Dr. Michael Baden Questions The Results Of The OIG Report Into Epstein's Death

Dr. Michael Baden, a veteran forensic pathologist hired by Jeffrey Epstein’s brother to oversee the autopsy, sharply criticized the U.S. Department of Justice Inspector General’s (OIG) report, which affirmed the official finding that Epstein’s death was a suicide due to “negligence and misconduct” by prison staff. Baden called the report “ridiculous” and accused investigators of ignoring key forensic evidence inconsistent with hanging—particularly multiple fractures in Epstein’s neck, such as to the hyoid and thyroid cartilage, which he asserted are exceedingly rare in suicidal hangings based on decades of experience. He emphasized that he was not consulted duri...