Edited by: JV Staff
Since the death of convicted pedophile and financier Jeffrey Epstein in August at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City, the circumstances surrounding his demise have been murky at best as many have speculated that Epstein did not die as a result of a suicide attempt as had been originally reported but rather his death was a result of a homicide.
The Miami Herald reported that Mark Epstein, the brother of Jeffrey has been concerned that his own well-being and those of others who traveled in his brother’s orbit could be significantly compromised because federal authorities never got around to investigating the circumstances surrounding his death, having believed that it resulted from self-inflicted injuries.
According to the Miami Herald, Mark Epstein hired a private forensic pathologist to monitor his brother’s autopsy. The paper reported that Dr. Michael Baden, one of the world’s leading forensic pathologists, viewed Jeffrey Epstein’s remains and was present at the autopsy — held Aug. 11, the day after Epstein was found dead at the prison in which he was housed in downtown Manhattan.
The pathologist’s professional opinion indicates that the available evidence does not support the finding that Jeffrey Epstein killed himself.
“They rushed the body out of the jail, which they shouldn’t do because that destroys the evidence,’’ Baden told the Herald.
“The brother, Mark, doesn’t think it was suicide — he is concerned it might be murder. It’s 80 days now and if, in fact, it is a homicide, other people might be in jeopardy,’’ Baden said.
Dr Baden shared his suspicions over the nature of Epstein’s death in a bombshell interview with ‘Fox and Friends’ on Wednesday, according to a report in the Daily Mail of the UK, discrediting the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office ruling of suicide by hanging.
According to the report in the Daily Mail, Baden described how the 66-year-old financier had two fractures – one on the left and another on the right sides of his larynx, around the Adam’s apple.
The Daily Mail reported that Baden who has worked on cases involving OJ Simpson, President John F Kennedy, Phil Spector, Aaron Hernandez and more – said that the three fractures were ‘rare’.
The 85-year-old forensic pioneer added: ‘I’ve not seen in 50 years where that occurred in a suicidal hanging case.’
New York City Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Barbara Sampson said Wednesday that she stands ‘firmly’ behind her findings and the autopsy puts any speculation about Epstein’s death firmly to rest, according to the Daily Mail report.
‘Our investigation concluded that the cause of Mr. Epstein’s death was hanging and the manner of death was suicide. We stand by that determination,’ Sampson said in a comment.
‘We continue to share information around the medical investigation with Mr. Epstein’s family, their representatives, and their pathology consultant. The original medical investigation was thorough and complete. There is no reason for a second medical investigation by our office.’
