48 Hours

Terror at the Morgue

February 27, 2026·45 min·6-min readnarrativetrue crime
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The episode investigates the bizarre 2002 attack on Memphis medical examiner Dr. O.C. Smith, who was found bound in barbed wire with a bomb strapped to his chest — only for a 15-month investigation to conclude he may have staged the attack himself, culminating in a mistrial and unresolved

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Dr. O.C. SmithPhilip WorkmanJerry BlumPat HarrisBud CumminsPark DietzRobert Hutton

Topics

Cold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsInvestigative JournalismMental HealthTrue Crime

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