PennsylvaniaMom can you repost the info on wecht and Perper?
Okey dokey...here is the back story on Cyril Wecht/Joshua Perper. Wecht was the elected coroner of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh--not Philly). Wecht hired Perper (who he had meet and was impressed with) at a coronoer/ME convention (talk about your fun get togethers, huh?). Perper came to work for Wecht in the coroner's office (in Pittsburgh).
Wecht, who does alot of teaching at local universities (along with his 'expert' opining) brought private work in the Allegheny County morgue...and there were billing discrepancies (it was alleged that Wecht was making a profit off of public facilities...Wecht is big in (surprise!!!) Dem politics here and has enemies.
Allegation turn into charges, Wecht is on trial...Perper (his trusted pathologist) gives damning testimony. Wecht has to pay back the County/legal fees etc., Perper then runs for the coroner's job and wins.
Wecht then runs (again) for coroner (at the end of Perper's term) and wins...Perper goes to Florida. So Allegheny County had Wecht/Perper/Wecht as coroners. After all of that, by referendum, the position of coroner is done away with...now there is a Medical Examiner (and to be honest, no one as colorful as the past two and I would have to google to find out who the ME is right now.
It has been reported (in local Pittsburgh media) that Wecht/Perper have not spoken or interacted in anyway since the trial.