Anybody remember this guy? Budd Dwyer had 4 envelopes when he showed up for this press conference. 1 had suicide notes for people in his cabinet. 1 had his organ donor information. And the third had a letter to newly-inaugurated Gov. Robert P. Casey.

After handing out the envelopes, Dwyer opened a fourth large manila envelope and withdrew a .357 Magnum revolver, advising those in the crowd to: “Please leave the room if this will offend you.

R. (Robert) Budd Dwyer (November 21, 1939 — January 22, 1987) was a former Pennsylvania politician who, on the morning of January 22, 1987, committed suicide by shooting himself in the mouth with a handgun during a televised press conference.

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