EFTA00130102¶
Case Notes¶
Office of Chief Medical Examiner, New York City¶
Case No: M-19-019432¶
Decedent:¶
Epstein, Jeffrey Edward¶
Report Date: 08/10/2019¶
Report Time: 08:31¶
Borough: Manhattan¶
| Note Type: ME Supplemental Note | Department: | Pathology | DateTime: 08/27/2019 13:16 | Entered By: |
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| Notes: This morning, I attempted to call the cell phone of Stacey Richman to tell her that I would be finalizing the autopsy report. Voice mail answered, with a message stating that the mailbox was full and that I would not be able to leave a message. | ||||
| Note Type: ME Supplemental Note | Department: | Pathology | DateTime: 08/27/2019 13:15 | Entered By: |
| Notes: This morning, I called the office of Stacey Richman at to tell her that I would finalize the autopsy report today. She was not available, so I left a message with the answering service. | ||||
| Note Type: Status Management Notes: M1914932H010 - Neuro-Brain Stock 1 | Department: | Mortuary | DateTime: 08/20/2019 16:43 | Entered By: |
| Note Type: Status Management Notes: M1914932H013 - Neuro-Brain Stock 2 | Department: | Mortuary | DateTime: 08/20/2019 16:43 | Entered By: |
| Note Type: Status Management Notes: M1914932H020 - Neuro-Other Stock 1 | Department: | Mortuary | DateTime: 08/20/2019 16:43 | Entered By: |
| Note Type: Status Management Notes: M1914932H006 - Neuro-Other 1 | Department: | Mortuary | DateTime: 08/19/2019 12:29 | Entered By: |
| Note Type: Status Management Notes: M1914932H005 - Neuro-Brain | Department: | Mortuary | DateTime: 08/19/2019 12:29 | Entered By: |
| Note Type: Status Management Notes: Request No: 1908197() | Department: | RRU | DateTime: 08/19/2019 10:57 | Entered By: |
| Note Type: Status Management Notes: 19136788_UPDATE_20190817_111227.pdf | Department: | Pathology | DateTime: 08/17/2019 11:15 | Entered By: Edrs Service |
| Note Type: Status Management Notes: AMENDED DC | Department: | Pathology | DateTime: 08/17/2019 11:15 | Entered By: Cms System |
| Note Type: ME Supplemental Note | Department: | Pathology | DateTime: 08/16/2019 17:29 | Entered By: |
| Notes: "case note entered late" I placed a call to the family's attorney, Stacey Richman, to inform her that I would like to contact the decedent's brother, Mark Epstein, to tell him the cause and manner of death. She asked for my desk number, and then she called him, called me back, and the three of us had a discussion about the cause and manner of death. I told Mr. Epstein that I wanted to talk to him about this before I amended the death certificate. We had a very long and detailed phone conversation, as they had many questions for me about how I reached the determination. | ||||
| Note Type: Status Management Notes: AMENDED DC | Department: | Pathology | DateTime: 08/16/2019 17:28 | Entered By: Cms System |
| Note Type: Status Management Notes: DC Amendment/Correction Started | Department: | Pathology | DateTime: 08/16/2019 17:25 | Entered By: Cms System |
| Note Type: General | Department: | Investigations | DateTime: 08/16/2019 12:30 | Entered By: |
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EFTA00130103¶
Case Notes¶
Office of Chief Medical Examiner, New York City¶
Case No: M-19-019432¶
Decedent:¶
Epstein, Jeffrey Edward¶
Report Date: 08/10/2019¶
Report Time: 08:31¶
Borough: Manhattan¶
and I responded to 26 Federal Plaza to meet with Video Communications Specialist (VCS) of the FBI Multimedia Exploitation Unit. There we watched a short video surrounding the timeframe of the 8/10/19 incident. The video was titled 160 SW2-80 and dated 08/10/19, however we were informed the actual camera name was 116 L South. Per VCS Coleman, the video we watched came from the camera located near the upper level office (upper tier opposite side of the room from where Epstein’s cell was located). The video captured areas outside the upper level office, some of the guard common area, and what appeared to be a small section of the staircase leading to the upper tier where Epstein’s cell was located. The upper tier and cell where Epstein’s cell was located could not be seen in the video. The video was blurry and the identity of the person(s) in the video were indiscernible.¶
Note Type: General¶
Department: Investigations¶
DateTime: 08/13/2019 18:33¶
Entered By:¶
Notes: The following documents uploaded to the Photos & Documents section of CMS were received via email on 8/13/19 from (FBI/NYPD Violent Crimes & Joint Bank Robbery Squad C-19 office,¶
”: “Supplemental Report (others)” 001 & 002 and “Hospital or Medical Records” 005, 006, 007, 008, 009, 010, and 011. The following documents were received from the NYP Medical Correspondence Unit on 8/13 and uploaded to the file: “Hospital or Medical Records” 004, 012 & 013. The following documents were requested and received from James Saunders, Esq office, of the FDNY Bureau of¶
