Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Forensic Professor Plans to Publish Review of Epstein Autopsy
Jeffrey Epstein died in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
Officials concluded that he died by suicide by hanging.
A forensic professor named Michael Freeman has studied records from the autopsy.
He plans to publish his research and present his findings at University College London.
Epstein’s brother, Mark, says the review makes him believe the death should have been investigated more deeply.
Freeman’s review points to missing scene photographs and a ligature that was not preserved or examined.
He also studied images of injuries and the original death certificate.
Freeman has not yet shared his final conclusions, so the review has not established a different cause of death.
Forensic medicine professor Michael Freeman reviewed Jeffrey Epstein’s autopsy records and plans to publish his findings.
Freeman is expected to present his findings at University College London on November 16; the article does not specify the year.
Mark Epstein said the review strengthened his belief that his brother’s death warranted deeper investigation.
Freeman’s review says there were no images of Epstein’s body at the scene and the reported bedsheet ligature was not preserved or examined.
Epstein’s death was officially ruled a suicide by hanging; Freeman has not yet disclosed whether his review supports or challenges that conclusion.
- Who
- Forensic medicine professor Michael Freeman reviewed Jeffrey Epstein’s autopsy records; Epstein’s brother Mark provided the files.
- What
- Freeman plans to present and publish his findings on the autopsy review, but has not disclosed his conclusions.
- When
- Epstein died in 2019. Freeman is scheduled to present his findings on November 16; the article does not state the year.
- Where
- Epstein died in jail in New York; Freeman plans to present the findings at University College London.
- Why
- The review examines the autopsy records and reported investigative details amid continuing questions about the official suicide ruling.
Official conclusion
Questions about the investigation
Cause and adequacy of investigation
Official conclusion
The official conclusion was that Epstein died by suicide by hanging.
Questions about the investigation
Mark Epstein says Freeman’s review strengthened his view that the death required deeper investigation. Freeman’s review identifies investigative details he considers notable, but he has not released his conclusion.
- Official ruling
- Epstein’s death was ruled a suicide by hanging.
- Year of death
- 2019
- Reviewer
- Michael Freeman, a forensic medicine professor and editor-in-chief of the Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
- Records reviewed
- Autopsy files from the New York City Medical Examiner, provided to Freeman by Mark Epstein
- Planned presentation
- University College London on November 16; the year is not specified in the article
- Details cited in review
- The review says there were no images of Epstein’s body at the scene and the reported bedsheet ligature was not preserved or examined.
- Unreleased conclusion
- Freeman has not yet disclosed what conclusions he reached.