Daniel James White (September 2, 1946 – October 21, 1985) was an American politician who assassinated George Moscone, the mayor of San Francisco, and Harvey Milk, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, inside City Hall on November 27, 1978. White was convicted of manslaughter for the deaths of Milk and Moscone and served five years of a seven-year prison sentence. Less than two years after his release, he returned to San Francisco and later committed suicide.
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Dan White was an American politician who assassinated the mayor of San Francisco and a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1978. He was convicted of manslaughter and served a short prison sentence before committing suicide less than two years after his release.
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Dan White was an American politician who assassinated George Moscone, the mayor of San Francisco, and Harvey Milk, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, inside City Hall on November 27, 1978.
Dan White assassinated George Moscone, the mayor of San Francisco, and Harvey Milk, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, inside City Hall on November 27, 1978.
Dan White was convicted of manslaughter for the deaths of Milk and Moscone and served five years of a seven-year prison sentence. Less than two years after his release, he returned to San Francisco and later committed suicide.
Dan White assassinated George Moscone, the mayor of San Francisco, and Harvey Milk, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, inside City Hall on November 27, 1978.
Dan White assassinated George Moscone and Harvey Milk on November 27, 1978, inside City Hall in San Francisco. He was convicted of manslaughter and served a five-year prison sentence, and later committed suicide less than two years after his release.