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{{Infobox Shock Site | |||
|title = Budd Dwyer Suicide | |||
|image = Budd Dwyer.png | |||
|imagecaption = Dwyer in the final moments of his life. | |||
|maker = N/A | |||
|type = Live broadcast | |||
|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 corruption. The suicide was then broadcasted through many television stations without warning. | On January 22, 1987, an American politician R. Budd Dwyer committed suicide with a revolver during a television broadcast after being accused of corruption. The suicide was then broadcasted through many television stations without warning. | ||