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Karen Silkwood worked for Kerr-McGee, an oil and gas behemoth that was expanding into the nuclear power industry. Escalating production quotas lead to more accidents at the plant, and Karen quietly travels to Washington DC to report concerns about worker safety to her union and to regulators. Before leaving, she volunteers for a risky assignment.  Follow "Radioactive: The Karen Silkwood Mystery" now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or your podcast app of choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Days after a mysterious person is seen lurking outside his home, a young father is killed after dropping his son at preschool. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

John Lennon's close friends and colleagues provide insight into his life and lasting legacy; radio reporters talk about the last interview John Lennon did with them the day he died. Originally aired 10/16/20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who was Karen Silkwood and why was her death so captivating that it spawned a Hollywood movie? We’ll meet two Oklahoma reporters determined to run down the facts. An investigator’s tapes rediscovered in a dusty storage vault raise the voices of the dead. Follow "Radioactive: The Karen Silkwood Mystery" now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or your podcast app of choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Introducing a new investigative true crime series: "Radioactive: The Karen Silkwood Mystery." Karen Silkwood’s death 50 years ago this week continues to haunt Oklahoma and the nation. The 28-year-old plutonium plant worker died in a fatal crash while driving to meet a reporter with The New York Times allegedly to deliver evidence documenting unsafe conditions at the plant. Two reporters who covered the Silkwood story in 1974 have spent years trying to piece together what many in Oklahoma speculate: Karen Silkwood may have died for what she knew. Fifty years later, hear newly-discovered investigative tapes, deathbed conversations and long-awaited interviews reexamining what happened that night. Listen to Ep. 1 now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or your podcast app of choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A local firefighter hero is gunned down in his own driveway. Is the killer someone close to home? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liam Payne’s rise as a boy band star, his reinvention as a solo artist and the pressures of fame. Originally broadcast 11/3/24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Police struggle for answers in the violent assault and death of WKU freshman Katie Autry.   Originally Aired 01/05/23 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A woman is found dead near a cemetery after a Halloween party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was a case that made national headlines. Shanann Watts and her two daughters, missing. Her husband Chris on television, pleading for their return. Then their bodies found at the oil site where he worked. What secret had Chris Watts been keeping?  Originally aired: 12/07/2018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

South Carolina University senior, Samantha Josephson, enjoyed a night out with friends. Then she called for a rideshare and never made it home.  Originally Aired 01/05/23 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The deadly delivery that shook Atlanta and the clues investigators pieced together to bring justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The shocking arrest of Sean “Diddy” Combs, and the downfall of the famous and powerful hip-hop mogul. Originally aired 10/09/24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When Baruch college freshman Michael Deng dies during a weekend trip to the Poconos, his friends attempt to distance themselves from the crime.  Originally Aired 1/5/23 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The latest on the Erik and Lyle Menedez case, the brothers who killed their parents in Beverly Hills, and never-before-seen excerpts from Barbara Walters' "20/20" interview with the brothers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

They were a young couple living the good life in Palo Alto, California. She, a beautiful, ambitious, real estate agent and he, the fun-loving owner of a local hookah lounge. In this story, a tumultuous 2-year romance leads to fiery passion and then murder. How did the relationship become so volatile, and who is responsible for the death? What follows is a shocking tale of love gone awry, and a history of domestic violence that lay just below the surface. Originally Aired 03/25/11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When police find UVA lacrosse player Yeardley Love’s brutally beaten body, their investigation shockingly points to another student athlete.  Originally Aired 1/5/23 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A love triangle that ended with the murder of a mom of two. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A shocking crime jolts a small town when a young woman disappears and is later found dead. The last person seen with her-- a mysterious figure in camouflage. Investigators focus on several suspects, and one is convicted. But did they get the right man?  Originally Aired 9/29/17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jealousy rears its ugly head when University of Florida freshman, Christian Aguilar, is reported missing under mysterious circumstances.  Originally Aired 1/5/23 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of the most sensational true crime stories. A brutal murder in Los Angeles and a shocking twist nobody could have ever imagined.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When a 19-year-old woman's car is found on a New Jersey bridge, a classmate comes forward with information that helps authorities discover what happened. Originally aired: 3/1/19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When UCLA student Andrea DelVesco’s body is found in the ashes of her apartment, the police must break through a web of lies to catch a killer. Originally Aired 1/5/23 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A 24-year-old woman vanishes; a stranger has a prophetic vision; police find a key that unlocks everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was a company that offered so-called self-help programs. But some former members allege the leader of NXIVM, Keith Raniere, operated a secret sorority within the group; one that treated women as slaves and branded them – literally – for life.  Originally aired 12/15/17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Go behind the scenes of the historic case against the Crumbley parents, charged in connection with their son’s school shooting in Oxford, Michigan. Originally aired 04/18/24 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An investigation into an Alaskan doctor's death reveals a secret romance, theft of nearly half a million dollars of property from his home and a suspect with a motive to kill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A celebration of 32 years of marriage ends with Jim Melgar dead, and his wife Sandy accused of murder. Was Sandy a killer, or were police too quick to close the case? And can a podcaster with a virtual army of amateur detectives change a verdict?  Originally Aired: 11/30/2018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was a marriage of luxury and excess for Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne and powerhouse attorney Tom Girardi. But his empire came crashing down amidst allegations he was stealing from the very clients he swore to protect. Now, with a recent guilty verdict in the case, we look back at how this scandal exposed systemic failures in California, what Erika Jayne knew and the pursuit of justice for victims. Originally Aired: 02/12/2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices