Graham, 286

  Sparks (Miller), Vicki, 143

  Specter, Arlen, 229, 273

  Spencer, Bill, 103–4

  Sprague, Richard A., 273–74, 277–79, 280–84, 293, 296–98, 274, 278–79, 300, 301, 304, 306–7, 309–12, 323, 332

  State College magazine, 202, 357

  State College, Pennsylvania, 1, 5, 7, 19, 86–87, 90, 124, 128, 211, 232

  State Correctional Institution at Rockview, 7, 23, 84

  Stengel, Judge Lawrence, 329

  Stephens, Dan, 235, 341

  Stephens, James Scott, 140

  Stine, Barbi, 107

  Stoltz, Carole L., 3

  The Stranger Beside Me (Ann Rule), 314

  Stuart, Marion, 276, 295–96

  Student Patrol, 7

  Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), 5, 7–8, 24, 39, 40, 94, 115, 151, 165, 191

  SUNY New Paltz, 249, 251, 265, 275

  Swinton, John, Penn State graduate student, 195

  Tate–LaBianca murders, 6, 70–71, 185–86

  teach-ins, evolving definition of, 165

  Tecopa Hot Springs, 344

  Tharin, J. Cotter, 154

  Thompson, Ted, 192

  Tiffany, Everett, 243

  Time magazine, 274, 280

  Triebold, Howard “Buzz,” 7, 105, 129

  Trinity Reformed Church, 20, 50, 58, 146, 157

  Troutman, Judge E. Mac, 297–98, 306

  Troxel, Bennie, 230, 233, 235, 337, 340, 342, 343

  Troop G, regional Pennsylvania State Police command, 41, 53, 67–68, 77, 126, 316–17, 347, 349–50, 356, 359

  Twemlow, Dr. Stuart W., 243

  Tyger, Trooper Ronald C., Pennsylvania State Police, 56, 69, 83–84, 88, 98–99, 113

  Uafinda, Joao, 14–5, 66, 74–76, 78–80, (No Match)97, 112, 209

 

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