Newly released DOJ documents reveals that surveillance footage captured an unidentified person outside Jeffrey Epstein’s cell just minutes before he was found dead.
The latest batch of Epstein Files confirms what independent researchers have previously exposed: a mysterious figure was caught on camera climbing the staircase leading directly to the sex trafficker’s cell on the night of his suicide.
The Tribune reports: According to the documents, surveillance video from the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York shows the orange-colored shape ascending a stairway toward Epstein’s locked and isolated tier at around 10:39 pm on August 9, 2019.
The figure then appears again descending the stairs at approximately 10:41 pm. Epstein was found dead in his cell early the next morning.
Video observation logs suggested the figure could have been an inmate escorted to the tier. However, investigators reached differing conclusions. The FBI described the figure as “possibly an inmate,” while the DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General later identified it as an unidentified corrections officer, potentially carrying orange bedding or linen.
The Inspector General’s final report acknowledged the presence of the individual on the stairway but did not definitively determine their identity or purpose. It noted that the person briefly entered and exited the camera’s view within a two-minute window.
CBS News reported that official narratives of Epstein’s final night never mentioned the orange figure. This has drawn renewed scrutiny, particularly because authorities have repeatedly stated that no one entered Epstein’s housing tier during that period.
Epstein, a wealthy financier facing federal sex trafficking charges involving underage girls, died while awaiting trial. His death was officially ruled a suicide, but it has been surrounded by controversy due to surveillance camera malfunctions, guard negligence, and inconsistencies in records.
The disclosure of the new DOJ records comes amid ongoing public and political pressure for greater transparency in the Epstein case, which has continued to fuel debate, speculation, and demands for accountability more than five years after his death.
