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Autopsy Found Broken Bones in Epstein’s Neck: Report

Part of the reason no official cause of death has been issued in apparent suicide.

While the New York City medical examiner waits for more information to determine Jeffrey Epstein’s cause of death, The Washington Post quotes two people familiar with the findings of the sex offender’s autopsy who say it revealed broken neck bones—not unheard of for suicide, experts warned. Officials have said Epstein was found dead Saturday in a Manhattan jail cell of apparent suicide. The Post reported that people said Epstein’s hyoid bone was broken, which experts said is often found in homicidal strangulation, but can be fractured during suicide by hanging or strangulation in older people like the 66-year-old Epstein as the bone weakens. The medical examiner’s office told the Post: “In all forensic investigations, all information must be synthesized to determine the cause and manner of death. Everything must be consistent; no single finding can be evaluated in a vacuum.”