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The Life and Deaths of Cyril Wecht: Memoirs of America's Most Controversial Forensic Pathologist

The Life and Deaths of Cyril Wecht: Memoirs of America's Most Controversial Forensic Pathologist - Paperback

by Cyril H. Wecht, Jeff Sewald
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Availability:In StockContributor:Cyril H. Wecht, Jeff SewaldPublish date:2020-10-02Pages:238
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Exposit BooksISBN-13:9781476684246ISBN-10:1476684243UPC:9781476684246Book Category:Medical, True Crime, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Forensic Medicine, Murder, Personal MemoirsSize:9.90 x 6.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SC38WGM603

For six decades, Pittsburgh-based forensic scientist Cyril Wecht has been an outspoken authority when horrible things happen to everyday people--murders, childhood deaths, tragic accidents and police brutality. His expertise and testimony have been called upon in high-profile cases, including the deaths of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Elvis Presley, JonBenet Ramsey, Laci Peterson and others.

As a criminal defendant, in 1979, he was acquitted on charges of personally profiting from his office as Allegheny County Coroner; a federal public corruption charge was dismissed in 2008. Both cases, his attorneys argued, were politically motivated. Wecht's memoir describes his work on famous cases, his life in the public eye and his legal battles with determined and powerful authorities, from his hometown DA to a U.S. Attorney and the FBI.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Exposit BooksISBN-13:9781476684246ISBN-10:1476684243UPC:9781476684246Book Category:Medical, True Crime, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Forensic Medicine, Murder, Personal MemoirsSize:9.90 x 6.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SC38WGM603
Cyril H. Wecht M.D., J.D., is an internationally acclaimed forensic pathologist, attorney and medical-legal consultant who has become famous for consulting on deaths with a high media profile. His expertise has been called upon in cases involving John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Elvis Presley, JonBenét Ramsey, Laci Peterson and Kurt Cobain, the fatal stabbings of the family of Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, the O.J. Simpson slayings, and the Waco Branch Davidian fire, among many others. Jeff Sewald is an award-winning writer and filmmaker who specializes in defining the cultural significance of people, places, things and events. His films include Gridiron & Steel, a documentary focusing on the spiritual relationship that exists between the sport of football and the people of southwestern Pennsylvania; Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries, about the legendary author and environmentalist; and We Knew What We Had: The Greatest Jazz Story Never Told, which chronicles the history and significance of jazz music in his hometown of Pittsburgh.
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