48 Hours Terror at the Morgue
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Feb 27, 2026 Dr. O.C. Smith, former Shelby County medical examiner who supervised homicide autopsies and testified in high-profile cases. He describes being found bound in barbed wire with a bomb and the chaotic rescue. The story probes suspects, forensic doubts, theories about motive and whether the attack was staged. The trial, psychiatric theories, a mistrial and the aftermath are all explored.
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Medical Examiner's Nighttime Ambush With A Real Bomb
- O.C. Smith described being ambushed leaving the forensic center, blinded, beaten, wrapped in barbed wire, and fitted with a homemade bomb.
- He says the attacker told him to "push it, pull it, twist it, and you die," and officers later found and neutralized the real device.
Religious Threats Linked To Prior Bomb Scare
- Investigators connected the June attack to earlier threats including March devices and mailed letters with religious themes naming Dr. O.C. Smith.
- The recurring religious language (JMJ, 'king of kings') suggested a targeted, ideologically framed campaign rather than a random assault.
Death Row Testimony Made Workman A Focus
- Philip Workman was a convicted death row inmate whom Dr. O.C. Smith implicated in testimony about Lieutenant Oliver's shooting.
- Smith testified that trace bullet evidence matched Workman's gun, influencing the clemency denial and making Workman a focus of retaliation theories.