Overview

• Government sources confirm the FBI, Bureau of Prisons and DOJ inspector general possess unedited surveillance video that includes the previously missing minute between 11:59 p.m. and midnight.
• The publicly released recording exhibits a timestamp jump, cursor and menu overlays, and metadata suggesting it was created as a stitched screen-capture rather than a direct export from the prison’s DVR.
• Analysis shows the sole functioning camera in the Special Housing Unit fails to cover the cell entrance and main staircase, contradicting official claims that any entry would have been recorded.
• A pixelated orange shape ascending the stairs at 10:40 p.m. is officially identified as a corrections officer carrying linen, though forensic analysts contend it more closely resembles an inmate in uniform.
• Bipartisan lawmakers and independent forensic reviewers are renewing calls for full disclosure of unaltered recordings to address lingering public skepticism over Epstein’s death.