Mysterious ‘missing minute' from Epstein jail tape FOUND by FBI as conspiracy theories rage over paedo & his pals
The FBI has a version of the surveillance footage filmed near the convicted paedo's prison block on the night of his death - and it isn't missing any seconds.
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Around 11 hours of "full raw" CCTV footage released by the Department of Justice (DoJ) revealed Epstein's final moments inside the Metropolitan Correctional Centre in New York City on August 9 and 10 in 2019.
It intended to show the vile billionaire had died by suicide as conspiracy theories raged over his death.
But forensic analysis showed the video was edited numerous times over several hours - with a minute missing.
The time code on the screen had jumped forward just before it struck midnight.
When attorney General Pam Bondi was questioned about the video a few weeks ago, she claimed the Bureau of Prisons told her it was an antiquated process that occurred every night when the recordings automatically reset.
Now government sources say the FBI, Bureau of Prisons, and DoJ inspector general all have a copy of a video that contains the bombshell "missing minute," CBS News reports.
It currently remains unclear what the minute shows or why it was missing from the video released by the DoJ, the broadcaster added.
The FBI and the DoJ declined to comment - meanwhile the Bureau of Prisons said it "had no additional information to provide".
The missing minute sent conspiracy theorists into a spiral as they believe Epstein was murdered to protect his powerful elite clients and pals.
He was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges when he died.
Trump blasts 'are we still talking about this creep-' over Epstein as mystery swirls around 'missing CCTV & client list'
CCTV released a few weeks ago from inside the prison showed a grey-haired Epstein handcuffed in an orange jump suit being led to his cell by a guard at about 7.49pm.
The pair moved down a small flight of stairs on the left of the frame and walk to the right across the common area as they head to the cell.
Footage didn't show Epstein's cell door but it would capture anyone walking to it, the DoJ said.
Other than the guard leaving, no one walked across the common area towards Epstein's cell or away from it.
At approximately 10.39pm, a guard appeared to walk in the direction of Epstein's cell and then reappeared within view of the camera at 10.41pm.
This is believed to be the last time anyone entered the area of Epstein's cell before the next morning.
Guards could then be seen walking around the common area at around 6.30am on the 10th as they deliver breakfast.
At approximately 6.33am, more guards enter the common area and walk towards the area of Epstein's cell - presumably after he was found dead in his cell.
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The disgraced financier was found hanged in jail on the 10th, but speculation has been rife that others were involved.
FBI deputy director Dan Bongino pledged to release the footage after it had been a Donald Trump campaign promise.
Bongino wants to end all debate by releasing proof that no one entered or left the cell before the suicide.
The FBI has now concluded Epstein died by suicide and that he had no "client list" used to blackmail powerful figures, Axios reports.
Investigators found "no credible evidence … that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals" and no "evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties".
The video also supports a medical examiner's findings that Epstein died by suicide.
Esptein pal Ghislaine Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year sentence for child sex trafficking and related offences.
She'll now be the only Epstein associate to face prison as the FBI said no more people would be charged.
Prince Andrew, 64, paid millions to Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre in an out-of-court settlement three years ago, while denying sexual assault accusations.
He stayed at Epstein's New York home, and was accused of taking part in an 'underage orgy' on Epstein's Caribbean island.
In 2020, the FBI asked the Home Office for help to quiz Andrew but that investigation was paused last year.
Attorney general Pam Bondi released hundreds of pages of information connected to Epstein in March, promising it would disclose "a lot of names" and flight logs that would "make you sick".
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But the much-awaited release of flight logs and more was overhyped by Bondi and fell flat.
Elon Musk has also accused Trump of being in the files after the pair's relationship broke apart.
Musk provided no evidence and later deleted the post saying he went "too far".
Depraved Epstein was found unresponsive by guards in his cell who quickly performed CPR before he was taken to hospital.
He was pronounced dead shortly after with it ruled as suicide by hanging - which was later challenged by his own lawyers.
The jail had been told Epstein should have a cellmate, and that a guard must check on him every 30 minutes.
But on the night he died, his cellmate was transferred and not replaced and he was not checked on as often as required.
Two guards fell asleep at their desks - and later falsified their records.
Meanwhile, two cameras in front of Epstein's cell malfunctioned that night - while another's footage was "unusable".
Protocol was also broken by removing Epstein's body from his cell and failing to photograph it as it was found.
The Bureau of Prisons mandates that suicide scenes be treated with the "same level of protection as any crime scene in which a death has occurred".
Epstein's death came just two weeks after another apparent suicide attempt when he was found unconscious with a bedsheet twisted round his bruised neck.
I came face-to-face with Epstein & I'm convinced he DIDN'T kill himself
By Chief Foreign Reporter, Katie Davis
JEFFREY Epstein's "overly self-confident nature" has made a lawyer who represented his victims doubt whether he took his own life.
Spencer Kuvin, who met Epstein several times, said the shamed criminal never thought he had done anything wrong - and arrogantly believed he wouldn't be jailed.
He told The Sun: "From the times I met him and deposed him, and sat in mediations with him, he never, ever struck me as someone who questioned whether he had done anything wrong.
"He was always overly self-confident in what he had done and his belief that he had never done anything inappropriate at all, ever.
"There was never any inclination that he ever felt he wasn't going to get out.
"He always felt 'this is something I got to go through, I'll be out of here in a flash, it's not a big deal'.
"So it was rather surprising to me when he died in jail."
When asked whether he thought Epstein was murdered, Mr Kuvin said: "I don't know. I'm not one for wild speculation.
"I deal in reality and proof and evidence.
"And what I could tell you is that the evidence is circumstantial but overwhelming that it was not suicide."
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