Friday, June 12, 2015

Today in 1950 - Houston businessman commits suicide on TV




June 12, 1950

Houston businessman commits suicide on TV


Houston businessman Stanford B. Twente chose the telecast of a minor league baseball game as his opportunity to commit suicide in front of a TV audience. Twente walked into the broadcast booth, where Dick Gottlieb was narrating the action, sat down, and then shot himself in the head. Viewers heard the shot, and then saw Gottlieb sitting next to Mr. Twente's corpse.

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