Autopsy points to possibility Epstein was strangled: Report

Published August 15, 2019 12:05pm ET



The autopsy of accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein revealed multiple broken neck bones, including his hyoid bone, findings that may be more consistent with strangulation than suicide by hanging, according to new a report released late Wednesday evening.

The Washington Post article cited two people familiar with the findings of New York City’s Office of Chief Medical Examiner, which is investigating the circumstances surrounding Epstein’s death in his Metropolitan Correctional Center prison cell early Saturday morning.

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