Bob Sands

And finally, Steve reached one of Karen's fellow union leaders.

And finally, Steve reached one of Karen's fellow union leaders.

The union guy, the reporter, the boyfriend, they all had this one impulse to go to Karen.

The union guy, the reporter, the boyfriend, they all had this one impulse to go to Karen.

But by that point, Karen and the wrecked Honda, the entire accident scene had been cleaned up

But by that point, Karen and the wrecked Honda, the entire accident scene had been cleaned up

Decades later, Steve still wonders, what if he and Burnham had gone to Karen that night instead of having her come to them?

Decades later, Steve still wonders, what if he and Burnham had gone to Karen that night instead of having her come to them?

That small decision, it haunts him.

That small decision, it haunts him.

By the time Steve, Drew, and Burnham arrived at the scene of Karen's crash, just about every trace of her had vanished. Everything except that paycheck in the mud. Karen, gone.

By the time Steve, Drew, and Burnham arrived at the scene of Karen's crash, just about every trace of her had vanished. Everything except that paycheck in the mud. Karen, gone.

What exactly was Karen uncovering about Kermagee? What secrets could those documents have held? That's next time.

What exactly was Karen uncovering about Kermagee? What secrets could those documents have held? That's next time.

She'd agreed to deliver sensitive documents to a New York Times reporter.

She'd agreed to deliver sensitive documents to a New York Times reporter.

And I'm Bob Sands. I've been covering the Silkwood story since I read the wire copy on the air in Oklahoma City the night that Karen died in that car crash.

And I'm Bob Sands. I've been covering the Silkwood story since I read the wire copy on the air in Oklahoma City the night that Karen died in that car crash.

And in 1994, 20 years after Karen Silkwood's death, a friend gave me a secret tape for safekeeping. An Oklahoma highway patrolman had launched his own risky investigation behind the thin blue line.

And in 1994, 20 years after Karen Silkwood's death, a friend gave me a secret tape for safekeeping. An Oklahoma highway patrolman had launched his own risky investigation behind the thin blue line.