{"id":1076384,"date":"2021-12-02T11:29:36","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T16:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1076384"},"modified":"2021-12-02T11:29:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T16:29:38","slug":"medical-examiner-who-oversaw-jeffrey-epstein-autopsy-vehemently-denied-homicide-speculation-resigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/medical-examiner-who-oversaw-jeffrey-epstein-autopsy-vehemently-denied-homicide-speculation-resigns\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical Examiner Who Oversaw Jeffrey Epstein Autopsy, Vehemently Denied Homicide Speculation, Resigns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmedical-examiner-who-oversaw-jeffrey-epstein-autopsy-vehemently-denied-homicide-speculation-resigns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1076384&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York City Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Barbara Sampson, who oversaw the autopsy of convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein, has resigned.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, her office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/30\/nyregion\/jeffrey-epstein-homicide-autopsy-michael-baden.html\">concluded<\/a> that Epstein hanged himself while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges in August 2019, amidst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/30\/nyregion\/jeffrey-epstein-homicide-autopsy-michael-baden.html\">speculation<\/a> that the sex offender was killed.<\/p>\n<p>Sampson made the announcement of her resignation Monday during an interview with ABC News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring her 23-year career with the agency, Sampson oversaw the autopsies of Joan Rivers, Eric Garner and Jeffery Epstein,\u201d The Hill <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/healthcare\/public-global-health\/583398-nyc-chief-medical-examiner-to-step-down\">reported<\/a> this week. \u201cShe also led the agency through the grueling days of the COVID-19 pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were so overwhelmed with the number of fatalities here in the city that we needed every&nbsp;[Office of the Chief Medical Examiner]&nbsp;employee to be part of our COVID response,\u201d Sampson recalled during the interview.<\/p>\n<p>The chief medical examiner said it\u2019s been \u201crewarding\u201d to be the first woman in the position in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was clearly a role model for so many women who are interested in careers in medicine in science and in government,\u201d she said. \u201cI found that now, looking back, extremely rewarding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After serving nine years, she\u2019ll be moving on to a new position in the Mount Sinai Health System, the Hill said.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Sampson rebuffed claims that Epstein was the victim of homicide, The New York Times reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\">\u201cI stand firmly behind our determination of the cause and manner of death in this case,\u201d Sampson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/30\/nyregion\/jeffrey-epstein-homicide-autopsy-michael-baden.html\">said<\/a> in October 2019. \u201cIn general, fractures of the hyoid bone and the cartilage can be seen in suicides and homicides.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\">She further \u201cdismissed\u201d private pathologist Dr. Michael Baden\u2019s \u201ccontention that the circumstances around Mr. Epstein\u2019s death suggested other people may have been involved,\u201d the Times noted. \u201cShe said her office had done a \u2018complete investigation,\u2019 taking into consideration information gathered by law enforcement in making the determination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\">\u201cNo one finding can be taken in isolation,\u201d Sampson added.<\/p>\n<p>Epstein was found dead in August 2019 in his cell at the Metropolitan Correction Center (MCC) and was transferred to a hospital in Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the Times <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/08\/11\/nyregion\/epstein-death-manhattan-correctional-center.html\">reported<\/a> that Epstein was not checked every 30 minutes, as was supposed to be the case:<\/p>\n<p><em>Mr. Epstein was supposed to have been checked by the two guards in the protective housing unit every 30 minutes, but that procedure was not followed that night, a law-enforcement official with knowledge of his detention said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the Times said, Epstein \u201cwas supposed to have had another inmate in his cell,\u201d according to three officials, \u201c[b]ut the jail had recently transferred his cellmate and allowed Mr. Epstein to be housed alone, a decision that also violated the jail\u2019s procedures, the two officials said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Barbara Sampson, who oversaw the autopsy of convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein, has resigned.Notably, her office concluded that Epstein hanged himself while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges in August 2019, amidst speculation that the sex offender was killed.Sampson made the announcement of her resignation Monday during an interview with ABC News.\u201cDuring her 23-year career with the agency, Sampson oversaw the autopsies of Joan Rivers, Eric Garner and Jeffery Epstein,\u201d The Hill reported this week. \u201cShe also led the agency through the grueling days of the COVID-19 pandemic.\u201d\u201cWe were so overwhelmed with the number of fatalities here in the city that we needed every\u00a0[Office of the Chief Medical Examiner]\u00a0employee to be part of our COVID response,\u201d Sampson recalled during the interview.The chief medical examiner said it\u2019s been \u201crewarding\u201d to be the first woman in the position in New York City.\u201cI was clearly a role model for so many women who are interested in careers in medicine in science and in government,\u201d she said. \u201cI found that now, looking back, extremely rewarding.\u201dAfter serving nine years, she\u2019ll be moving on to a new position in the Mount Sinai Health System, the Hill said.Notably, Sampson rebuffed claims that Epstein was the victim of homicide, The New York Times reported.\u201cI stand firmly behind our determination of the cause and manner of death in this case,\u201d Sampson said in October 2019. \u201cIn general, fractures of the hyoid bone and the cartilage can be seen in suicides and homicides.\u201dShe further \u201cdismissed\u201d private pathologist Dr. Michael Baden\u2019s \u201ccontention that the circumstances around Mr. Epstein\u2019s death suggested other people may have been involved,\u201d the Times noted. \u201cShe said her office had done a \u2018complete investigation,\u2019 taking into consideration information gathered by law enforcement in making the determination.\u201d\u201cNo one finding can be taken in isolation,\u201d Sampson added.Epstein was found dead in August 2019 in his cell at the Metropolitan Correction Center (MCC) and was transferred to a hospital in Manhattan.At the time, the Times reported that Epstein was not checked every 30 minutes, as was supposed to be the case:Mr. Epstein was supposed to have been checked by the two guards in the protective housing unit every 30 minutes, but that procedure was not followed that night, a law-enforcement official with knowledge of his detention said.Additionally, the Times said, Epstein \u201cwas supposed to have had another inmate in his cell,\u201d according to three officials, \u201c[b]ut the jail had recently transferred his cellmate and allowed Mr. Epstein to be housed alone, a decision that also violated the jail\u2019s procedures, the two officials said.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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