1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,080 Speaker 1: What's up, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:07,000 Epstein Chronicles. In this episode, we're going to continue talking 3 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:11,439 about the death of Jeffrey Epstein, and this time we're 4 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:15,560 taking a look at the investigation report that was filed 5 00:00:15,759 --> 00:00:18,719 by the Medical Examiner's Office. And this portion of the 6 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:25,280 report was prepared by someone named Kathleen Liggio. So let's 7 00:00:25,359 --> 00:00:27,399 jump in and let's see what she had to say 8 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:33,600 about the death of Jeffrey Epstein. Case synopsis. The decedent 9 00:00:33,759 --> 00:00:36,240 is a sixty six year old white male prison inmate 10 00:00:36,399 --> 00:00:38,759 who was found hung by the neck within his cell 11 00:00:39,079 --> 00:00:44,359 and was later pronounced dead at the hospital despite resuscitative efforts. 12 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:48,640 D NOKA does not object to an autopsy. PMH information 13 00:00:48,759 --> 00:00:52,399 is pending on receipt of the correction facility. Medical Health 14 00:00:52,439 --> 00:00:58,200 Services records subjective findings. As per doctor dejer of the 15 00:00:58,479 --> 00:01:02,920 ed at New York President Materian Lower Manhattan Hospital, EMS 16 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:05,480 found the decedent to be in cardiac arrest with the 17 00:01:05,519 --> 00:01:09,599 ligature markings of the neck following an unknown downtime at 18 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:14,799 the Metropolitan Correctional Center. The decedent was innovated and was 19 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:21,719 given epinephrine times four and biocarbonate times two along with 20 00:01:21,799 --> 00:01:28,640 CPR ACLS was continued at THEED. The decedent was given 21 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:34,799 an additional epinephrine times one and biocarbonate times one. However, 22 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:40,120 the decedent was in acetol by cardiac monitor and the 23 00:01:40,159 --> 00:01:44,560 cardiac standstill by ultrasound. He was pronounced dead at seven 24 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,159 thirty six hours so seven thirty six in the morning. 25 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:51,159 Ligature markings of the neck were observed by doctor Dejur 26 00:01:51,719 --> 00:01:55,040 in the ED as well as by EMS. However, no 27 00:01:55,159 --> 00:01:59,319 ligature material was observed by either EMS or doctor Dejure 28 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:03,280 in the E. No bloods were drawn and no fennyl 29 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:08,080 was administered in the ED or by EMS. Doctor de 30 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:13,159 Jur was instructed to submit to OCME a complete clinical 31 00:02:13,159 --> 00:02:18,520 summary worksheet the EMS, ACR and ED notes. These were 32 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:22,719 received except the ACR. An email was sent to Evidence 33 00:02:22,759 --> 00:02:27,759 request with ccs to evidence pickups and OCME tour commanders 34 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:34,199 requesting that the ACR be obtained. The undersign was accompanied 35 00:02:34,199 --> 00:02:39,199 by Nicholas Schultz, Deputy Director of Forensic Investigation and Operations 36 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:45,080 for a MLI. Scene Investigation. Special Agent redacted were also 37 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:49,199 present at the scene conducting their investigation. As per Redacted 38 00:02:49,759 --> 00:02:54,319 at MCC. The decedent was detained at MCC since seven six, 39 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:58,800 twenty nineteen on charges of sex trafficking, conspiracy, and sex 40 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:02,759 trafficking of minors as inmate number seven sixty three one 41 00:03:02,879 --> 00:03:05,960 eight zero five to four. He was placed in a 42 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:10,280 cell on seven seven, twenty nineteen, but was moved for 43 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:15,520 psychological evaluation on seven eight, twenty nineteen through seven ten, 44 00:03:15,719 --> 00:03:20,439 twenty nineteen. This psychologist was redacted. He was then moved 45 00:03:20,479 --> 00:03:24,000 a special housing unit from seven ten, twenty nineteen to 46 00:03:24,039 --> 00:03:28,759 seven twenty three, twenty nineteen. However, on seven twenty three, 47 00:03:28,840 --> 00:03:34,599 twenty nineteen, the decedent attempted suicide by hanging in the 48 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:38,240 early morning hours this date, the deceded cell mate inmate 49 00:03:38,319 --> 00:03:42,240 Nicholas Tartaglione, was awakened by a sound and saw the decedan. 