Stuff you never knew

Clara Blandick - actress (Auntie Em in The Wizard of Oz) committed suicide in 1962 by taking sleeping pills, with a plastic bag tied over her head. She was 81-years-old and suffering from crippling arthritis. To me that doesn’t sound like a very pleasant way to go but I suppose if you can’t stand the pain anymore, you will do anything to end it.

Al Capone - Chicago gangster died in 1947 of syphilis. Sounds like a crappy way to go, but I suppose he had fun getting it.

Jeffrey Dahmer - mass murderer was killed in 1994. He was beaten to death with a broomstick by a fellow inmate at the Columbia Correctional Institute. I guess this is what happens when you kill and eat you male lovers because you are afraid of being rejected by them.

R. Budd Dwyer - politician (Pennsylvania) in 1987 he was convicted of bribery and conspiracy in federal court and about to be sentenced. He called a press conference; and there, in front of spectators and TV cameras, he shot himself in the mouth. I chose this one only because I got to witness it. It was very memorable (not in a good way). I was about 10 or 11 and we had gotten out of school early because of snow. This press conference was on the television as I came in the door to my house and only minutes later he pulled the trigger. It was truly a sight, not one I ever need to see again.