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Cadavers now have bargaining power. Celebrity forensic specialist and Allegheny County medical examiner Cyril H. Wecht announced his resignation only hours after being indicted on January 20 for fraudulent activity and the alleged bartering of human bodies.

The resignation came as no surprise to Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato, who was previously given Wecht’s letter of resignation in early December in the event of such an indictment.

“I have accepted Dr. Wecht’s letter of resignation from the position of interim Medical Examiner,” said Onorato in his press release. Onorato then announced he had already begun to search for a new medical examiner.

The 84-count indictment included charges that Wecht had been using county...

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