50 00:03:42,719 --> 00:03:44,800 He started banging on the cell door to alert the 51 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:49,360 corrections officers. Redacted responded that had won twenty seven hours 52 00:03:49,639 --> 00:03:53,439 and observed the decedent to be either seated or laying 53 00:03:53,439 --> 00:03:56,000 in a fetal position on the cell floor, with a 54 00:03:56,039 --> 00:03:59,439 loose homemade noose around his neck made from torn orange 55 00:03:59,439 --> 00:04:02,639 bed sheet. At this time, the decedon was found to 56 00:04:02,639 --> 00:04:06,240 have arrhythmia around two thirds of the circumference of his 57 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:10,439 neck two inches wide, with sparing of the back of 58 00:04:10,479 --> 00:04:15,159 the neck. There were also some friction marks. The decedon 59 00:04:15,199 --> 00:04:18,800 was transferred to Suicide Watch from seven twenty three, twenty 60 00:04:18,879 --> 00:04:23,439 nineteen to seven twenty nine, twenty nineteen. He was transferred 61 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:26,800 to the Shoe again on seven twenty nine, twenty nineteen, 62 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:30,560 where he remained until the DoD He was in cell 63 00:04:30,639 --> 00:04:33,759 number two O six originally this last time in Shoe, 64 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:36,560 but was switched to sell to twenty at an unknown 65 00:04:36,639 --> 00:04:39,800 date and time. The decedon had a cell mate, in 66 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:43,959 mate Rayes. However, on the morning of eight nine, twenty nineteen, 67 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:47,319 in made rays went to court and was released through 68 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:50,279 the court. No cellmate was present at the time of 69 00:04:50,319 --> 00:04:54,720 the incident leading to the Deceedon's death. Information was taken 70 00:04:54,759 --> 00:04:59,199 from redacted and redacted regarding this incident. Regular rounds of 71 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:02,480 the inmates cell are conducted by the corrections officers every 72 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:05,879 thirty minutes, but no longer than at forty minute intervals. 73 00:05:06,399 --> 00:05:09,680 It's unknown when the decedent was last seen alive. Pending 74 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:13,759 interview of MCC personnel. On the morning of eight ten, 75 00:05:13,959 --> 00:05:18,480 twenty nineteen at six thirty three hours. During these regular rounds, 76 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:22,199 officers Redacted found the decedent hung by the neck within 77 00:05:22,199 --> 00:05:26,240 his cell number two twenty. However, the location within the 78 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:29,720 cell and the position of the decedent or unknown pending 79 00:05:29,759 --> 00:05:34,839 interview of MCC personnel. Redacted removed the decedent from an 80 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:37,759 unknown fixed object and placed them on the cell floor. 81 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:42,560 The officer started CPR. In the meantime, Redacted entered the cell. 82 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:46,879 Redacted took over performing CPR, and the decedent was taken 83 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:50,759 to the Medical Health Services Area. EMS arrived and took 84 00:05:50,759 --> 00:05:55,879 over care for the decedent. There seen investigation details. The 85 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:59,720 scene was within the decedent cell number two twenty on 86 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:04,000 tiers L of the shoe within the MCC of the 87 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:07,839 scene photos I NV Scene zero zero three depicts the 88 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:12,160 sealed cell door to two twenty. Photos zero zero four 89 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:15,480 depicts a straight ahead view from the now open cell door. 90 00:06:15,879 --> 00:06:18,759 Photos zero zero five represents the left side of the 91 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:22,920 room beyond the right side wall of photo zero zero four. 92 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:25,319 The right side of the room can be viewed in 93 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:29,279 photo zero zero nine. There's betting materials strewn in the 94 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:32,519 middle of the floor, including a mattress presumably from the 95 00:06:32,519 --> 00:06:36,079 top bunk, and orange blanket and sheets. There was a 96 00:06:36,079 --> 00:06:39,519 cepat machine on the floor with an electric cord reportedly 97 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:43,240 provided by the MCC staff at bedtime twenty two hundred 98 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:46,839 hours and plugged into an outlet to the right outside 99 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:50,160 of the cell door. Adjacent to the toilet and sync 100 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:53,199 is a small table and stool On the right side 101 00:06:53,199 --> 00:06:56,560 of his cell. There was a handwritten note. It was 102 00:06:56,639 --> 00:07:00,759 not a suicide note, but its content vented frustrated about 103 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:06,199 conditions and experiences at the facility. There was a bunk bed, 104 00:07:06,439 --> 00:07:09,519 The mattress was removed and personal items were kept on 105 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:14,040 the top bunk. Amongst these were medications and supplements, including 106 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:19,240 vitamin C five hundred milligrams, pulled fil eight cream one 107 00:07:19,279 --> 00:07:23,279 percent viseeppa Omega three, two boxes of a set of 108 00:07:23,319 --> 00:07:27,560 mitafin five hundred milligrams