Police have quite a mystery on their hands. Prominent NYC doctor Denton Sayer Cox – a man whose famous patients included Andy Warhol – claims that a trio of men attacked him on Monday night, dousing his body in an unknown chemical. Police seem to think the incident of a trick gone wrong.
An assistant found the 79-year old doctor at his Upper East Side apartment on Tuesday, 40% of his body covered in a nasty, unidentifiable chemical burn. After being taken to the hospital, Cox said he got jumped on the street, but his neighbors told police they heard loud music and banging coming from his expansive apartment Monday night. Further, Cox has a history of bringing home young men.
Taking a peek in the his digs – which, according to 1010 wins, Cox bought from Frank Sinatra – police found traces of the caustic chemical on his sheets, only adding to their suspicions that the good doc’s been lying about the actual attack. What’s more, the burns cover more inconspicuous parts of his body, parts that wouldn’t be exposed on the street, where he claims the attack took place. A police contact says:
The severity of his burns doesn’t match what he said happened. He has brought young men home in the past. We’re looking into whether an encounter turned violent and he was reluctant to call for help.
Maybe Cox’s just embarrassed or, perhaps, there’s something more sinister happening. We’ll know soon enough: police have confiscated his building’s security tapes…
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(Update: Did you know that Andy Warhol died 20 years ago today? Could it be this attack has something to do with this morbid anniversary? Cox was his doctor and was sued for malpractice following Warhol’s death. Of course, a conspiracy’s pretty doubtful, but it wouldn’t it make a great story?)
Paul Raposo
Wonderful of the NY cops to balme the victim. Doesn’t matter why it happened, find the trash that did this and lock them up.
Rob
Wonderful of the NY cops to balme the victim. Doesn’t matter why it happened, find the trash that did this and lock them up.
Let’s not be overly sensitive. I don’t see the cops blaming the victim; I see the victim telling a story designed to protect his reputation, which — if anything — will make it harder (or impossible) for the cops to find the person or people who did this.
Barbara Dee
As a 30 year patient of Dr. Cox, as well as a close friend, I hope these horrid people get caught. Denton is dead as of Saturday, 3/2. What a tragic end to a productive and brilliant life!
Billy
Denny
Billy
Denny was a fun loving down to earth man, we became friends in the 90’s.. about 10 years ago he came to visit me in Toronto and we drove 350 kilometers north and rented a cabin for the weekend.
I learned about his death about two years after because I did not know any of his friends or relatives plus I live in Canada.
Rest in peace Denny, I will be going up north this weekend and I will make a camp fire like the one we made and I will drink your favorite drink MAI TAI and remember the good laughs we had together like when you made me piggy back you to a little island in a pond/swamp( so you can take a picture) the water was only 2 feet deep the mud was up to my waist and the pond was home to snapping turtles.