00:25Nearly seven years after his shocking death,
00:28Jeffrey Epstein is back in the headlines and this time the claims are even more chilling.
00:34Dr. Michael Baden, the forensic pathologist who observed Epstein's autopsy,
00:39says the evidence points not to suicide but to homicidal strangulation.
00:45Baden, hired by Epstein's estate and brother Mark Epstein,
00:49was present during the August 11, 2019 autopsy.
00:53In interviews released today, he explained that the post-mortem findings
00:57were much more consistent with a crushing injury caused by strangulation than a hanging.
01:03His key point? Epstein had three distinct fractures in his neck,
01:08one on the hyoid bone and two on the thyroid cartilage.
01:12While neck fractures can occasionally happen in hangings,
01:16Baden notes that three fractures in a low drop or partial suspension hanging
01:21is virtually unheard of, especially in someone his age.
01:25The official report said Epstein used an orange prison bed sheet to hang himself,
01:30but Baden points out that the ligature marks on his neck
01:33don't match the wide, soft fabric of the sheet,
01:37suggesting a different or narrower material may have caused the fatal injury.
01:41Compounding the mystery, Epstein's body was moved
01:45before detailed forensic documentation could be completed.
01:49Guards reportedly falsified logs, slept on duty, and failed to check on him,
01:54and no in-situ photos were taken of the body as discovered.
01:58Even the exact time of death remains uncertain,
02:01with discovery around 6.30 a.m.,
02:04but estimates suggesting he may have been deceased for hours.
02:08These lapses, combined with Epstein's connections
02:11to powerful figures across politics, business, and entertainment,
02:15fueled the viral Epstein-didn't-kill-himself narrative.
02:19And now, Baden, who has decades of experience
02:22in high-profile forensic cases,
02:24is calling for a full reinvestigation.
02:27In 50 years of reviewing inmate deaths,
02:30I've never seen three neck fractures from a hanging suicide.
02:35Two fractures already demand investigation.
02:38Three? This is far from routine.
02:40With new FBI files and post-mortem reports released in 2026,
02:45questions about Epstein's death are resurfacing.
02:49Was it suicide or a carefully executed murder?
02:52The debate is reigniting across media and social platforms,
02:56and public fascination shows no signs of fading.
03:00One thing is certain,
03:01the case of Jeffrey Epstein remains one of the most notorious
03:05and controversial deaths of the 21st century,
03:08and as more files are released,
03:10the world waits for answers that may never come.
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