Karen Silkwood — Killed Because She Knew Too Much?

When Karen Silkwood blew the whistle on the nuclear power plant where she was employed in 1974, she ended up dead — killed in a fatal car crash. Was she murdered because of her actions against a large, powerful corporation? Was it a conspiracy, or a tragic accident? Stay with me as we discuss the mysterious death of American chemical technician, Karen Silkwood.

Sources/Articles:

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20140514STO47018/forsmark-how-sweden-alerted-the-world-about-the-danger-of-chernobyl-disaster

https://www.britannica.com/event/Chernobyl-disaster

http://womenwhistleblowers.com/main/2018/12/20/karen-silkwood-nuclear-power-activist/

https://time.com/3574931/karen-silkwood/

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/karen-silkwood-the-case-of-the-activists-death-52287/

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