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The Life and Deaths of Cyril Wecht Cyril H. Wecht

The Life and Deaths of Cyril Wecht von Cyril H. Wecht

The Life and Deaths of Cyril Wecht Cyril H. Wecht

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Zusammenfassung

For six decades, Pittsburgh-based forensic scientist Cyril Wecht has been an outspoken authority when horrible things happen to everyday people. His 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 US Attorney and the FBI.

The Life and Deaths of Cyril Wecht Zusammenfassung

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

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.

Wecht has also appeared in court 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.

The Life and Deaths of Cyril Wecht Bewertungen

Cyril couldn't be intimidated if you faced him with a Sherman tank." -F. Lee Bailey

"I respect Cyril enormously because he stays out there in the public eye and keeps saying what he believes. He's a straight shooter." - Oliver Stone

"Cyril Wecht is an old warrior. When I had dinner with him not too long ago, I could still see bright flashes of the curiosity, the indignation and the fire that have propelled his legendary career for five decades." - Alec Baldwin

"Cyril is a no-nonsense, straight-talking expert. He's a renowned scientist who has little patience for rigmarole or politics. He speaks to the forensic truth of what his investigations and examinations reveal." - Geraldo Rivera

"Cyril Wecht has tremendous credibility. He is not a 'witness for hire.' He's a witness for the truth." - Alan Dershowitz

Über Cyril H. Wecht

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, JonBenet 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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • My Hometown
  • Lessons in Malevolence
  • Federal Trial Part I: Choose a Victim, Invent a Crime
  • "Be a doctor and you will be your own boss"
  • Love and Early Skirmishes
  • The Golden Rule: "he who has the gold, rules"
  • Federal Trial Part II: Mad Dogs at the Door
  • To Sin by Silence: The Assassinations of JFK and RFK
  • Media Darling
  • Federal Trial Part III: The Aftermath
  • I Did It My Way
  • The Cyril H. Wecht Institute of Forensic Science and Law
  • Witness for Truth: Casework
  • Contributors
  • The Authors in Brief
  • Other Books by Cyril Wecht
  • Index

Zusätzliche Informationen

CIN1476684243VG
9781476684246
1476684243
The Life and Deaths of Cyril Wecht: Memoirs of America's Most Controversial Forensic Pathologist Cyril H. Wecht
Cyril H. Wecht
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Broschiert
McFarland & Co Inc
2020-12-30
238
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