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American Scandal

Wondery

True Crime, Exhibit C, Society & Culture, History, Documentary, History Daily, American History Tellers, Lindsay Graham

4.6 • 18.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

While we used many sources in creating this season, key elements of the story were drawn from the book Exposure by Robert Bilott. We highly recommend it. You can buy the book here: https://bit.ly/3yUa7y6

Earl Tennant's case comes to a close. Robert Bilott faces an agonizing choice, as he confronts the magnitude of DuPont's pollution.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to American Scandal add-free on Amazon Music, download
0:05.8	the app today.
0:10.7	It's October 2000 in Lubak, West Virginia.
0:23.8	It's a warm day, and Joe Chi-Gur is relaxing on a patio swing in his backyard.
0:28.4	As he rocks back and forth, he looks out over his yard where his wife, Darleen, is watering
0:32.6	a row of flowers.
0:34.3	The garden has grown lush, and the air is rich with the smell of lilies and fresh cut grass.
0:39.2	He locks eyes with his wife and grins.
0:42.0	This is one of those sweet moments, a lazy afternoon when everything feels simple and easy.
0:47.4	It's a feeling that comes naturally here in this rural town in West Virginia.
0:51.2	Joe works as a PE teacher at a local school.
0:54.0	He likes his neighbors, and he and his wife feel connected to the local community.
0:58.3	It's a good life, and on a day like today, Joe knows there's nothing more he needs to
1:02.4	do other than sit back and enjoy the sunshine.
1:08.6	Joe sets down a glass of water, and notices a male truck arrive at the front of their house.
1:13.4	His wife, Darleen, looks up from the flowers and nods, she'll go grab it.
1:17.2	Darleen heads to the mailbox, but when she begins opening letters, Joe sees her face
1:21.6	transformed with a look of concern.
1:23.4	What is it, Darleen?
1:25.0	We forget to pay a bill?
1:26.0	We didn't forget anything, we got a bill, a water bill, but there's something strange
1:30.2	in it.
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