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Robert Budd Dwyer (November 21, 1939 – January 22, 1987) was an American politician. He served from 1965 to 1971 as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and from 1971 to 1981 as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate representing the state's 50th district. Dwyer then served as the 70th state treasurer of ...
Dec 31, 2014 · Watch the video of Robert Budd Dwyer, a former Pennsylvania treasurer, committing suicide during a live press conference in 1987. Read the reviews and comments from viewers who witnessed or learned about this tragic event.
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Jan 20, 2022 · The web page remembers the shocking public suicide of state Treasurer R. Budd Dwyer, who killed himself with a gun in his mouth during a news conference in 1987. It also covers other news topics, such as weather, vaccination, crime, entertainment and sports.
On Jan. 22, 1987, Pennsylvania State Treasurer Budd Dwyer committed suicide on live TV. This is the original report from WGAL News 8 chronicling what happene...
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Budd Dwyer was the Pennsylvania State Treasurer who committed suicide in front of the cameras on Jan. 22, 1987, the day before his bribery sentencing. Learn about his life, career and the impact of his tragic act on the news industry.
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Jan 20, 2022 · Published: Jan. 20, 2022, 5:00 a.m. Pennsylvania State Treasurer R. Budd Dwyer holds a pistol as he prepares to kill himself in front of cameras during a news conference in his state capitol ...
Jan 23, 1987 · Mr. Dwyer and a former state Republican chairman, Robert B. Asher, were found guilty last month of 11 Federal charges stemming from the Pennsylvania Treasury Department's 1984 decision to award a ...
