Ep. 3: Contaminated

Ep. 3: Contaminated

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Ep. 4: The Investigators

Three investigators tried to solve the mystery of what happened to Karen Silkwood on that dark highway the night of November 13th, 1974. An accident investigator hired by the union believed so strongly that Karen’s car had been forced off the road that he saved the bumper as evid ...  Show more

Ep. 5: The Phantom Vehicle

Fifty years later, what can that original bumper tell us about the cause of Karen's accident? In our final episode, an accident reconstructionist combs through the original evidence, creates a computer simulation of the crash, and reveals his findings to the Silkwood family. Lear ...  Show more

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