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|title = Budd Dwyer's Suicide | |title = Budd Dwyer's Suicide | ||
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|date = January 22, 1987 | |date = January 22, 1987 | ||
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On January 22, 1987, an American politician R. Budd Dwyer committed suicide with a revolver during a television broadcast after being accused of bribery and corruption | On January 22, 1987, an American politician R. Budd Dwyer committed suicide with a revolver during a television broadcast after being accused of bribery and corruption and faced 55 years in prison if found guilty. Five cameras recording from different angles in the room broadcasted the incident through several television stations without warning, revealing Dwyer's death to potentially thousands of viewers. | ||
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