Radioactive: The Karen Silkwood Mystery
True Crime

Radioactive: The Karen Silkwood Mystery

by ABC News

Karen Silkwood’s death 50 years ago this November continues to haunt Oklahoma and the nation. The 28-year-old plutonium plant worker died in a fatal crash while driving to meet a reporter with The New York Times allegedly to deliver evidence documenting unsafe conditions at the plant. Two reporters who covered the Silkwood story in 1974 have spent years trying to piece together what many in Oklahoma speculate: Karen Silkwood may have died for what she knew. Fifty years later, hear newly-discovered investigative tapes, deathbed conversations and long-awaited interviews reexamining what happened that night.

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Introducing "Bridge of Lies"
28:58 Mar 10, 2026
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The Phantom Vehicle
44:41 Dec 17, 2024
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The Investigators
59:59 Dec 10, 2024
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Contaminated
1:02:50 Dec 3, 2024
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A Powerful Company
54:37 Nov 19, 2024
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The Tapes
42:46 Nov 12, 2024
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