UNSOLVED: The Whistleblower Murder 1
Murder: True Crime Stories
Crime House
4.6 • 770 Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
When 26-year-old Karen Silkwood first started working at a nuclear power plant in Oklahoma in 1972, she was thrilled to be fulfilling her passion for science. But before long, she realized just how risky her job was — and she wanted the world to know the truth. She had no idea that in doing so, she would lose her life.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone, Carter Roy here. |
| 0:04.4 | If you're loving murder, true crime stories, you need to check out Crimes of, the newest show from Crime House. |
| 0:11.7 | Crimes of is a weekly series that explores a new theme each season, from crimes of the paranormal, unsolved murders, mysterious disappearances, and more. Their first season is |
| 0:23.3 | Crimes of Infamy, the true stories behind Hollywood's most iconic horror villains. Crimes of is a |
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| 0:41.0 | New episodes out every Tuesday. This is Crime House. |
| 1:00.8 | Every job has a purpose. |
| 1:03.2 | Sometimes it might not feel that way, but whether you're sitting at a computer, |
| 1:08.2 | working on an assembly line or conducting research in a lab, we're all |
| 1:12.8 | contributing to the world around us. But while some jobs are relatively low stakes, others |
| 1:19.2 | put people in harm's way on a daily basis. Karen Silkwood was one of those people. In the early 1970s, Karen started working at a nuclear power plant in Oklahoma. |
| 1:34.2 | Although she knew her job was important, she didn't know it was lethal too. |
| 1:41.3 | When she learned the real dangers associated with nuclear energy, |
| 1:46.1 | she decided to fight for her safety and the safety of her coworkers. |
| 1:52.1 | But in an attempt to save lives, |
| 1:55.7 | Karen made some very powerful enemies, |
| 1:59.0 | and they were willing to do anything to stop her. |
| 2:03.9 | Maybe even murder. |
| 2:14.7 | People's lives are like stories, with a beginning, a middle, and an end. |
| 2:20.4 | But sometimes the final chapter comes far too soon, and we don't always get to know the real ending. |
| 2:27.6 | I'm Carter Roy, and this is Murder True Crime Stories, a Crime House original. |
| 2:33.4 | Thank you to our crime house community. Please rate, |
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