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Uncovered jail security video gap containing a single minute in relation to Jeffrey Epstein's imprisonment unveiled in a public release of documents

Metropolitan Correctional Center jail surveillance footage from the night of Jeffrey Epstein's 2019 suicide has a one-minute gap, which has now been filled thanks to a congressional video.

Epstein Jail Security Video Shows a Missing Minute, Revealed in Recently Published Documents
Epstein Jail Security Video Shows a Missing Minute, Revealed in Recently Published Documents

Uncovered jail security video gap containing a single minute in relation to Jeffrey Epstein's imprisonment unveiled in a public release of documents

In a recent development, a one-minute gap in the surveillance footage from Jeffrey Epstein's jail unit on August 10, 2019, has been filled by a newly released congressional video. The House Oversight Committee released two key clips as part of a nearly 34,000-file drop on August 10, 2021.

The disputed minute lasted from 11:58:59 on August 9, 2019, to midnight on Aug. 10, 2019. The camera data switched at about midnight, leading to a necessary binding of the two clips for a consecutive video. However, the attorney general's office could not be reached for comment regarding the new findings.

It is unclear why the footage disappeared. Previously, digital forensics experts found the clip released by the Department of Justice was chopped from at least two separate video segments and strung together using Adobe Premiere Pro. The minute that was missing from the original drop did not reveal any action inside the jail block.

Jeffrey Epstein, who was found in his New York City jail cell after a suicide attempt and later pronounced dead while awaiting further sex trafficking charges, was indicted on federal sex trafficking charges alongside Ghislaine Maxwell. Maxwell's trial and any information about her prison fitness routine are not provided in this article.

Alexandra Koch, a journalist at our website Digital, covers breaking news, with a focus on high-impact events. Koch has covered major national crises, including the L.A. wildfires, Potomac and Hudson River aviation disasters, Boulder terror attack, and Texas Hill Country floods.

The DOJ found that Epstein committed suicide inside his jail cell. However, no information about the DOJ's Jeffrey Epstein memo is provided in this article. The latest release contradicts Attorney General Pam Bondi's previous explanation about the missing minute in Epstein's surveillance footage.

The newly released video, while filling a gap in the surveillance footage, does not provide any new insights into the circumstances surrounding Epstein's death. The investigation into his death and related matters continues.

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