Posted on 08/14/2019 9:18:00 PM PDT by cba123
An autopsy found that financier Jeffrey Epstein sustained multiple breaks in his neck bones, according to two people familiar with the findings, deepening the mystery about the circumstances around his death.
Among the bones broken in Epstein's neck was the hyoid bone, which in men is near the Adam's apple. Such breaks can occur in those who hang themselves, particularly if they are older, according to forensics experts and studies on the subject. But they are more common in victims of homicide by strangulation, the experts said.
(please see full article at link)
That’s probably why they heard the screaming.
Paul Macartney: “I’ve got to admit it’s getting better’.
And NY post reporting that Espstein told his attorneys the ex cop injured him in July. Also they said Epstein was in great spirits Fri and said see you Sunday. They said he thought he was going to get off due to double jeopardy. Was prepared to put his house up for bail.
I'm guessing the person who murdered epstein is already dead...
Maybe the screaming finally woke the guards up.
First rule of assassination...
I’m reminded of a scene from THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, where Sean Connery’s character grabs the ship’s commie brainwashing officer, and in one violent move, snaps his neck and crushes his windpipe, and in a few seconds he’s dead. An assassin could have done something similar to Epstein.
Among the bones broken in Epstein’s neck was the hyoid bone, which in men is near the Adam’s apple. Such breaks can occur in those who hang themselves, particularly if they are older, according to forensics experts and studies on the subject. But they are more common in victims of homicide by strangulation, the experts said.
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I think amateur hangings can end up being strangulations.
“Jonathan Arden, president of the National Association of Medical Examiners, said a hyoid can be broken in many circumstances, but is more commonly associated with homicidal strangulation than suicidal hanging”
Better all the time.
His body was claimed so he was not immediately cremated.
99% chance it was murder...
Improvised prison suicide hanings are likely not to be similar to your garden variety suicidal hanging.
If he hanged himself with a red scarf, he didn’t hang himself.
Nice to see we were right - he was KILLED.
Maybe the assassin’s screams were what was heard by the guards
There’s some research on the subject:
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the frequency of hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage fractures caused by suicidal hanging in Thai people and compare the different methods of visualizing the those fractures. Results could be used for forensic purposes.
MATERIAL AND METHOD:
A prospective study of hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage fractures in Thai people who died from suicidal hanging between November 2008 and August 2009. The authors confirmed suicides, based on history, crime scene investigation, autopsy reports, and other police information, visual and palpatory examination, and stereomicroscopy with or without 1% Toluidine. Neck dissection was performed following the protocol of Prinsloo and Gordon. Results and data analysis were performed via SPSS version 16.
RESULTS:
Twenty male cases of suicidal hanging were reviewed. Fractures of the hyoid bone and/or thyroid cartilage were found in five cases (25%). Two cases ofthe hyoid bone fracture, two cases of thyroid cartilage fracture, and one case was both bone fractures. Mean age of all cases, non-fracture, and fracture cases were 42.40, 35.93, and 61.80 years, respectively The knot was at the back of the neck in most cases (12 cases, 60%) and at the left, front, and right in four, two, and two cases, respectively. However there was no relation between location ofthe knot at the neck and fractures of hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage (p=1). Incomplete and complete hanging were found in 11 and nine cases. Five cases with fractures of the hyoid bone and/or thyroid cartilage were incomplete hanging. The visual and palpatory examination did not detect the fracture of hyoid bone in all 20 cases but stereomicroscopy and stereomicroscopy with Toluidine blue stain detected fracture in three cases. For detecting thyroid cartilage fractures, all three methods had the same result.
CONCLUSION:
Fractures of the hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage in 25% of Thais who died of suicidal hanging were related with older ages and incomplete hanging but not related with location of the knot. The stereomicroscopic method is fast and effective in detecting fractures of the hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20973326
His age is a factor they’ll have to consider
I have yet to read whether they found a make-shift noose or bundled bed sheet, etc. I he killed himself there would be something in the cell that could have been that murder device.
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