Circumstances & Timeline - Epstein Death at MCC on August 10, 2019
From: NYC Office of Chief Medical ExaminerTo: Public Record
Death TimelineMCC CircumstancesAugust 10 2019
MEDICAL EXAMINER REPORT — SUMMARY\n\nDecedent: Jeffrey Edward Epstein\nDate of Death: August 10, 2019\nLocation: Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York\n\nManner of Death: SUICIDE\nCause of Death: Hanging\n\nThe New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Barbara Sampson, determined after autopsy that the cause of death was suicide by hanging.\n\nThe death occurred while Epstein was awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges at the Metropolitan Correctional Center.\n\nNote: Independent pathologist Dr. Michael Baden, hired by the Epstein family, raised questions about certain findings but the official ruling stands.\n\nSource: NYC OCME Public Statement
The Epstein Case in 2019
The year 2019 was the most consequential in the Epstein case. In July, Epstein was arrested by the FBI on federal sex trafficking charges in the Southern District of New York. He was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center on August 10, 2019, in a death ruled a suicide by the medical examiner but disputed by independent pathologist Dr. Michael Baden. The documents from 2019 are among the most extensive in the archive, including the indictment, bail hearing transcripts, autopsy reports, Bureau of Prisons records, and the beginning of the Maxwell investigation.
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