OIG memo of interview with the medical examiner who autopsied Epstein

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL¶

MEMORANDUM OF INVESTIGATION¶

Case Number:	Reporting Office:
2019-010614	New York Field Office

Interview of Doctor Medical Examiner, New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner¶

On May 31, 2022, Special Agent in Charge and Special Agent U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG), New York Field Office, conducted a video conference interview of Doctor Medical Examiner, New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME), New York, New York. The interview was conducted in reference to an official OIG investigation surrounding the death of BOP inmate Jeffrey Epstein, Register Number 76318-054, who was found hanged in his assigned cell in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) within the Metropolitan Correctional Center New York, New York (MCC New York), on August 10, 2019. was the Medical Examiner who conducted the autopsy of Epstein on August 11, 2019. The interview was recorded, and the recording has been transcribed. The interview transcript and documents discussed with during the interview are attached to this report. The audio recorded interview has been saved separately to the case file due its large file size.¶

Attachments:¶

1. Transcribed interview of the recorded interview of conducted on May 31, 2022.

2. New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Autopsy Report of Jeffrey Epstein dated August 11, 2019.

3. Picture of Epstein labeled “ID-Visual 001.”

4. Picture of the MCC New York SHU Cell 220 labeled “INV-Scene 004.”

5. Picture of the MCC New York SHU Cell 220 labeled “INV-Scene 005.”

6. Picture of the MCC New York SHU Cell 220 labeled “INV-Scene 007.”

7. Picture of the MCC New York SHU Cell 220 labeled “INV-Scene 009.”

8. Picture of the MCC New York SHU Cell 220 labeled “INV-Scene 015.”

9. Picture of the MCC New York SHU Cell 220 labeled “INV-Scene 055.”

10. Picture of the ligature collected by OCME as evidence labeled “PATH-Evidence 006.”

11. Picture of the ligature collected by OCME as evidence labeled “PATH-Evidence 010.”

Prepared By:	Preparer Title:	Reviewed By:	Reviewer Title:
	Special Agent		Assistant Special Agent in Charge
Signature:		Signature:

OIG Form III-210/4 (04/15/2022) This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the IG. It is the property of the IG and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside of your agency.¶

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