Silkwood is the gripping and tragic true story of 28-year-old Karen Silkwood, a union member who went up against a nuclear industry titan, Kerr-McGee. On her way to blow the whistle on major safety issues within the company, Karen was killed in a car crash on a dark, rural Oklahoma highway. Was her death an accident or did she pay the ultimate price for her quest to expose the truth?
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Coming November 13th 2024
Silkwood is the gripping and tragic true story of 28-year-old Karen Silkwood, a union member who went up against a nuclear industry titan, Kerr-McGee. On her way to blow the whistle on major safety issues within the company, Karen was killed in a car crash on a dark, rural Oklahoma highway. Was her death an accident or did she pay the ultimate price for her quest to expose the truth?
After Karen Silkwood’s tragic and fatal car wreck, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol began an investigation fast. In a matter of a couple days, Trooper Rick Fagan determined Karen’s car to have left the road as the result of falling asleep at the wheel, possibly aided by the use of drugs. But the Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers Union, based on inconsistencies and perhaps errors within the official report, believed Karen might have been ran off the road by someone with nefarious intentions – to silence her before she could meet with New York Times reporter David Burnham. An expert they hired to give the scene and circumstances another look agreed that it wasn’t an accident.
This episode was written, produced, researched, and narrated by Erica Lee.
Additional research by Aimee Worley. Edited and produced by Vincent Strange.
Artwork is by Erica Lee and theme music is by Brightside Studio.
For more information about the podcast, including sources, please visit GoneCold.com/Silkwood
Silkwood is the gripping and tragic true story of 28-year-old Karen Silkwood, a union member who went up against a nuclear industry titan, Kerr-McGee. On her way to blow the whistle on major safety issues within the company, Karen was killed in a car crash on a dark, rural Oklahoma highway. Was her death an accident or did she pay the ultimate price for her quest to expose the truth?
