Who is Michael Barden? Doctors make major request for Jeffrey Epstein’s autopsy; ‘He was strangled’

The senior doctor told The Telegraph that the late financier’s body had marks more consistent with strangulation than suicide. Epstein died in his cell at a Manhattan jail on August 10, 2019, while awaiting trial. His death was officially ruled a suicide.

However, Baden, who was present at Epstein’s autopsy, is one of many who have questioned the official ruling that Epstein’s death was a suicide. Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, Baden said he observed many injury patterns not seen in suicides, such as multiple neck fractures.

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He claimed the injuries were more consistent with strangulation rather than suicide by hanging. He noted that some evidence on Epstein’s body may have been tampered with due to improper handling of the body, raising further suspicion.

official autopsy Jeffrey Epstein’s surgery was performed by Dr. Barbara Sampson, then chief medical examiner for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in New York City. Her office concluded the cause of death was suicide by hanging.