DateTime: 08/13/2019 10:02 Entered By:¶
Notes: Request No: 1905056( Family )¶
| Note Type: General | Department: | Investigations | DateTime: 08/13/2019 09:36 | Entered By: |
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Notes: Bronx RHIO queried for medical records to support death investigation - no match to records.¶
| Department: | Investigations | DateTime: 08/12/2019 17:14 | Entered By: |
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Notes: DNA swabs collected on 08/11/19 from autopsy observer, Dr. , submitted to OCME HR for processing.¶
Notes: Documented records on the decedent from MCC were submitted to my email by Special Agent I had requested repeatedly from at MCC the decedent’s documentation of demographic information and PMH/medications information from the Medical Health Services unit. However, the documents submitted focused chiefly on the suicide attempt incident from 07/23/2019. These were entered into the CMS record.¶
| Note Type: Status Management | Department: | Pathology | DateTime: 08/11/2019 19:40 | Entered By: Edrs Service |
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| Notes: 19136788_UPDATE_20190811_193631.pdf | ||||
| Note Type: Status Management | Department: | Pathology | DateTime: 08/11/2019 19:40 | Entered By: Cms System |
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| Notes: NEW DC |
| Note Type: Status Management | Department: | Mortuary | DateTime: 08/11/2019 18:11 | Entered By: |
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| Notes: Check-Out Borough: Manhattan | ||||
Notes: Timeout complete, Documentation, photos and tags were checked. New ME tag made at checkout to match updated confirmed ID. Release was authorized.¶
| Note Type: Status Management | Department: Pathology | DateTime: 08/11/2019 17:24 | Entered By: Cms System |
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EFTA00130104¶
Case Notes¶
Office of Chief Medical Examiner, New York City¶
| Decedent: | Epstein, Jeffrey Edward |¶
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Case No: M-19-019432¶
Report Date: 08/10/2019¶
Report Time: 08:31¶
Borough: Manhattan¶
Notes: NEW DC¶
| Note Type: Status Management | Department: | Fingerprints | DateTime: 08/11/2019 15:05 | Entered By: | Fingerprint Service |
| Notes: FingerPrint FBI XML Sheet Added | |||||
| Note Type: Status Management | Department: | Fingerprints | DateTime: 08/11/2019 14:54 | Entered By: | Fingerprint Service |
| Notes: FingerPrint RAP Sheet Processed, TransactionID:34388328 | |||||
| Note Type: Status Management | Department: | Fingerprints | DateTime: 08/11/2019 14:54 | Entered By: | Fingerprint Service |
| Notes: Finger Print Response from DCJS-HIL.NYSID:04614879Q | |||||
| Note Type: Status Management | Department: | Mortuary | DateTime: 08/11/2019 14:44 | Entered By: | |
| Notes: M1919432H005-Neuro-Brain | |||||
| Note Type: Status Management | Department: | Mortuary | DateTime: 08/11/2019 14:44 | Entered By: | |
| Notes: M1919432H006-Neuro-Other 1 | |||||
| Note Type: Status Management | Department: | Mortuary | DateTime: 08/11/2019 14:44 | Entered By: | |
| Notes: M1919432H005-Neuro-Brain | |||||
| Note Type: Status Management | Department: | Mortuary | DateTime: 08/11/2019 14:44 | Entered By: | |
| Notes: M1919432H005-Neuro-Other 1 | |||||
| Note Type: Status Management | Department: | Fingerprints | DateTime: 08/11/2019 14:43 | Entered By: | Fingerprint Service |
| Notes: Finger Prints Submission Acknowledged by DCJS | |||||
| Note Type: Status Management | Department: | Fingerprints | DateTime: 08/11/2019 14:43 | Entered By: | Fingerprint Service |
| Notes: Finger Print submitted to DCJS.Fingerprint Acquired By:LCEJA(via Livescan).TCN:NYCME0110178 | |||||
| Note Type: Status Management | Department: | Fingerprints | DateTime: 08/11/2019 14:43 | Entered By: | Fingerprint Service |
| Notes: Fingerprint Acquired By:LCEJA(via Livescan) | |||||
| Note Type: Status Management | Department: | Other | DateTime: 08/11/2019 11:54 | Entered By: | |
| Notes: Entered case to determine if Mortuary access was ready to be rescinded. | |||||
| Note Type: Status Management | Department: | Identifications | DateTime: 08/11/2019 11:02 | Entered By: | Cms System |
| Notes: ID confirmed with the information provided by informant: Epstein,Mark | |||||
| Note Type: ID Event | Department: | Identifications | DateTime: 08/11/2019 09:56 | Entered By: | |
| Notes: Dr. | Department: | Identifications | DateTime: 08/11/2019 08:20 | Entered By: | |
| Note Type: Status Management | Department: | X-Ray | DateTime: 08/11/2019 08:20 | Entered By: | Cms System |
