R. Budd Dwyer wurde am 21 November 1939 in St. Charles, Missouri, USA geboren. Er war mit Joanne Dwyer verheiratet. Er starb am 22 Januar 1987 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
On the day before his court appearance, he held a press conference where he insisted on his innocence, handed out papers to his staff, and then committed suicide by self-inflicted gunshot with a .357 Magnum revolver. Later that day, a number of television stations throughout Pennsylvania broadcast taped footage of Dwyer's suicide to a midday audience.
