Epstein Death Photos Reveal CPR, Body Position
New photographs from the prison show medics attempting to resuscitate Jeffrey Epstein after he was found hanged.
Apr 29, 2026 0
Paramedics tore open Epstein«s orange jumpsuit to perform CPR as they worked to revive him.
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New photographs taken immediately after guards discovered Jeffrey Epstein unresponsive have been released. The images, according to media reports, show desperate attempts by medics to save the defendant in a high-profile sex trafficking case.
They attempted to administer mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to Epstein while he lay on a stretcher.
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The photographs show paramedics surrounding the 66-year-old Epstein as he lies on a stretcher. His orange prison jumpsuit is torn open, and rescuers try to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
A crowd gathered around Epstein during the chaotic resuscitation scene.
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Reports from the Department of Justice (DOJ), which include dozens of photos, indicate that when prison staff found Epstein, his buttocks were only 2.5 to 3.5 centimeters from the floor.
Epstein is believed to have hanged himself shortly before being discovered.
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According to documents, on the morning of 10 August 2019, two prison employees were distributing breakfast to inmates. When they reached Epstein«s cell, he did not respond to voice commands, and the door was locked. A guard opened the door and saw Epstein»s body hanging from a long orange rope, likely made from a prison uniform or sheet. The rope was tied to the top bunk.
Dark cuts were visible on Epstein«s neck after the failed resuscitation.
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Guards immediately called emergency services, cut the rope, and Epstein fell to the floor. One guard began chest compressions until paramedics arrived about a minute later. Medics took Epstein to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital after arrival.
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Other images show the aftermath of unsuccessful resuscitation attempts — Epstein«s body on a stretcher with dark cuts on his neck, his face and lips an unusual purple color and swollen. Among the photos are images of what appears to be a makeshift noose made from prison clothing and piles of orange fabric in the cell.
Epstein reportedly made a makeshift noose from his prison-issued clothing.
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A few weeks earlier, Epstein reportedly made a prior suicide attempt while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Photographs from 23 July 2019 show him semi-conscious in his cell: eyes closed, with an orange «makeshift noose» tightly wrapped around his neck. The report calls this a «possible suicide attempt.»
His cell was littered with shreds of orange fabric from the noose.
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After that incident, Epstein was placed on suicide watch and put in protective clothing. He reportedly stated that he had not slept for almost a month and explained that when he was found on the floor, he was simply «extremely tired.»
Epstein hanged himself from the top bunk of his cell.
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He was discovered when guards were distributing breakfast to inmates.
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Epstein«s cell became a crime scene for the subsequent investigation.
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Epstein had been on suicide watch before the incident.
The cell was by design supposed to prevent such actions.
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The absence of video footage was an issue that summer«s investigation.
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Epstein had attempted suicide once before while in custody.
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