Report: Jeffrey Epstein's autopsy finds he had broken neck bones

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published 15 August 2019

Jeffrey Epstein's autopsy found that he had several broken bones in his neck, two people familiar with the matter told The Washington Post on Wednesday.

The autopsy was conducted on Sunday, one day after the financier and accused sex trafficker was found dead inside his cell at Manhattan's Metropolitan Correctional Center. Epstein's hyoid bone was reportedly broken, and experts told the Post this can happen in a hanging, especially when the person is older, but is more common in victims of strangulation.

There are already several conspiracy theories surrounding Epstein's death, which the Justice Department describes as an apparent suicide. Multiple women accused Epstein of coercing them into having sex with him and his rich and powerful friends, and some people believe he was killed before he could reveal any secrets. Epstein was supposed to be closely monitored by guards, but they reportedly didn't check on him for several hours.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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