A forensic psychologist has reignited debate over the death of Jeffrey Epstein by arguing that newly released surveillance footage points to a deliberate cover-up rather than a simple system failure. Dr. John Paul Garrison told Daily Mail that footage from New York’s Metropolitan Correctional Center shows camera angles that were officially reported as non-functional on the night Epstein died. Even more troubling, the videos skip crucial hours—jumping over the entire window when Epstein was found unresponsive—despite government records claiming the DVR system could not record at all. According to Garrison, this creates a contradiction: either the system was secretly working and footage was removed, or official reports about camera functionality were falsified. He notes that these discrepancies conflict with statements from the Department of Justice and references in FBI communications, raising serious questions about transparency.

Garrison also points to medical inconsistencies that, in his view, weaken the suicide conclusion. He highlights autopsy notes and prior medical complaints suggesting Epstein may not have been physically capable of fashioning a noose from tough prison linens just days after reporting arm and neck numbness. Additional contradictions—such as details in the autopsy that clash with victim testimony—add to the uncertainty. While Garrison stops short of offering a definitive medical ruling, he argues that his role is to identify red flags where facts fail to align. The unexplained inclusion of unrelated prison footage and the absence of key recordings, he says, further undermine official explanations. Taken together, these gaps don’t prove exactly what happened, but they do suggest that the full truth has yet to be disclosed—leaving the public with lingering doubts about one of the most controversial deaths in modern criminal history.