Session 25: R. Budd Dwyer

Hey Crimestituents! We're gaveling in another session of Crime in Congress, a new true crime podcast with hosts Harley and Sarah that examines political scandals and infamous crimes with elected officials.   This session, we are taking you to Pennsylvania, where we discuss R. Budd Dwyer, a State Treasurer whose crimes and public suicide shocked the world.    Sources:  The Sins of Our Fathers: A Profile of Pennsylvania Attorney General Leroy Zimmerman and a Historical Explanation of the Suicide of State Treasurer R.Budd Dwyer by William Keisling and Richard Kearns Honest Man: The Life of R. Budd Dwyer (2010) The Evening News - Tuesday, June 25, 1985 (Harrisburg, PA) Press Enterprise - Wednesday, July 24, 1985 (Bloomsburg, PA) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Friday, July 27, 1984 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Friday, March 2, 1984 The Patriot News - Friday, December 19, 1986 (Harrisburg, PA) The Evening News - Friday, December 19, 1986 (Harrisburg, PA) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Budd_Dwyer https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/12/17/A-man-who-federal-prosecutors-say-was-the-mastermind/3255472107600/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeRoy_Zimmerman https://www.library.pasen.gov/people/member-biography?id=4570 https://dwyermovie.com/AboutBudd.html https://bunow.com/news-politics/budd-dwyer-lessons-in-politics-and-media/ https://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/26/us/pennsylvania-aide-focus-of-scandal.html https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/SJ/1987/0/Sj19870202.pdf https://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/26/us/pennsylvania-aide-focus-of-scandal.html   Gavel strike audio by odditonic  Instrumental intro/outro music by Dmitry Taras