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  <description>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 (https://www.britannica.com/topic/whistleblower)
History
Karen Silkwood dies in mysterious one car crash (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/karen-silkwood-dies-in-mysterious-one-car-crash)
Koco News 5
This Day In History: Karen Silkwood dies in mysterious crash in Crescent (https://www.koco.com/article/karen-silkwood-crash-crescent/45827572)
National Whistleblower Center
Karen Silkwood (https://www.whistleblowers.org/whistleblowers/karen-silkwood/)
News Channel 8
44 years later, the death of Karen Silkwood is still a mystery (https://ktul.com/news/investigations/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 (https://www.maryellenmark.com/bibliography/magazines/article/the-observer/the-karen-silkwood-file-637851393762387724/O)--by Joyce Egginton
PBS Frontline
The Karen Silkwood Story (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/reaction/interact/silkwood.html)
Public Health and the Law
The Case of Karen Silkwood (https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.74.5.516)---by George J. Annas
United Steelworkers
The Karen Silkwood Story (https://www.usw.org/union/mission/industries/atomic/resources/the-karen-silkwood-story-1946-1974)
Photos
Karen Silkwood (https://www.oklahoman.com/gcdn/authoring/2013/11/12/NOKL/ghnewsok_gallery-OK-6029425-e0f562a6.jpeg?width=660&amp;amp;height=486&amp;amp;fit=crop&amp;amp;format=pjpg&amp;amp;auto=webp)--via The Oklahoman
Karen Silkwood's crashed vehicle (https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ce57b5-85a9-46cb-983e-e90505a30e61_594x407.jpeg)--via espinage&amp;amp; substack
Greg Blot holding sign at Karen Silkwood 1978 Memorial (https://www.oklahoman.com/gcdn/authoring/2013/11/12/NOKL/ghnewsok_gallery-OK-6029425-8246d45e.jpeg?width=932&amp;amp;height=1320&amp;amp;fit=crop&amp;amp;format=pjpg&amp;amp;auto=webp)--via The Oklahoman 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Tina and Hillary cover the mysterious death of Karen Silkwood.</p>

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

<p>Sources<br>
Tina&#39;s Story<br>
Britannica<br>
<a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/whistleblower" rel="nofollow">Karen Silkwood</a></p>

<p>History<br>
<a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/karen-silkwood-dies-in-mysterious-one-car-crash" rel="nofollow">Karen Silkwood dies in mysterious one car crash</a></p>

<p>Koco News 5<br>
<a href="https://www.koco.com/article/karen-silkwood-crash-crescent/45827572" rel="nofollow">This Day In History: Karen Silkwood dies in mysterious crash in Crescent</a></p>

<p>National Whistleblower Center<br>
<a href="https://www.whistleblowers.org/whistleblowers/karen-silkwood/" rel="nofollow">Karen Silkwood</a></p>

<p>News Channel 8<br>
<a href="https://ktul.com/news/investigations/44-years-later-the-death-of-karen-silkwood-is-still-a-mystery" rel="nofollow">44 years later, the death of Karen Silkwood is still a mystery</a>--by Maureen Wurtz</p>

<p>The Observer via Mary Ellen Mark<br>
<a href="https://www.maryellenmark.com/bibliography/magazines/article/the-observer/the-karen-silkwood-file-637851393762387724/O" rel="nofollow">The Karen Silkwood File</a>--by Joyce Egginton</p>

<p>PBS Frontline<br>
<a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/reaction/interact/silkwood.html" rel="nofollow">The Karen Silkwood Story</a></p>

<p>Public Health and the Law<br>
<a href="https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.74.5.516" rel="nofollow">The Case of Karen Silkwood</a>---by George J. Annas</p>

<p>United Steelworkers<br>
<a href="https://www.usw.org/union/mission/industries/atomic/resources/the-karen-silkwood-story-1946-1974" rel="nofollow">The Karen Silkwood Story</a></p>

<p>Photos<br>
<a href="https://www.oklahoman.com/gcdn/authoring/2013/11/12/NOKL/ghnewsok_gallery-OK-6029425-e0f562a6.jpeg?width=660&height=486&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" rel="nofollow">Karen Silkwood</a>--via The Oklahoman<br>
<a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ce57b5-85a9-46cb-983e-e90505a30e61_594x407.jpeg" rel="nofollow">Karen Silkwood&#39;s crashed vehicle</a>--via espinage&amp; substack<br>
<a href="https://www.oklahoman.com/gcdn/authoring/2013/11/12/NOKL/ghnewsok_gallery-OK-6029425-8246d45e.jpeg?width=932&height=1320&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" rel="nofollow">Greg Blot holding sign at Karen Silkwood 1978 Memorial</a>--via The Oklahoman</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Tina and Hillary cover the mysterious death of Karen Silkwood.</p>

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

<p>Sources<br>
Tina&#39;s Story<br>
Britannica<br>
<a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/whistleblower" rel="nofollow">Karen Silkwood</a></p>

<p>History<br>
<a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/karen-silkwood-dies-in-mysterious-one-car-crash" rel="nofollow">Karen Silkwood dies in mysterious one car crash</a></p>

<p>Koco News 5<br>
<a href="https://www.koco.com/article/karen-silkwood-crash-crescent/45827572" rel="nofollow">This Day In History: Karen Silkwood dies in mysterious crash in Crescent</a></p>

<p>National Whistleblower Center<br>
<a href="https://www.whistleblowers.org/whistleblowers/karen-silkwood/" rel="nofollow">Karen Silkwood</a></p>

<p>News Channel 8<br>
<a href="https://ktul.com/news/investigations/44-years-later-the-death-of-karen-silkwood-is-still-a-mystery" rel="nofollow">44 years later, the death of Karen Silkwood is still a mystery</a>--by Maureen Wurtz</p>

<p>The Observer via Mary Ellen Mark<br>
<a href="https://www.maryellenmark.com/bibliography/magazines/article/the-observer/the-karen-silkwood-file-637851393762387724/O" rel="nofollow">The Karen Silkwood File</a>--by Joyce Egginton</p>

<p>PBS Frontline<br>
<a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/reaction/interact/silkwood.html" rel="nofollow">The Karen Silkwood Story</a></p>

<p>Public Health and the Law<br>
<a href="https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.74.5.516" rel="nofollow">The Case of Karen Silkwood</a>---by George J. Annas</p>

<p>United Steelworkers<br>
<a href="https://www.usw.org/union/mission/industries/atomic/resources/the-karen-silkwood-story-1946-1974" rel="nofollow">The Karen Silkwood Story</a></p>

<p>Photos<br>
<a href="https://www.oklahoman.com/gcdn/authoring/2013/11/12/NOKL/ghnewsok_gallery-OK-6029425-e0f562a6.jpeg?width=660&height=486&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" rel="nofollow">Karen Silkwood</a>--via The Oklahoman<br>
<a href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F23ce57b5-85a9-46cb-983e-e90505a30e61_594x407.jpeg" rel="nofollow">Karen Silkwood&#39;s crashed vehicle</a>--via espinage&amp; substack<br>
<a href="https://www.oklahoman.com/gcdn/authoring/2013/11/12/NOKL/ghnewsok_gallery-OK-6029425-8246d45e.jpeg?width=932&height=1320&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" rel="nofollow">Greg Blot holding sign at Karen Silkwood 1978 Memorial</a>--via The Oklahoman</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://patreon.com/themuckpodcast">Support The Muck Podcast</a></p>]]>
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