Ava Grey examines the 1927 St. Francis Dam disaster, where engineer William Mulholland's unchecked authority and failure to consult geologists caused catastrophic collapse, killing 400 people. Twelve billion gallons destroyed downstream communities. A forensic look at how expertise without oversight becomes deadly and why foundations—geological and institutional—must be questioned.

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