One Year: 1990 - The Angry Death of Kimberly Bergalis

Published: Dec. 21, 2023, 8 a.m.

b'Before 1990, there had never been a documented case of a patient getting HIV from a health care worker. Kimberly Bergalis changed that. Her claim that she\\u2019d been infected by her dentist would captivate and terrify the country. And the dentist, David Acer, would be made into a villain without America ever knowing who he really was.\\n\\nThis episode was written by Kelly Jones and Josh Levin, One Year\\u2019s editorial director. One Year\\u2019s senior producer is Evan Chung.\\n\\nThis episode was produced by Kelly Jones and Evan Chung, with additional production by Olivia Briley.\\xa0\\n\\nIt was edited by Joel Meyer and Derek John, Slate\\u2019s executive producer of narrative podcasts. Merritt Jacob is senior technical director. We had mixing help from Kevin Bendis. We had production help this season from Jabari Butler.\\n\\nJoin\\xa0Slate Plus\\xa0to get a special behind-the-scenes conversation at the end of our season about how we put together our 1990 stories. Slate Plus members also get to listen to all Slate podcasts without any ads.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'