New footage has been released documenting the moment when guards at the New York correctional facility discovered the body of Jeffrey Epstein, a sex crime convict, in his solitary cell, reigniting the controversy over the hypothesis of his suicide.
The footage, released by the British newspaper "The Telegraph," is the first since Epstein was found unconscious in his cell in August 2019, and his death circumstances along with his connections to prominent public figures, including presidents, media magnates, and royalty, have fueled conspiracy theories suggesting possible involvement of other parties in his death.
These images were revealed as part of a set of 3 million documents declassified and released by the US Department of Justice, where the video precisely shows when an officer discovered Epstein's body at 6:30 AM.
The video shows a prison guard approaching the security office adjacent to the segregated floor that houses Epstein’s cell, and about ten seconds later, heading towards the cell where the body was found. More than a minute later, one of the guards moved back and forth between the office and the cell floor, and was later joined by two other guards, seen moving quickly before Epstein's death was declared at 6:39 AM.
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At the time, the FBI stated that Epstein had committed suicide, which was confirmed through supportive evidence and the autopsy conducted nine days after his death.
According to investigators, from the time Epstein was confined in his cell at 10:40 PM on August 9 until around 6:30 AM the next day, "no one entered any levels of the specialized isolation unit."
However, this claim became suspect after newly released surveillance footage showed an orange shape moving upwards on the stairs towards Epstein's cell at 10:39 PM.
The Department of Justice’s Office of Inspector General and the FBI came to different conclusions regarding the footage, as the FBI registry described the unclear image as "possibly a prisoner," while the Inspector General's registry noted the presence of a person carrying "orange-colored bed linens or covers," referring to them in his final report as "an unidentified correctional officer."
