The public was already doubtful about the DOJ’s assertion that video footage from the Special Housing Unit (SHU) convinced them Epstein was the only person to enter his cellblock on the night of his death. The appearance of a mysterious orange shape ascending the stairs to L block has further diminished faith in their investigation.
The Inspector General reported that the movement on the staircase around 10:40 pm was C.O. Tova Noel transporting inmate linens to L Block. However, video analysis experts believe the figure was likely wearing orange rather than carrying orange items.
According to independent reviews of the “raw” footage released by the DOJ, the video isn’t “raw” at all.
At one moment, a computer cursor scrolls across the screen, suggesting the original material is a screen recording and not an export from a DVR. Additionally, metadata shows the footage was pieced together from two clips and edited using Adobe Premiere Pro on May 23 between 4:48 p.m. and 8:16 p.m.
One of these clips is trimmed to be 2 minutes and 53 seconds shorter than its original length, coinciding with the start of the “missing minute” at 11:58:58. When the footage resumes at midnight following an alleged “nightly reset,” the aspect ratio slightly changes.
The footage from MCC provides a constrained view of the SHU common area and only a narrow glimpse of the staircase leading to Epstein’s cell block. Another entrance to the SHU is located off-camera to the right of the staircase, which is reportedly blocked by a locked door according to on-duty correctional officers.
One of these doors is operated remotely, while the other needs a key that is kept by a correctional officer. Nevertheless, several people appear entering and exiting while Tova Noel and Michael Thomas are not seen near the door or are absent from the unit altogether.
While correctional officers admitted that Epstein was allowed to make an unmonitored phone call in the showers before he was returned to his cell at 7:40 p.m., C.O. Tova Noel claimed she left Epstein in the showers alone to use the restroom, and by the time she returned, someone else had already escorted Epstein back to his cell.
However, it appears that Noel remains in the unit during the call and does personally walk Epstein back toward the staircase to cellblock L. Another female staffer left the unit shortly before Noel gave the escort and returned shortly after Epstein was allegedly safely returned to his cell.
Senator Ron Wyden, the Democratic ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee, claims there is plenty to investigate from the Epstein files, including thousands of lines of Epstein’s wire transfers.
Wyden points out that Epstein had to fund his sex-trafficking ring somehow and says that over the last three years, the Treasury Department has discovered 4,725 wire transfers totaling over a billion dollars flowing through just one of Epstein’s banks. They also found that Epstein had frequent dealings with a sanctioned Russian bank.
Wyden claims the DOJ has financial records for Epstein and calls for them to be released to the SFC for further investigation.
Joining Nancy Grace today:
Additional Guests
- Mark Epstein – Brother of Jeffrey Epstein
- Dr. DeWayne Hendrix – Former Associate Warden at the MDC in Brooklyn, and Former Senior Warden with the US Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Founder and President of A New Daylight Foundation, and Author: “Who Are You? See it Say it and Seize it;” @anewdaylight (IG) @drdewaynehendrix (LinkedIn) @anewdaylight (X-Twitter)
- Lynn Shaw – Founder and Executive Director of Lynn’s Warriors, Host of Lynn’s Warriors on YouTube; X: @lynns_warriors, YouTube: @LynnsWarriors
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[Feature Photo:ARCHIVO – Esta foto facilitada por el Registro de Agresores Sexuales del estado de Nueva York muestra a Jeffrey Epstein, el 28 de marzo de 2017. (Registro de Agresores Sexuales del estado de Nueva York via AP, Archivo)]
