 The true story of the assassination of San Francisco Mayor  George Moscone  (qv) and City Supervisor  Harvey Milk (I)  (qv) on November 27, 1978. The case of assassin  Dan White (III)  (qv) has become known as the "Twinkie defense" after his sentence was reduced from first-degree murder to voluntary manslaughter. White served five years in prison and committed suicide in 1985. This film is based on  Emily Mann  (qv) s play.