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://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
