Episode 2: Sweet Communion I William Preston Taulbee and Budd Dwyer

The Muck Podcast — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 00:15:00 -0500

Hillary and Tina cover former Kentucky House Representative William Preston Taulbee and Pennsylvania State Treasurer Budd Dwyer.

Tina’s Story:
In 1986, Budd Dwyer found himself mired in a political bribery scandal. His alleged decision to take a 300K kickback mucked up his pristine reputation as Pennsylvania state treasurer. Dwyer professed his innocence and had a loyal following of supporters, but with an upcoming sentencing, Dwyer’s back was up against the wall. Then, he made a fateful decision that shocked Pennsylvania residents and gripped the nation.

Hillary’s Story:
In 1887, Kentucky House Representative William Preston Taulbee faces major repercussions after local journalist Charles Kincaid exposes Taulbee’s affair with a young, beautiful teenage clerk. With a marriage on the rocks and ruined career, Taulbee terrorizes Kincaid for years, until a fateful encounter on the stairs of a basement restaurant in the Capitol Building.

Sources:

Tina's Story
Wikipedia
R. Budd Dwyer

From Eighty Four Films:
Honest Man: The Life of R. Budd Dwyer

All That’s Interesting
R. Budd Dwyer and the Death of an “Honest Man”

Ranker
The Video of Budd Dwyer’s Suicide is Infamous, but Do You Know Why He Did It?

Associated Press--Michael Hirsh
“Dwyer Eulogized as Innocent Victim”

Penn Live
“Former Pennsylvania Treasurer R. Budd Dwyer's controversial death re-examined in new film”

The Morning Call
“DWYER SOUGHT SPECTER'S HELP TO GET A PRESIDENTIAL PARDON”

Washington Post--Elanor Randolph
“WITNESSES TO DEATH JOURNALISTS QUESTION THEIR ROLE"

Associated Press--David Morris
“Pennsylvania Treasurer Kills Self At News Conference”

LA Times
“Family to Get $1.28-Million Pension in Suicide of Pennsylvania Official”

PetaPixel
“The Day That Made AP Photographers Switch to 100% Color Film”