"The pressure had to have been substantial and for a significant period of time," Wecht said.

Dr. Wecht later told the press that he had not been paid.

Stabile and Wecht faced each other in the general election.

Wecht continued to serve as Coroner until the position was eliminated in 2006.

Wecht responded that the funds in question had been used solely to upgrade the office and staff.

The prosecution immediately announced that they planned to retry Wecht.

Before Wecht's trial, the prosecution moved to dismiss 43 of the 84 counts without prejudice.

Wecht's defense counsel argued that his prosecution was politically motivated.

Speculation arose that the prosecution of Wecht was politically motivated.

Wecht became famous appearing on television and consulting on deaths with a high media profile.

On June 2, all charges were dropped against Cyril Wecht.

Dr. Wecht visited the shooting scene yesterday morning.

Dr. Wecht happens to be a prominent Democrat.

When told of the new information on Monday, Dr. Wecht said it seemed to point to negligence.

Wecht's tenure as Allegheny County Coroner was not without controversy.

In contrast, Mr. Wecht said, follicles have living cells, but finding them at a crime scene is unusual.

Defense lawyers, who have not yet seen the reports from the city medical examiner or from Dr. Wecht, were furious.

However, Wecht points out, there have been cases of two and three unexplained infant deaths in a family in which homicide was ruled highly unlikely.

At trial, Wecht's defense team put forth no witnesses and focused solely on cross-examining the prosecution witnesses.

Wecht's criminal court case ended in a mistrial after the jury failed to agree on a verdict on all 41 remaining counts.

Dr. Wecht asked.

By spring of 2005, FBI agents were seizing documents in Wecht's private and county offices.

The federal grand jury in Pittsburgh had returned an eighty-four-count felony indictment against Doctor Wecht.

Coroner Cyril Wecht, after a two-day inquest, ruled the explosion an accident.