June 17, 2004: Headlines: COS - Tonga: Murder: Crime: Safety and Security of Volunteers: NPR: Listen to Philip Weiss, author of 'American Taboo: A Murder in the Peace Corps' on NPR
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June 17, 2004: Headlines: COS - Tonga: Murder: Crime: Safety and Security of Volunteers: NPR: Listen to Philip Weiss, author of 'American Taboo: A Murder in the Peace Corps' on NPR
American Taboo: A Murder in the Peace Corps
 | Charges possible in 1976 PCV slaying
Congressman Norm Dicks has asked the U.S. attorney in Seattle to consider pursuing charges against Dennis Priven, the man accused of killing Peace Corps Volunteer Deborah Gardner on the South Pacific island of Tonga 28 years ago. Background on this story here and here. |
 | American Taboo
Read the story of Volunteer Deborah Gardner's murder in Tonga in 1976 and how her killer has been free for the past 28 years with the help of the Peace Corps. Read an excerpt from Philip Weiss' book documenting the murder and coverup. Then read an essay by RPCV Bob Shaconis who says that Peace Corps' treatment as a "sacred cow" has exempted it from public scrutiny and that the agency has labored to preserve its shining reputation, sometimes at the expense of the very principles it is supposed to embody. |
Listen to Philip Weiss, author of 'American Taboo: A Murder in the Peace Corps' on NPR
Listen to Philip Weiss, author of 'American Taboo: A Murder in the Peace Corps' on NPR
'American Taboo: A Murder in the Peace Corps'
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June 17, 2004
The new book American Taboo: A Murder in the Peace Corps tells the true story of a Peace Corps volunteer who was murdered in 1976 in the Pacific Island nation of Tonga. Another Peace Corps volunteer was accused of the murder but judged not guilty by reason of insanity by a Tongan court. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with author Philip Weiss.
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