Renowned forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht dies

  • May 13, 2024
Renowned forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht dies

In this June 19, 2009 photo, Dr. Cyril Wecht talks about growing up and his education as a youth in Pittsburgh from his law offices in Pittsburgh. Wecht, one of the most sought-after pathologists, has played a part in many famous cases and is a man whose personality helped turn a grim profession into a popular career choice and helped birth a generation of fictional medical examiners on crime shows from

Known as much for his brilliant mind as his profanity, for his controversial opinions as his work ethic, for his love of family as his inflated sense of self, Dr. Cyril H. Wecht was a study in contrasts.

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