| Notes: Type of X-ray: Full Body | Department: | Pathology | DateTime: 08/11/2019 08:20 | Entered By: | Cms System |
| Notes: Exam: Autopsy | Department: | Investigations | DateTime: 08/10/2019 17:39 | Entered By: | |
| Note Type: Outgoing Call | Department: | Investigations | DateTime: 08/10/2019 17:17 | Entered By: | |
| Notes: MLI.Informed me she has been in contact with the NOKbrother.He has no objection to autopsy:however,he has requested that his privacy retained pathologist(unknown who at this time)be allowed to be present to observe the autopsy tomorrow.I contacted Dr.and he approved this request as a courtesy to the family.He informed me the pathologist needs to be at 620 at 8am tomorrow morning for security processing,swabbing and observer document completion.MLIwill call back the brother and update me with the name of the private pathologist. | |||||
| Note Type: Status Management | Department: | Investigations | DateTime: 08/10/2019 17:17 | Entered By: | |
| Notes: Departure from MCC. |
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EFTA00130105¶
Case Notes¶
Office of Chief Medical Examiner, New York City¶
Case No: M-19-019432¶
Decedent:¶
Epstein, Jeffrey Edward¶
Report Date: 08/10/2019¶
Report Time: 08:31¶
Borough: Manhattan¶
| Note Type: | Status Management | Department: | Investigations | DateTime: | 08/10/2019 17:15 | Entered By: |
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| Notes: | Arrival to MCC. | |||||
| Note Type: | Status Management | Department: | Investigations | DateTime: | 08/10/2019 17:14 | Entered By: |
| Notes: | Following notification regarding this case, I responded to the office and accompanied MLI to Metropolitan Correctional Center. I remained with her throughout the entire MCC scene investigation. | |||||
| Note Type: | Scene Visit Event | Department: | Investigations | DateTime: | 08/10/2019 16:33 | Entered By: |
| Note Type: | A total of four scans were performed inside call 220 at Metropolitan Correctional Center using a Lees BL-K30 scanner. At this time, due to the file size and software used, the scans are unable to be uploaded to CMS and are being held by the Anthropology Department. Scans will be made available to the medical examiner on Mon. 8/12. | |||||
| Note Type: | General | Department: | Pathology | DateTime: | 08/10/2019 15:08 | Entered By: |
| Note: | Remains checked in to Manhattan OCME facility. Full body xrays requested. L. Radulov (Xray) unable to access case due to HP nature. Emailed the following: "Recovery tag received sealed. Seal was breached by X-Ray Tech to perform radiographic procedures. Full body x-rays completed. Locked out of cms for this case. Unable to document notes." If A time of writing this note, OCME (MLI) contact has NOT been made with the brother of the decedent (Mark Epstein) OCME investigations still at the scene. MLI report not in CMS. Case will be handled tomorrow per Dr. | |||||
| Note Type: | Status Management | Department: | Mortuary | DateTime: | 08/10/2019 13:24 | Entered By: |
| Notes: | Check-In Borough: Manhattan | |||||
| Note Type: | Status Management | Department: | Investigations | DateTime: | 08/10/2019 10:35 | Entered By: |
| Notes: | High Profile | |||||
| Note Type: | Status Management | Department: | Transportation | DateTime: | 08/10/2019 10:25 | Entered By: |
| Notes: | Matt at scene before they could be assigned - ADOMS aware | |||||
| Note Type: | Body Pickup | Department: | Investigations | DateTime: | 08/10/2019 10:05 | Entered By: |
| Notes: | Reason: Paperwork not ready still on floor | |||||
| Note Type: | General | Department: | Investigations | DateTime: | 08/10/2019 09:52 | Entered By: |
| Notes: | The undersigned discussed this case with Dr. of the ED at New York Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital and this will be documented in the MIL Report. I attempted to call L. at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MMC) at 150 Park Row, NY, NY seven times. Voice mail messages were left at the offices of L. and M. (?) The faculty telephone operator repeatedly transferred my calls to the office of Mr. which was picked up by voice mail messaging, even though I explained to her repeatedly that I needed to speak to a live person. I spoke with Tour Commande and Deputy Director of Forensic Investigations/Operations about this case. | |||||
| Note Type: | General | Department: | Communications | DateTime: | 08/10/2019 09:29 | Entered By: |
| Notes: | Geraldine from Live On NY requested a hold according to MLC unable to give them one because of this case being high profile. | |||||
| Note Type: | Call location MCC prison possible hanging J. | |||||
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