Steven Pitt (March 12, 1959 – May 31, 2018) was an American

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Family and education

Pitt was born and grew up in Southfield, Michigan. He attended Southfield-Lathrup High School and graduated from Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine. Pitt completed his General Psychiatry Residency at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor and completed a Forensic Psychiatric Fellowship at the University of Maryland — where he was mentored by Jonas Rappeport, the founding father of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.

Career

Pitt was a professor of psychiatry at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. In 2006 Pitt helped the police identify the Baseline killer who had raped and murdered a series of women in

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. Pitt worked extensively on the JonBenét Ramsey case — where he was retained by both the police and prosecutor. He also worked in the investigation of the Columbine High School massacre, the Deer Creek Middle School shooting, and the

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Death

Pitt was murdered on May 31, 2018, by the perpetrator of the 2018 Scottsdale shootings.

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Who was forensic psychiatrist Steven Pitt?
''The Arizona Republic'', 1 June 2018 {{DEFAULTSORT:Pitt, Steven 1959 births 2018 deaths American forensic psychiatrists American murder victims American osteopathic physicians Killing of JonBenét Ramsey People murdered in Arizona Deaths by firearm in Arizona University of Michigan Medical School alumni Male murder victims People from Southfield, Michigan