Books by Cyril H. Wecht

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.

In the words of one reviewer Cyril Wecht's Legal Medicine has helped validate and develop the field which it reports. Legal Medicine contains essays on such topics as blood alcohol concentrations, use of polygraph machines, artificial insemination, and antitrust laws and the physician.

Established in 1969, Cyril Wecht's Legal Medicine series has, in the words of a review of the 1982 volume, helped validate and develop the field which it reports. Legal Medicine's format assembles articles by experts dealing with a range of topics in the field of legal medicine and forensic science.

Legal Medicine explores the legal issues that arise from government policy influencing medical practice, advances in medical technology, and new disease patterns.