Episode 208: Dear Lord | Karen Silkwood

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January 31st, 2024

1 hr 6 mins 5 secs

Season 5

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Tina and Hillary cover the mysterious death of Karen Silkwood.

Activist Karen Silkwood was delivering important documents to a reporter. BUT, in a tragic turn of events, a fatal car crash deepened the mystery.

Sources
Tina's Story
Britannica
Karen Silkwood

History
Karen Silkwood dies in mysterious one car crash

Koco News 5
This Day In History: Karen Silkwood dies in mysterious crash in Crescent

National Whistleblower Center
Karen Silkwood

News Channel 8
44 years later, the death of Karen Silkwood is still a mystery--by Maureen Wurtz

The Observer via Mary Ellen Mark
The Karen Silkwood File--by Joyce Egginton

PBS Frontline
The Karen Silkwood Story

Public Health and the Law
The Case of Karen Silkwood---by George J. Annas

United Steelworkers
The Karen Silkwood Story

Photos
Karen Silkwood--via The Oklahoman
Karen Silkwood's crashed vehicle--via espinage& substack
Greg Blot holding sign at Karen Silkwood 1978 Memorial--via The Oklahoman

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