{"id":133182,"date":"2026-02-14T01:23:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T01:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/133182\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T01:23:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T01:23:45","slug":"pathologist-at-jeffrey-epsteins-autopsy-demands-new-investigation-into-possible-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/133182\/","title":{"rendered":"Pathologist at Jeffrey Epstein’s autopsy demands new investigation into possible murder"},"content":{"rendered":"

A renowned pathologist who was at Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s autopsy is demanding a fresh investigation, insisting newly released info only confirms his belief that the notorious pedophile was murdered.<\/p>\n

Dr. Michael Baden, who was New York City\u2019s chief medical examiner in the 1970s, was so alarmed by what he saw in the August 2019 exam that he publicly declared<\/a> \u201cthe evidence points toward homicide rather than suicide.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was my opinion at that time, and I still stand by it,\u201d the famed pathologist told the Telegraph<\/a> in an interview published Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe autopsy findings are much more consistent with a crushing injury caused by homicidal strangulation than caused by hanging by suicide.\u201d<\/p>\n

A medic performs CPR on Jeffrey Epstein after he was found hanged in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center. US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

In fact, Baden insisted, documents released in the Epstein files reinforce his belief that the medical examiner rushed to call the death a suicide.<\/p>\n

It also showed there was reason to believe that suspicious behavior in the Metropolitan Correctional Center at the time \u2014 including a flash of orange<\/a> on videos that looked like a possible inmate \u2014 should not have been dismissed as foolish conspiracies.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven all the information now available, further investigation into the cause and manner of death is warranted,\u201d Baden insisted in his latest interview.<\/p>\n

Epstein\u2019s death in 2019 was ruled a suicide. AP<\/p>\n

Baden had been a witness to the autopsy at the request of Epstein\u2019s brother, Mark Epstein<\/a>, who has long believed his brother was murdered.<\/p>\n

Baden said he and then-Chief Medical Examiner Barbara Sampson agreed that the results were inconclusive and \u201cmore information was needed to determine the cause and manner of death.\u201d<\/p>\n

Newly released documents also show that the cause of death was initially marked as pending, which, Baden believes, suggests he was correct to think they were waiting for more info.<\/p>\n

Instead, just five days later, Sampson declared Epstein\u2019s death a suicide by hanging, blindsiding the expert witness.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have not seen any evidence of further study, nothing that indicated further investigation into the cause of death,\u201d Baden told the Telegraph of his shock at the sudden ruling that defied what he had witnessed.<\/p>\n

Dr. Michael Baden believes Epstein\u2019s death may have been a homicide. AP<\/p>\n

\u201cThe autopsy findings are much more consistent with a crushing injury caused by homicidal strangulation than caused by hanging by suicide.\u201d <\/p>\n

Specifically, the doctor pointed to three fractures in Epstein\u2019s neck, which he has never witnessed in a hanging suicide in his decades-long career.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven one fracture, we have to investigate the possibility of a homicide. Two definitely warrant a full investigation,\u201d he told the paper. \u201cFindings in textbooks never see those fractures, and neither have I.\u201d<\/p>\n

Baden additionally maintains that the injuries were not consistent with a noose made from a bedsheet, as officials claimed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t smooth like the sheet, the markings [on Epstein\u2019s neck] would have required a different type of material,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Sampson has repeatedly dismissed any evidence of strangulation and defended her office\u2019s findings. The suicide ruling has been accepted by the Trump administration.<\/p>\n

Epstein was found hanging in his cell by a bedsheet, according to officials. CBS 60 MINUTES<\/p>\n

A panel of six senior forensic pathologists prepared an exclusive report in 2024 for The Post, re-examining the full autopsy, crime scene pictures and all available information at the time.<\/p>\n

Four of the six panel members classified it as suicide \u2014 while two found it impossible to give a definitive ruling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A renowned pathologist who was at Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s autopsy is demanding a fresh investigation, insisting newly released info…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":133183,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[337,972,6769,9,24,11,10,4719,58],"class_list":{"0":"post-133182","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-autopsies","9":"tag-doctors","10":"tag-jeffrey-epstein","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-city","13":"tag-new-york-headlines","14":"tag-new-york-news","15":"tag-prisons","16":"tag-us-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133182\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}