You’d Think They’d Know Better, But These Politicians Committed The Wildest Crimes Of The 20th Century

Dan White Murdered Harvey Milk And The SF Mayor

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Dan White was elected as a Democrat to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977 and is notorious for the murders of fellow member Harvey Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone. By 1978, frequent clashes with Milk and other board members led White to resign, only to reverse his resignation a few days later. While Moscone was initially open to giving White his seat back, other members including Milk were against it. Upset that he wouldn’t be reinstated, White snuck into City Hall and shot both Moscone and Milk. As opposed to first-degree murder, White was charged with manslaughter on the grounds of insanity.