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The Murder of Dian Fossey

Witness: Archive 2013 by BBC

Dec 26, 20138:59Society & Culture

Gorilla expert Dian Fossey was murdered in her cabin at her research centre in Rwanda on 26 December 1985. Lucy Burns speaks to Kelly Stewart, who worked with Fossey and the gorillas.

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The Murder of Dian Fossey is an episode from Witness: Archive 2013 by BBC. Gorilla expert Dian Fossey was murdered in her cabin at her research centre in Rwanda on 26 December 1985. Lucy Burns speaks to Kelly Stewart, who worked with Fossey...

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Published Dec 26, 2013, 8:59 long, audio available.

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