Did Richard Haefner murder Betsy Aardsma?

Did Richard Haefner murder Betsy Aardsma?

There remains no physical evidence linking Richard Haefner to the murder of Betsy Aardsma. Richard Haefner died of a heart attack in the Mojave Desert in 2002, where he was studying rocks.

Who is Betsy Aardsma?

Elizabeth Ruth “Betsy” Aardsma was the second of four children. She was born in Holland, Michigan, to Esther and Richard Aardsma, and raised in a middle-class, religious and conservative household on West 37th Street. Aardsma’s father was a sales tax auditor for the Michigan State Treasurer, while her mother was a housewife.

Who was Richard Haefner?

The portion of Penn State’s Pattee Library known as “the stacks,” where Betsy Aardsma was slain. Richard Haefner was called many things during his 58 years. He was the brilliant Dr. Haefner, an assistant professor of geology and renowned lecturer with a doctorate from Penn State University.

When did Haefner find out about Aardsma’s death?

But Haefner told police Aardsma stopped seeing him in October 1969 because she was becoming serious with her medical student boyfriend. Haefner told investigators he’d found out about her death the evening of Nov. 29, a day after she was stabbed. But in fact, Skucek asserted, Haefner knew of the crime shortly after it was committed.