Many University students said yesterday they are disturbed that the Dana Bailey murder remains unsolved, and others wonder why the State College Bureau of Police Services did not reveal more facts about the case.

"It bothers me to know that a murder can happen at Penn State and no information is released," said Michele Fafette (junior-elementary education).

Bailey's mother found her murdered in her South Allen Street apartment, above Crabtrees Jewelers, nearly two years ago during spring break. She was slain by a man who entered her apartment through a kitchen window, police said.

Yesterday, State College police released information about the status of the case for the first time in a year. Investigators are still pursuing leads in the case, but the information flow has slowed and most leads have been pursued to their limit, said Thomas Jordan, criminal investigator for the State College Bureau of Police Services.

Some students say they remain scared because the murderer is still at large, while others have forgotten the brutal killing.

"It is sort of scary since I'm going to be here over spring break," said Ann Spigelmyer (senior-journalism).

"Over time the scare goes away," said Chris Merski (junior-physiology).

Liz Garrett (junior-marketing) said, "It's not something I keep on my mind, but every time I walk by Crabtree's I think, 'That's where that murder happened'."

Ann Everitt (junior-marketing) said she does not fear Bailey's murderer. "I have the feeling that it was an inside job -- someone who knew her," Everitt said.

Some students, though, question the credibility of the investigation.

"Police have been fumbling around," said Tom Higbee (junior-advertising).

"The police didn't care enough and probably didn't do enough to solve the murder," said Lisa Coroniti (senior-general arts and sciences). She said it scares her because it leads her to believe that the police might be incompetent.

One common criticism of the investigation is that police did not release enough information about the crime.

"You read the articles and wondered what they were keeping from you," said Spigelmeyer.

"People protested the hush policy but then everyone forgot," said Andy Busko (junior-history and political science).

Since they haven't released much information, "they might be closer than we think," said Tricia Smith (sophomore-elementary education).

Others said police seem to have given up and are no longer looking for the killer.

Rick Waldbiesser (junior-secondary education) said, "(Police) did all they could at first but now they have ignored it." He added he was not scared and thought the incident was an isolated case.

"I think it should be high priority, but if they don't think its high priority there's nothing you can do about it," said Steve O'Brien (junior-secondary education).

State College Police have been investigating the incident for two years and have interviewed about 1,000 people, Jordan said. The case will remain open and the top priority case of State College police, he said.