Cyril H. Wecht

Biography

Dr. Cyril H. Wecht was a renowned American forensic pathologist who served as president of both the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the American College of Legal Medicine. He headed the board of trustees of the American Board of Legal Medicine and performed over 17,000 autopsies during his career. Wecht was perhaps best known for his criticism of the Warren Commission's findings concerning the assassination of John F. Kennedy.