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Forensic Analysis Finds DOJ's Epstein Death Video Was Edited

MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, JUL 11 – Metadata shows the DOJ’s released Epstein prison footage was edited multiple times using professional software, complicating claims it is fully raw surveillance video.

  • The Department of Justice released nearly 11 hours of surveillance footage from a camera near Jeffrey Epstein's prison cell this week to address conspiracy theories about his suicide.
  • Metadata examined by WIRED and independent analysts reveals that the footage was altered using professional editing software—most likely Adobe Premiere Pro—rather than coming straight from the prison’s surveillance system.
  • The video file, compiled from at least two separate clips, was saved multiple times within a 23-minute period on May 23, 2025, by a user operating on a Windows system, adding complexity to the Justice Department’s explanation amid internal conflicts over disclosure.
  • Lawyer Alan Dershowitz confirmed that Epstein-related files and names exist but are suppressed, while commentator Mike Rothschild noted that unclear official explanations will fuel conspiracy theories further.
  • The video release and ensuing discord, including DOJ officials clashing over handling, suggest ongoing tension and unresolved questions that may sustain public skepticism about Epstein's death.
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Jeffrey Epstein’s last hours of life. That’s the content published by the U.S. Department of Justice: a video from a prison security camera where it was “evidence” that the convicted sex offender and tycoon committed suicide, and there was no intervention by third parties, as the conspiracy theories claim. Along with the images, an FBI report came in where they conclude that there is no so-called list of clients (politicians, celebrities and cel…

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Political Wire broke the news in New York, United States on Friday, July 11, 2025.
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