which were both seal closed multi vitamins, 109 00:07:28,199 --> 00:07:33,439 A sealed container of milk magnesia was also sealed, and 110 00:07:33,639 --> 00:07:39,240 dacusate sodium one hundred milligrams. The bottom bunk had rumpled 111 00:07:39,319 --> 00:07:43,199 up orange bedding. There were strips of orange cloth, presumably 112 00:07:43,279 --> 00:07:47,279 from betting, located in different spots in the room. Included 113 00:07:47,319 --> 00:07:49,920 amongst these was what appeared to be a makeshift clothes 114 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:53,879 line between the bunk bed post with a pair of 115 00:07:53,879 --> 00:07:57,639 orange underpants hung from it. Measurements of the bunk bed 116 00:07:58,399 --> 00:08:01,680 are set as follows. The height from the floor to 117 00:08:01,759 --> 00:08:04,439 the top bunk was fifty eight and a half inches. 118 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:07,800 The length of the bed set was seventy nine and 119 00:08:07,839 --> 00:08:11,279 a half inches. The width across the bed. Photo zero 120 00:08:11,399 --> 00:08:15,480 fifty two depicts the bottom bunk mattress was twenty five inches. 121 00:08:16,319 --> 00:08:19,439 Photo forty nine shows the heights of the wrongs of 122 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:23,160 the latter to the top bunk. Redacted of the Medical 123 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:26,199 Health Service arrived to the scene and presented the ae 124 00:08:26,279 --> 00:08:30,560 D with defibrillator pads used on the decedents, along with 125 00:08:30,639 --> 00:08:33,320 the ligature, which appears to be a strip piece of 126 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:37,720 an orange bed sheet. As per Redacted, the ae D 127 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:41,799 revealed no shockable rhythm on the decedent. The ligature was 128 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:45,039 collected by the undersigned and entered into the evidence locker 129 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:49,440 cage at redacted in Manhattan. As per Redacted, he was 130 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:52,279 made aware by m c C staff that the deceded 131 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:55,720 cell mate rais left. It is believed that some of 132 00:08:55,759 --> 00:08:58,480 the items in the cell may have been his which 133 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:04,679 were not removed. Additional information as per adacted confirmed that 134 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:08,759 the decedents and okay as brother Mark Epstein redacted was 135 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:13,240 notified of the decedent's death. The undersigned called the brother 136 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:17,519 and discussed OCME policy and procedure with regard to an 137 00:09:17,639 --> 00:09:21,360 ME case. He does not object to an autopsy. However, 138 00:09:21,879 --> 00:09:26,639 he's requested to have present private independent physician pathologist as 139 00:09:26,639 --> 00:09:31,240 a second opinion for the findings at the OCM autopsy. 140 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:34,120 Doctor Jason Graham has agreed to allow this as a 141 00:09:34,159 --> 00:09:38,120 courtesy to the family, with the following conditions. The physician 142 00:09:38,399 --> 00:09:41,720 must be a forensic pathologist. He she must arrive at 143 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:45,759 OCME at five point twenty First Avenue in Manhattan before 144 00:09:46,159 --> 00:09:51,120 or by nine am. On eight eleven, twenty nineteen, Mark 145 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:54,279 Epstein was made aware of this and he understood he 146 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:57,600 was instructed to call OCME with his choice of the 147 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:02,159 private pathologist. Beforehand, he was pro with the Manhattan OCME 148 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:06,960 office address, telephone number, and the decedent's OCME case number. 149 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:11,480 He expressed that following completion of the autopsy, he intends 150 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:14,519 to have the decedent's body ship to Florida. The visual 151 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:18,919 identification process was also discussed with the brother. Note the 152 00:10:18,919 --> 00:10:22,759 discedent cell at MCC is being held pending the preliminary 153 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:28,519 autopsy results. It's requested that the assigned me discuss the 154 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:34,840 preliminary autopsy findings with FBI Special Agent redacted disposition ME 155 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:40,600 case hospital with mL scene investigation. NOKA does not object autopsy, 156 00:10:40,879 --> 00:10:44,799 and OKAY plans to retain an independent forensic pathologist to 157 00:10:44,919 --> 00:10:49,360 observe the autopsy. The information provided above is true and 158 00:10:49,399 --> 00:10:53,159 correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Electronically 159 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:59,559 signed by Kathleen Liggio on August eleventh, twenty nineteen. All 160 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,720 the informa that goes with this episode can be found 161 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:04,240 in the description box.