Pennsylvania state Treasurer who committed suicide on TV in 1987. He was about to be sentenced and sent to
prison. He called a press conference, read his suicide note, and blew his brains out with a .357 magnum.
It was snowing that day in Harrisburg, and lots of
kids were home from school. Their cartoons were interrupted by this breaking news, in all its graphic glory.
Seared lots of young minds, it did. And this was pre-internet, mind you, so they weren'
t used to seeing
stuff.