THE KILLING OF KAREN SILKWOOD: The Story Behind the Kerr-McGee Plutonium Case

Karen Silkwood, an employee of the Kerr-McGee plutonium processing plant, was killed in a car crash on her way to deliver important documents to a newspaper reporter in 1974. She was concerned about health and safety issues at the plant, and her death at age 28 was considered by many to be highly suspicious.