Tilikum

(AJ Pics / Alamy)

Dawn Brancheau

(Julie Fletcher / Associated Press)

Alexis Martinez and Dawn Brancheau at Loro Parque

(Courtesy of Estefanía Luis Rodriguez)

Georgia:

Tilikum, the killer whale

Episode sources:

1. “Blackfish”

2. Death at SeaWorld: Shamu and the Dark Side of Killer Whales in Captivity by David Kirby

3. “A Whale of a Business” (Frontline) 1984

4. “Malice, mischief or fad? Orca experts intrigued by boat bumpings” by Matt Mcknight and Jane Ross (Reuters) 2023

5. “Trainer: Tilikum past darker than SeaWorld said” (CBS News) 2011

6. “OSHA Goes After SeaWorld” by Tim Zimmerman (Outside) 2011

7. “Whale that killed its trainer won't be isolated” (ABC7) 2010

8. “Keiko” (Wikipedia)

9. “Tilikum” (Wikipedia)

10. “Killer whale attacks SeaWorld trainer” (AP) 2006

11. “Report Details SeaWorld Trainer's Last Moments” (WESH 2 News) 2010

12. “Aquarium warned of danger ex-trainer” (Canadian Press) 1991