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Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

Government organization in Edmonton, Canada

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Nov 15, 2025
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Who performed Jeffrey Epstein's autopsy and what were their conclusions?

New York City Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Barbara Sampson performed (or oversaw) the official autopsy on Jeffrey Epstein and concluded his death was suicide by hanging . A private pathologist hired by ...

Dec 5, 2025
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Were there discrepancies between the autopsy report and independent forensic reviews of Epstein's death?

The official New York City medical examiner ruled Jeffrey Epstein’s death a suicide by hanging after an autopsy conducted August 11, 2019; the autopsy was attended by a pathologist hired by Epstein’s ...

Dec 21, 2025
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What specific neck fractures were reported in Jeffrey Epstein’s autopsy and how do forensic pathologists distinguish hanging from strangulation?

Jeffrey Epstein’s autopsy showed multiple fractures in the neck, including a broken hyoid bone and, according to an expert hired by the family, fractures of the left and right thyroid cartilage (laryn...

Oct 28, 2025

What were the most common types of injuries suffered by law enforcement officers during the January 6 Capitol riot?

The available reporting and official filings show that the most common injuries to law-enforcement officers at the January 6, 2021 Capitol breach were , with several officers also reporting more serio...

Nov 30, 2025

What were the official autopsy findings and controversies surrounding Jeffrey Epstein's cause of death?

The New York City medical examiner ruled Jeffrey Epstein’s August 10, 2019 death a suicide by hanging after a four-hour autopsy . Federal investigations — including the FBI and the Justice Department ...

Nov 21, 2025

What did the autopsy reveal about Epstein's pre-existing conditions?

Available reporting says New York City’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner performed a four‑hour autopsy on Jeffrey Epstein on August 11, 2019 and ruled his death a suicide by hanging; reporting an...

Nov 16, 2025

What led to Jeffrey Epstein's death at MCC on August 10 2019?

The New York City Medical Examiner ruled Jeffrey Epstein’s death on August 10, 2019, a suicide by hanging after an autopsy . Subsequent federal reviews found “numerous and serious failures” by Metropo...

Jan 19, 2026

How have independent pathologists critiqued the New York City medical examiner’s methods and conclusions in high-profile custodial deaths?

Independent pathologists have repeatedly challenged the New York City medical examiner’s findings in high‑profile custodial deaths by disputing cause-of-death determinations, highlighting methodologic...

Jan 11, 2026

What internal records and correspondence exist between media organizations and the D.C. medical examiner regarding Sicknick’s autopsy?

Documents obtained and publicized by Judicial Watch show that internal OCME files in the Sicknick investigation include autopsy and toxicology reports, photographs, investigator notes and “electronic ...

Jan 6, 2026

What contemporaneous evidence exists about the medical examiners who certified draft disqualifications in NYC during 1968?

Contemporaneous evidence that directly names or profiles the New York City medical examiners who certified draft disqualifications in 1968 is fragmentary in the public record: municipal archival holdi...

Jan 5, 2026

Were any officer deaths after January 6 ruled directly caused by on-duty injuries from that day?

Multiple post–Jan. 6 law enforcement deaths have been linked to the trauma of that day, but the official forensic and administrative rulings are mixed: the D.C. medical examiner concluded Officer Bria...

Dec 5, 2025

Were toxicology results released in Virginia Giuffre's death investigation?

Available reporting shows early accounts after Virginia Giuffre’s April 2025 death said toxicology tests were expected or pending, but I find no source in the provided set that records toxicology resu...

Dec 2, 2025

Have any high-profile death investigations in Virginia been sealed or withheld from the public, and why?

Virginia law allows temporary sealing or withholding of certain medicolegal reports and notifications — for example a circuit judge may order notification withheld and a report or exhumation order sea...

Nov 21, 2025

How did the medical examiner rule on Jeffrey Epstein's cause of death and has it been contested?

New York City Chief Medical Examiner Barbara Sampson ruled Jeffrey Epstein’s death a suicide by hanging after a four‑hour autopsy on August 11, 2019; Epstein’s lawyers sent pathologist Michael Baden t...

Nov 18, 2025

How have autopsy findings and subsequent reviews supported or contradicted claims of foul play in Epstein’s death?

Official autopsy and multiple federal reviews concluded Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide by hanging and found no evidence of criminality or foul play . Independent experts hired by Epstein’s family dis...

Nov 12, 2025

Where can one access public coroner or medical examiner reports in the state handling Virginia Giuffre's death?

Public coroner or medical examiner reports are controlled by the jurisdiction where the death occurred: Virginia Giuffre’s death was reported in Western Australia, so the are the primary places to see...