The Dan White Case: 2003 Panel Discussion OTTID:458029
The Times of Harvey Milk
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After serving five years in prison, former San Francisco supervisor Dan White was released. Two years later, on October 21, 1985, he committed suicide. Presented here are excerpts from a 2003 panel discussion with his attorneys, Douglas Schmidt and Stephen Scherr, and deputy district attorney Jim Hammer, recorded at the University of San Francisco.
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