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Medical Examiner Attacked, Tied to Bomb Outside Office [Memphis, again!]
The Commercial Appeal ^ | June 2, 2002 | Yolanda Jones

Posted on 06/02/2002 11:46:11 AM PDT by willieroe

An unknown assailant attacked the Shelby County medical examiner late Saturday, wrapping him with barbed wire and strapping a bomb to his chest before leaving him in a stairwell outside his downtown Memphis office.

Dr. O. C. Smith received minor injuries from the attack that included chemical burns. His attacker threw an acid type substance on Smith's face as he left work at 1060 Madison around 10 p.m.

Smith was found by a security guard shortly after midnight.

This is the second time in the last three months an explosive device or bomb has been found at the Shelby County Regional Forensic Center, which houses the morgue and Smith's office.

On March 13, a bomb and two smaller explosive-type devices were found in the stairwell outside of the forensic center. [Related FR thread: MEMPHIS: 'NO HOAX' BOMB FOUND OUTSIDE COUNTY MORGUE]

Sunday afternoon, local and federal officials said the devices are "similar," but are still investigating. They could not say if the same person or persons made the devices.

A $5,000 reward is being offered by Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau for any information about suspects in this recent incident and the one on March 13.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 528-CASH or the ATF hotline at (888) ATF-BOMB.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Tennessee
KEYWORDS: licensescandal; medicalexaminer; memphis; terrorists; tnlicensescandals
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To: Mitchell
The FBI said it was arson. I don't know what the medical examiner's ruling was.

Spontanious combustian, no doubt. *sigh*

22 posted on 06/02/2002 12:37:34 PM PDT by concerned about politics
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To: imyconsults
Are there people living in TN?
23 posted on 06/02/2002 12:37:58 PM PDT by Almondjoy
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To: KissOfTheSith
Yeah, like the medical examiner in Arkansas, that declared the death of the decapitated man, a suicide, or the one shot in the back the head, a suicide.
24 posted on 06/02/2002 12:46:06 PM PDT by Eva
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To: browardchad
He also did the autopsy on Katherine Smith, who was involved in driver license fraud with some Middle Eastern men, and was found burnt to death after a minor traffic accident.

Anyone know what the final determination was on cause of death for Ms. Smith? Did they rule that a suicide?

Thanks, I was trying to remember her name in relation to this. This doesn't look good. Maybe the ME can give law enforcement some descriptions of his attacker(-s), since he lived.

Mrs Kus

25 posted on 06/02/2002 12:57:18 PM PDT by cgk
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To: concerned about politics
The Scientific organizations' gesture of contributing $ to Wiley's reward fund was exemplory, but I was actually referring to the reward re: to the ME's attack. In that county, ME seems to be a spectaculary dangerous occupation.
26 posted on 06/02/2002 1:02:53 PM PDT by Libertina
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To: willieroe
Wonder if the person wasn't pleased about the autopsy finding on the lady who was selling the i.d.'s to mid-eastern men? Sure does make a person wonder.
27 posted on 06/02/2002 1:12:56 PM PDT by tutstar
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To: KissOfTheSith
In some article I read by Jim Garrison -- the real life DA from NO Stone made JFK about -- Garrison asserted that when "the Establishment" wanted to infiltrate and "control" an area, they would make it a priority to get one of "their people" in the position of medical examiner because the position has so much power in a real world way. The position can label deaths accidental/murder, etc.

Perhaps there's more to this guy than meets the eye...

Here's another story, significant only because the accused murderer's birthday is the day Smith was attacked: Saturday, June 1st.:

They are accusing the Shelby County medical examiner of purposefully withholding evidence that could have helped them defend Workman."That X-ray was absent from the record for one reason: the Medical Examiner's Office suppressed it," the attorneys wrote yesterday in the motion to reopen the case. Dr. O.C. Smith, Shelby County medical examiner, did not return a request for comment yesterday.

from this Death Row Inmate's Case History page, which I neither support, nor am against... just remember it from Court TV:
Philip Workman; Tennessee Death Row
The Case Today

Interesting coincidence, if that's all it is. I wonder how much more can be found about Smith?

Mrs Kus

28 posted on 06/02/2002 1:14:55 PM PDT by cgk
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To: cgk
The other side:
More info on the Convicted Cop-Killer, from APB News, not his supporters' website

Mrs K

29 posted on 06/02/2002 1:20:37 PM PDT by cgk
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To: Mo1
Question is .. what is really behind these attacks

Ya ever see that Sam Kinison piece on gay necrophiliacs?

Maybe the ME was spoiling their fun and decided to make it personal.

30 posted on 06/02/2002 1:24:36 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: KissOfTheSith
I forgot this one in the last post:
With drama befitting a John Grisham novel, the day before their client's last-chance clemency hearing, Minton and Dorsey uncovered a missing autopsy X-ray taken by the Memphis/Shelby County medical examiner, O.C. Smith. He says that he just forgot about the X-ray's existence, and that it "just got lost" over years of refiling. Monday, 10 out of the 12 jurors went on record saying they would not have recommended the death penalty knowing the new information. from Salon News:Dead Man Talking

Mrs Kus

31 posted on 06/02/2002 1:24:38 PM PDT by cgk
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To: imyconsults
Throwing acid in the face is a favorite "religion of pieces" punishment.

Not saying that's what this is...

32 posted on 06/02/2002 1:24:58 PM PDT by SarahW
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
What did the medical examiner know and when did he know it?
33 posted on 06/02/2002 1:32:20 PM PDT by cardinal4
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To: Calvin Locke
Ya ever see that Sam Kinison piece on gay necrophiliacs?

Geeez. And I though the PC tolerance couldn't get any worse.

34 posted on 06/02/2002 1:35:14 PM PDT by concerned about politics
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To: browardchad
He also did the autopsy on Katherine Smith, who was involved in driver license fraud with some Middle Eastern men, and was found burnt to death after a minor traffic accident.

I'm glad that you pointed this out. It seems that the Katherine Smith death is being put on the back burner. If you hear anything I would appreciate a ping. Thanks.

35 posted on 06/02/2002 1:38:24 PM PDT by Brownie74
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To: willieroe
Someone Set Him Up the Bomb.
36 posted on 06/02/2002 1:40:05 PM PDT by boris
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To: cardinal4
Certainly the Examiner rigged his appointment to this position so he could ruin society. Certainly.
37 posted on 06/02/2002 2:03:21 PM PDT by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: cardinal4
"What did the medical examiner know and when did he know it?"

I'm appalled that the Bush administration tolerates this activity. <>

38 posted on 06/02/2002 2:21:18 PM PDT by blam
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To: Mitchell; rubbertramp
thanx for the reminder, mitch:

O.C. Smith is the person who conducted the autopsy on Don Wiley (the Harvard microbiologist). See this link, for example. I am not saying that there is a connection with these bombings. It's just a bit strange that the same name comes up again.

39 posted on 06/02/2002 3:17:51 PM PDT by thinden
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To: thinden, alamo-girl
This bugs me a bit...hard to pin down motive because of info on thread...but the connections with middle eastern men is unmistakeable. And worrisome.
40 posted on 06/02/2002 3:53:00 PM PDT by Republic
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