Jeffrey Epstein's death has resulted in a lot of speculation, and a Fox News contributing pathologist hired by Epstein's brother just added to the hysteria.
The official autopsy result indicated Epstein — a millionaire financier and convicted sex offender who died in a Manhattan jail cell in August while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges — died by suicidal hanging, but Dr. Michael Baden, a former New York City medical examiner who observed the autopsy, told the hosts of Fox & Friends on Wednesday he wasn't convinced.
Baden said Epstein experienced a number of injuries that "are extremely unusual in suicidal hangings and could occur much more commonly in homicidal strangulation," suggesting there was at least a possibility Epstein was murdered. Baden was also dubious about how the stringent Manhattan Correction Facility could have allowed Epstein's suicide to happen.
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Baden's claims were "strongly" rejected by New York City's chief medical examiner, Dr. Barbara Sampson, who ruled Epstein's death a suicide, The New York Times reports. Fox News' Steve Doocy also brought up the idea that Baden might be biased because he was hired by Epstein's family member. Baden acknowledged that was worthy of skepticism, but he argued the state of New York has long been concerned that police and medical examiners were biased against inmates who complained prison deaths were covered up. Read more at The New York Times.
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