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the facts!
On January 22 , 1987 , the day before his sentencing, Dwyer called a press conference to "provide an update on the situation." Many expected Dwyer to announce his resignation from office. At the conference, an agitated and nervous Dwyer once again professed his innocence, and declared that he would not resign as state treasrer .
At this point Dwyer stopped with his prepared text and called to three of his staffers, giving each an envelope. One contained a suicide note to his wife, a second was an organ door card and other related materials, and a third was a letter to Pennsylvania Governor Bob Casey , who had been inaugurated just two days before.
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." Those in attendance cried out to Dwyer, pleading with him to put the gun down. Some tried to approach him. "Stay away, this thing will hurt someone," he warned. [2] Those were his final words. Amid the cry of "Budd, Budd, Budd," Dwyer put the gun barrel into his mouth, pulled the trigger, and collapsed on the floor bleeding, in front of five live televison news cameras. Medical crews immediately arrived and treated Dwyer's hopeless injuries, which he succumbed to at 11:31 a.m. at Harrisburg Hospital.
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