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Robert Budd Dwyer (November 21, 1939 January 22, 1987) was an American politician.
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He was found guilty on 11 counts of conspiracy, mail fraud, perjury, and interstate transportation in aid of racketeering, and was scheduled to be sentenced on January 23, 1987.[4] On January 22, Dwyer called a news conference in the Pennsylvania state capital of Harrisburg, during which he fatally shot himself with a .357 Magnum revolver in front of reporters. Dwyer's suicide was broadcast later that day to a wide television audience across Pennsylvania.
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He was found guilty on 11 counts of conspiracy, mail fraud, perjury, and interstate transportation in aid of racketeering, and was scheduled to be sentenced on January 23, 1987.[4] On January 22, Dwyer called a news conference in the Pennsylvania state capital of Harrisburg, during which he fatally shot himself with a .357 Magnum revolver in front of reporters. Dwyer's suicide was broadcast later that day to a wide television audience across Pennsylvania.
More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Budd_Dwyer
I once saw it on You Tube. I don't know if it's still there.
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frogmarch
Feb 2022
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SallyHemmings
(1,949 posts)1. To my horror I watched the live news conference
frogmarch
(12,250 posts)2. Geez!
That must have been awful! The YT video I saw had some parts edited out, and even that was shocking!
SallyHemmings
(1,949 posts)3. It was one of those things
where you weren't sure what you were watching....
Pretty awful
