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Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Shameless self-promotion: Doctor accused of faking his own attack

A bizarre attack in 2002 left a medical examiner in Shelby County, Tenn., handcuffed to a window guard, wrapped in barbed wire and with a motion-sensitive bomb strapped to his chest.

"Twist it, shake it or move it, you're dead," the assailant said, according to the alleged victim, Dr. O.C. Smith. "Welcome to death row."

A security guard discovered Smith, 52, at Memphis' Regional Forensic Medical Center in the early morning of June 2, 2002. Smith was treated for cuts, bruises and a chemical burn to his face.

In an even stranger development, detectives concluded that the highly respected doctor faked his attack.

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