Karen Silkwood death: New discoveries in decades-old mystery

new discoveries in a decades old mystery the death of Karen silkwood the young mother and whistleblower who was killed in a car crash in 1974 a new generation on social media is taking interest in her case Aon kki back with the story hey Aon and good morning again George Karen silkwood was about to go public with some serious allegations against her employer when she mysteriously died and the evidence she allegedly had been collecting was never found we're about to take you inside A Renewed investigation into her untimely death [Music] it was a story that gripped the nation a mile from the plant she was killed the mystery what caused the cry 28-year-old single mother of three Karen silkwood was on her way to a secret meeting with a New York Times Reporter hoping to expose alleged wrongdoings at the nuclear power plant where she worked Highway Patrol determining she fell asleep while driving she was blowing the whistle on the company we believe you know led to her death her family and other investigators never accepted the official findings another vehicle may have hit the car in the rear it was an accident who would fall asleep if you're going to meet a New York Times Reporter Hollywood even taking their own version of Karen silkwood to the Silver Screen starring Marl street they're killing me they're trying to kill me but 50 years later questions still linger about what happened on this deserted Oklahoma highway now this morning new developments it's all here two reporters unearthing new Clues from never before heard audio tapes this could become very dangerous to the high-tech examination of the last remaining piece of physical evidence from that fateful accident there's not evidence here that would say Miss silkwood was asleep quite the opposite is there a Smoking Gun in this case that exists somewhere there's always a Smoking Gun somewhere we just haven't found it yet for more on our investigation into Karen Sil Wood's death and what the newly Unearthed audio recordings might reveal we invite you to watch the latest episode of impact by Nightline what happened to Karen silkwood the Lost Tapes now streaming on Hulu you can also follow the podcast radioactive the Karen silkwood mystery wherever you get your podcast guys there's always a Smoking Gun I like I said always but you just have to find it