A new revelation has come to light in the sensational Jeffrey Epstein case. An overnight security video reveals a strange orange object climbing the stairs to his prison cell, fueling new scepticism into the official account of how he died by alleged suicide.
The video, which CBS News obtained, features a pixelated orange figure walking toward Epstein’s cell block at the Metropolitan Correctional Center at about 10:40 p.m. on August 9, 2019. That was just hours before Epstein was discovered dead in his cell the next morning.
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DOJ surveillance footage shows an orange figure walking up the stairs to Jeffrey Epstein’s cell—the last movement seen before his body was found the next morning.
The figure is believed to be someone wearing an orange inmate jumpsuit.
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Experts Skeptical Over Official Account
Federal authorities previously stated the orange item was a corrections officer ‘carrying linen or inmate attire’. But forensic experts now believe it might have belonged to someone else.
“It’s more probable, based on limited video, it’s a person wearing an [orange] uniform,” said Conor McCourt, a retired NYPD sergeant and a forensic video expert, to CBS.
The video has been further suspicious as a result of technical discrepancies. The clip is perhaps not original; it is allegedly a screen recording, reports the outlet.
There are signs of a visible mouse pointer and menu overlay, and there are unexplained jump cuts, such as the feed advancing by a minute near midnight and a sudden shift in the aspect ratio of the video.
DOJ Stands by Original Conclusion
In spite of the new analysis, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has not altered its finding of the cause of Epstein’s death.
“Our thorough review of the events over the weeks, days, and hours leading up to Epstein’s death encompassed the impact of the long-standing, chronic staffing shortage within the [Bureau of Prisons] and the BOP’s inability to maintain and provide quality camera coverage within its facilities,” stated the OIG in a release.
The release continued: “As CBS points out, nothing in its review altered or adjusted the OIG’s findings or recommendations.”
