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Home > Cause of Death: A Leading Forensic Expert Sets the Record Straight
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Cause of Death: A Leading Forensic Expert Sets the Record Straight
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 (18 Reviews)
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$35.00
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November 1, 1993 |
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Hardcover
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 Five Stars, October 31, 2015
By JDW
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Interesting.
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 Interesting, Intense and Very Well Written!, July 14, 2015
By William G.
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<i> Cause of Death </i> is a very well written true crime book written by Dr. Cyril Wecht, a famous forensic pathologist, in which he delves into several famous cases involving mostly celebrities and draws conclusions based upon the evidence available. I bought the book back when I was aspiring to become a forensic pathologist myself and I was fascinated by the information contained within. Dr. Wecht is one of the greats in his field and it was very interesting to read his conclusions regarding a number of noted cases including the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Elvis Presley. Some of which I had read about previously having been reviewed by some of his equally famous peers.
If I had to place a negative on the book, it would be the amount of time devoted to the JFK assassination, which could have easily filled a book on its own and I felt it took away from many of the other stories contained in the book. Don't get me wrong. It is still a great book. One that I hope to read again some day.
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 Interesting, Intense and Fairy Well Written!, July 14, 2015
By William G.
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Cause of Death is a fairly well written true crime book by Dr. Cyril Wecht, a famous forensic pathologist, in which he delves into several famous cases involving mostly celebrities and draws conclusions based upon the evidence available. I bought the book back when I was aspiring to become a forensic pathologist myself and I was fascinated by the information contained within. Dr. Wecht is one of the greats in his field and it was very interesting to read his conclusions regarding a number of noted cases including the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy, and the death of Elvis Presley. Some of the cases I had read about previously having been reviewed by some of his equally famous peers and it intrigued me to learn what conclusions he drew when examining the exact same evidence.
If I had to place a negative on the book, it would be the amount of time devoted to the JFK assassination, which could have easily filled a book on its own and I felt it took away from many of the other stories contained in the book. Don't get me wrong. It is still a great book. One that I will perhaps read again some day.
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Very interesting... gives new insight into the ..., June 07, 2015
By Gerry Meacham
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Very interesting...gives new insight into the cause of death!
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Very infomaive. Fascinating!, May 29, 2015
By Kathy L.
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Very interesting. I learned a lot! Great detail on famous cases! Couldn't put it down!
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An Important Book - A Classic Among True Crime Books, April 30, 2015
By Mary Naylor
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The "Magic Bullet"
Could not turn in space,
Yet it broke millions of hearts. (Senryu)
This book was so fascinating, I couldn't put it down. Also, it brought up some important questions for us. For example, should we as a society evaluate District Attorneys by how many convictions they rack up, or the quality with which they handle each of their cases.
Should the office of coronor (an elected position) be abolished for an appointed medical examiner position so that the person must be a forensic pathologist to hold the job.
Dr. Cyril Wecht gives us much food for thought.
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