Stargard in Pommern, Pomerania, Prussia, Weimar Republic
Died
April 14, 2024(2024-04-14) (aged 97)
St. Clair Shores, Michigan, U.S.
Alma mater
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Occupation
Forensic pathologist
Years active
1953–2024
Children
3
Werner Uri Spitz[1] (August 22, 1926 – April 14, 2024) was a German-American forensic pathologist who worked on a number of high-profile cases, including the investigations of the assassinations of president John F. Kennedy and reverend Martin Luther King Jr. He also testified at the trials of Casey Anthony and Phil Spector, the 1996 civil trial against O. J. Simpson, and consulted on the investigation of JonBenét Ramsey's 1996 death.[2]
Spitz wrote and with his son Daniel co-edited the book Spitz and Fisher's Medicolegal Investigation of Death: Guidelines for the Application of Pathology to Crime Investigation.[3]
^"License Details". State of Michigan. Retrieved June 19, 2017.[permanent dead link]
^Grieco, Lou (September 6, 2011). "County asked to pay $5K a day fee for expert". Dayton Daily News. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
^Spitz, Werner; Spitz, Daniel J (December 21, 2005). Spitz and Fisher's Medicolegal Investigation of Death: Guidelines for the Application of Pathology to Crime Investigation. Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd. ISBN 978-0398075446.
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