About this episode

Derek Sherwood discusses the Nittany Nightmare murders and his investigative challenges.

My conversation with Derek Sherwood, author of Nittany Nightmare: The Sex Murders of 1938–1940 and the Panic at Penn State, continues. He shares a story about trying to find the location of Faye Gates's murder, talks about another possible suspect in the Rachel Taylor case, and recounts his long, frustrating attempts to get the Taylor case files from the Pennsylvania State Police. The author's publisher page: ⁠https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/nittany-nightmare/⁠ The author's YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@truth_revealed2k⁠ More on his Amazon author page, including a link to his book "Who Killed Betsy? Uncovering Penn State University's Most Notorious Unsolved Crime." https://www.amazon.com/stores/Derek-Sherwood/author/B005E0586W Free shipping and 365-day returns with Quince! Refresh your wardrobe here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.quince.com/notorious⁠

People in this episode

Host: Most Notorious!

Guest: Derek Sherwood

Topics covered

• true crime
• murder investigation
• historical crime
• Penn State
• unsolved cases

Keywords

• Nittany Nightmare
• murder
• Penn State
• Derek Sherwood
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pennsylvania State Police

Books & works: Nittany Nightmare: The Sex Murders of 1938–1940 and the Panic at Penn State, Who Killed Betsy? Uncovering Penn State University's Most Notorious Unsolved Crime

Places: Faye Gates, Rachel Taylor

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