Episode 114: On November 14, 1974, a labor activist and chemical worker named Karen Silkwood left a union meeting and set out to blow the whistle to a reporter from the New York Times. She was never seen alive again. Who killed Karen Silkwood?
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Sources and Further Reading
Museum remembers Karen Silkwood: Link
The Killing of Karen Silkwood: The Story Behind The Kerr-McGee Plutonium Case, Second Edition: Link
Public Health and the Law, the Case of Karen Silkwood: Link
Lamar University, notable alumni: Link
Forty years later, Silkwood's children reflect: Link
Nuclear Fuel Plant Mystery- Nature Magazine, 1975: Link
Karen Silkwood: Disillusioned: Link
Karen Silkwood Was Right in Plutonium Scandal- Rolling Stone, 1977: Link
Malignant Giant: The Nuclear Industry’s Terrible Power and How It Silenced Karen Silkwood: Link
The Life and Accidental (?) Death of Karen Silkwood: Link
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